Section 229

Packages containing dangerous goods shall be durably marked with the correct technical name. Trade names alone shall not be used.

Packages containing dangerous goods shall be provided with distinctive labels or stencils of the labels, or placards as appropriate, so as to make clear the dangerous properties of the goods contained therein.

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The method of marking the correct technical name and of affixing labels or applying stencils of labels, or of affixing placards on packages containing dangerous goods, shall be such that this information will still be identifiable on packages surviving at least 3 months' immersion in the sea. In considering suitable marking, labelling and placarding methods, account shall be taken of the durability of the materials used and of the surface of the package.

Packages containing dangerous goods shall be so marked and labelled, except that-

(aJ packages containing dangerous goods of a low degree of hazard or packed in limited quantities*; or

(bJ when special circumstances permit, packages that are stowed and handled in units that are identified by labels or placards, may be exempted from labelling requirements as provided for in the IMDG Code.

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