2020 IMDG Code Compliance Deadline Delayed
IMO announced that mandatory compliance with the forthcoming IMDG Codeamendment will start on June 1, 2022.
IMO plans to release Amendment 40–20 in early 2021. The new Code may be applied voluntarily after January 1, 2021.
Under normal conditions, Amendment 40-20 would have been published in Fall 2020. Compliance with a new IMDG Code amendment is voluntary in the first year following publication (i.e., 2021) and mandatory in the second year following publication (i.e., after January 1, 2022).
This year, IMO’s regular meeting schedule was disrupted and delayed due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. As such, Amendment 40-20 is not yet available. Until the new edition is available, dangerous goods vessel shippers should continue to comply with the 2018 Edition IMDG Code.
IMO's announcement:
Last Hazmat Vessel Shipper Training of 2020!
Keep your hazmat shipping certifications up to date and help satisfy US DOT and IMO training mandate for hazmat employees at 49 CFR 172.704 and IMDG Code 1.3.1.Join Lion for the final live, instructor-led Hazmat Ground Shipper and Hazmat Vessel Shipper webinars of 2020.
| Initial Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) | Dec. 16–17 |
| Hazmat Vessel Shipper Certification (IMDG) | Dec. 15 |
| Recurrent Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) | Dec. 3 |
