All transport modes: USA: emergency information: Where does this requirement come from?
All transport modes: USA: emergency information: Where does this requirement come from?
We have included this point in our newsletter because a customer asked us why an emergency number is required in their IMO declaration for maritime transport.
The USA has its own federal law 49 CFR and as soon as a shipment of dangerous goods reaches the territory of the USA, emergency information is required.
I had enquired about the interpretation in air transport in 2017. The answer from PHMSA 170082 can be found under this link:
Here is the link to the corresponding passage on emergency information in 49 CFR:
The refusal of the shipping company was therefore not a deviation on the part of the shipping company, but comes from the requirements of the USA. Both the emergency number and emergency information are therefore required. In maritime transport, the information on the emergency measures to be taken is regulated by the entry of the FA or SI coding. However, here too, an additional entry in the IMO declaration makes sense for the shipment of lithium metal cells/batteries in order to exclude water as a possible extinguishing agent.
