Stowage of IMDG cargo
- Stowage means proper placement of cargo onboard a ship in order to ensure safety and Environment protection.
- Stowage on deck means stowing on weatherdeck.
- Stowage under deck means any stowage that is not in weatherdeck.
- Storage requirement assigned through stowage category in column "16A" of dangerous goods list.
- These categories define whether the storage categories shall be on Deck or under deck and in some cases stowage in a particular space or type of vessel may be prohibited.
- There are separate categories for (class 1 goods) and (class 2 to 9 goods).
IMDG Code stowage and Segregation rules for dangerous goods vessels are categorized into two types, Cargo Ships, and Passenger Ships.
For Class 1: Explosives, Cargo ships (up to 12 passengers), and Passenger ships.
For Class 1 categories are 1 to 5
CTU means closed cargo transport unit.
For Class 2-9: Cargo ships or passenger ships carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than 25 or to 1 passenger per 3 m of overall length and Other passenger ships in which the limiting number of passengers is exceeded.
For Class 2-9 categories are A to E
