IMDG Initial Syllabus

This 2-Day course is designed for freight forwarders, third party logistics entities, carriers and freight brokers preparing dangerous goods shipments for ocean transport. 

IMDG training is required every 3 years.

Please Note: Security Awareness Training is no longer conducted in the classroom. We are now offering it for FREE on our website.

Included with Classroom Trainnig:
Excerpts from the IMDG Code
Classroom Workbook
Daily Lunch

Included with Webinar Training:
Printable Classroom Workbook
(IMDG Code must be provided by student for webinars)

Note if you ship Explosives or Radioactive Materials:

• Explosives: This course fulfills the requirements for anyone shipping explosives, div. 1.4 already classified with a UN#. Other class 1 explosives including 1.4 unclassified, additional training is required. Please see our explosives course.
• Radioactive Materials: This course also fulfills the requirements for shipping radioactive exempted items, for example smoke alarms. For anything else additional training is required. Please see our radioactive courses.

Webinar students: Webinars start at 11 am EST. The course content is the same but the times will be different then noted below.

Day 1 - IMDG
	8:00a - 8:30a Registration 8:30a - 8:45a Welcome and Introductions 8:45a – 12:00n Lesson 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Training Lesson 2 – Classification, The Nine Classes of Dangerous Goods  Lesson 3 - Dangerous Goods List and Index 12:00n - 1:00p Lunch (included with seminar) 1:00p – 4:30p Lesson 3 (continued)  Lesson 4 – Specification Packaging, Packing & Tank Provisions Lesson 5 – Consignment Procedures, Marking, Labelling and Placarding 4:30P Session ends
Day 2 - IMDG
	8:30A - 12:00N Review IMDG Lessons 1-5: Lesson 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Training Lesson 2 – Classification, The Nine Classes of Dangerous Goods   Lesson 3 - Dangerous Goods List and Index Lesson 4 – Specification Packaging, Packing & Tank Provisions Lesson 5 – Consignment Procedures, Marking, Labelling and Placarding Lesson 6 – Transport Operations Lesson 7 – Limited Quantities & Excepted Quantities 12:00N - 1:00P Lunch (included with seminar) 1:00 - 3:00P Lesson 8 - Compliance With 49 CFR (Overview) Review Lessons 1-8 3:00 - 4:30P IMDG Exam 4:30P Session ends