Norwegian cargo and passenger ships carrying dangerous goods

Consultation on proposed amendments to the Regulations of 1 July 2014 No. 944 on dangerous goods on Norwegian ships to make IMO Resolution MSC.566(109) applicable to Norwegian cargo ships engaged on domestic voyages.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) hereby circulates for review the proposed amendments to Regulations of 1 July 2014 No. 944 on dangerous goods on Norwegian ships. These amendments implement IMO Resolution MSC.566(109), which revises the IGC Code. This will affect shipping companies and operators involved in the carriage of dangerous goods on Norwegian ships. The amendments enter into force on 1 July 2026.

The draft regulation is a revised version of parts of the Regulations on dangerous goods on Norwegian ships. It serves to implement the International Code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk (IGC Code) and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) into Norwegian legislation. The referance in section 5 (d) makes the IGC code applicable to ships on foreign voyages. The reference in section 8 first and second paragraph makes the IMDG Code and the IGC code applicable to cargo ships and some passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages