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AMSA IMO

Contacts for the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
(IMDG Code)

MSC.1/Circ.1254

ALGERIA

Ministère des Transports/Direction de la Marine Marchande
119 Rue Didouche Mourad
Alger
ALGÉRIE

Phone: +213 260 61 46
Telex: 66063 DGAF DZ

AMERICAN SAMOA

Silila Patane
Harbourmaster
Port Administration
PagoPago
AMERICAN SAMOA 96799

ARGENTINA

Prefectura Naval Argentina
(Argentine Coast Guard)
Dirección de Protección ambiental
Departamento De Protección ambiental y mercancías peligrosas
Division mercancías y residuos peligrosos
Avda. Eduardo Madero 235
4o piso, Oficina 4.36 y 4.37
Buenos Aires (C1106ACC)
REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA

Phone: +54 11 4318 7669
Fax: +54 11 4318 7474
E-mail: dpma-mp@prefecturanaval.gov.ar

Packaging, Testing and Certification Institute

Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI)
Avda. General Paz entre Albarellos y Avda. de los Constituyentes
Miguelete - Prov. de Buenos Aires
REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA

Phone: +54 1 755 6161 / +54 1 755 6212 / +54 1 755 6314

Packagings in conformity with the IMDG Code will be marked as specified in section 6 of Annex I to the Code. The markings in accordance with paragraphs 6.2(f) will be “RA”.

AUSTRALIA

Manager – Ship Inspection Group
Maritime Operations Division
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
GPO Box 2181
Canberra ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 2 6279 5048
Fax: +61 2 6279 5058
E-mail: psc@amsa.gov.au
Website: www.amsa.gov.au

BAHAMAS

Bahamas Maritime Authority
Second Floor
Latham House
16 Minories
London, EC3N 1EH
UNITED KINGDOM

Phone: +44 20 7264 2550
Fax: +44 20 7264 2579
E-mail: tech@bahamasmaritime.com

BARBADOS

Director of Maritime Affairs
Ministry of Tourism and International Transport
2nd Floor Carlisle House
Hincks Street
Bridgetown
St. Michael
BARBADOS

Phone: +1 246 426 2710/3342
Fax: +1 246 426 7882
E-mail: ctech@sunbeach.net

BELGIUM

Brussels Office
Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport
Directorate-general Maritime transport
Rue du Progrès 56
1210 Brussels
BELGIUM

Phone: +32 2 277 3500
Fax: +32 2 277 4051
E-mail: dg.mar@mobilit.fgov.be
Website: www.mobilit.fgov.be

Antwerp Office
Federale Overheidsdienst Mobiliteit en Vervoer
Directoraat-generaal Maritiem Vervoer
Scheepvaartcontrole
Loodsgebouw
Tavernierkaai 3
B-2000 Antwerpen
BELGIUM

Phone: +32 3 229 0030
Fax: +32 3 229 0031
E-mail: hazmat.antwerpen@mobilit.fgov.be
Website: http://hazmat.dot.gov/

Ostend Office
Federale Overheidsdienst Mobiliteit en Vervoer
Directoraat-generaal Maritiem Vervoer
Scheepvaartcontrole
Natiënkaai 5
B-8400 Oostende
BELGIUM

Phone: +32 59 56 1450
Fax: +32 59 56 1474
E-mail: hazmat.zeebrugge@mobilit.fgov.be

BELIZE

Ports Commissioner
Belize Port Authority
PO Box 633
Belize City
BELIZE CA

Phone: +501 227 2540/0981
Telefax: +501 227 2500

BRAZIL

Diretoria de Portos e Costas (DPC-20)
Rua Teófilo Otoni No. 04
Centro
Rio de Janeiro
CEP 20090-070
BRAZIL

Phone: +55 21 2104 5203
Fax: +55 21 2104 5202
E-mail: secom@dpc.mar.mil.br

BULGARIA

Ministry of Transport
Bulgarian Maritime Administration
Directorate
European Integration and International Affairs
9 Diakon Ignatiy Str
Sofia 1000
BULGARIA

Phone: +359 2 930 09 10/ 930 09 50
Fax: +359 2 930 09 20
E-mail: ivalev@marad.bg
Website: www.marad.bg

Sections

1 State Shipping Inspectorate
Chervenoarmejski Blvd. 1
Varna
BULGARIA

Phone: +359 52 2 54 09

2 State Shipping Inspectorate
Burgas Port
Burgas
BULGARIA

Phone: +359 56 4 31 40

CANADA

The Chairman
Marine Technical Review Board
Contact: Director, Operations and Environmental Programs
Marine Safety, Transport Canada
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street, 10th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A ON5
CANADA

Phone: +1 613 991 3132 / +1 613 991 3143 / +1 613 991 3139 / 40
Telefax: +1 613 993 8196

Packaging approvals
Director Regulatory Affairs
Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street, 9th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A ON5
CANADA

Phone: +1 613 998 0519 / +1 613 990 1163 / +1 613 993 5266
Telefax: +1 613 993 5925

CHILE

Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y de Marina Mercante
Dirección de Seguridad y Operaciones Marítimas
Depto. Prevención de Riesgos
Errázuriz 537
Valparaíso
CHILE

Phone: +56 32 208 256
Fax: +56 32 208 262
Telex: 230602 DGTM CL 330461 DGTM CK

CHINA

Maritime Safety Administration
People’s Republic of China
11 Jianguomen Nei Avenue
Beijing 100736
CHINA

Phone: +86 10 6529 2588 / +86 10 6529 2218
Fax: +86 10 6529 2245
Telex: 222258 CMSAR CN

CROATIA

Ministry of Maritime Affairs
Transport and Communication
Marine Safety Division
Prisavlje 14
1000 Zagreb
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Phone: +385 1 611 5966
Fax: +385 1 611 5968
E-mail: pomorski-promet@zg.tel.hr

Testing and certification of packagings
Adriainspekt
Ciottina 17/b
51000 Rijeka
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Phone: +385 51 511 133
Fax: +385 51 36 176

Classification society for CSC containers (including IMO tanks)
Croatian Register of Shipping
Marasoviceva 67
21000 Split
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Phone: +385 21 358 933
Telefax: +385 21 358 159

CUBA

Ministerio del Transporte
Dirección de Seguridad e Inspección Marítima
Boyeros y Tulipán Plaza
Ciudad de la Habana
CUBA

Phone: +537 8816 607 / +537 8819 498
Fax: +537 8811 514
E-mail: dsim@mitrans.transnet.cu

CYPRUS

Department of Merchant Shipping
Ministry of Communications and Works
Kylinis Street
Mesa Geitonia
CY-4007 Lemesos
PO Box 56193
CY-3305 Lemesos
CYPRUS

Phone: +357 5 848 100
Fax: +357 5 848 200
Telex: 2004 MERSHIP CY
E-mail: dms@cytanet.com.cy

CZECH REPUBLIC

Implementation
Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
Navigation and Waterways Division
Nábr. L. Svobody 12
110 15 Praha 1
CZECH REPUBLIC

Phone: +42 2230 312 25
Fax: +42 2 248 105 96
Telex: +42 2 12 10 96 Domi C

Packaging, Testing and Certification Institutes
CIMTO, s.p.
Un Michelského lesa 336
146 23 Praha 4
CZECH REPUBLIC

Phone: +42 2 472 94 64
Fax: +42 2 472 36 76

IMET, s.r.o.
Bažantni 697
165 00 Praha 6
CZECH REPUBLIC

Phone: +42 2 39 32 96
Fax: +42 2 29 23 70

Classification of dangerous goods of all classes, except class 7 - radioactive materials
Český lodní a prumysloý registr, s.r.o.
(Czech Shipping and Industry Register, Ltd.)
Jankovcova 10
170 00 Praha 7
CZECH REPUBLIC

Phone: +42 2 667 10001
Fax: +42 2 808 984
Telex: +42 2 122 874 csir c

DENMARK

Danish Maritime Authority
PO Box 2605
Vermundsgade 38C
2100 Copenhagen Ø
DENMARK

Phone: +45 39 17 44 00
Fax: +45 39 17 44 01
E-mail: SFS@dma.dk

Packing, Testing and Certification Institute
Emballage og Transportinstituttet (E.T.I.)
Dansk Teknologisk Institut
Gregersensvej
2630 Tåstrup
DENMARK

Packagings in conformity with the IMDG Code will be marked “DK Eti”

ECUADOR

Dirección General de la Marine Mercante y del Litoral
PO Box 7412
Guayaquil
ECUADOR

Phone: +593 4 526 760
Fax: +593 4 324 246
Telex: 04 3325 DIGMER ED

ESTONIA

Estonian Maritime Administration
Maritime Safety Division
Valge 4
EST-11413 Tallinn
ESTONIA

Phone: +372 6205 700/715
Fax: +372 6205 706
E-mail: mot@vta.ee

FINLAND

Finnish Maritime Administration
PO Box 171
FI-00181 Helsinki
FINLAND

Phone: +358 20 448 1
Fax: +358 20 448 4500 / +358 20 448 4336
E-mail: kirijaamo@fma.fi

Packaging and Certification Institute
Safety Technology Authority (TUKES)
PO Box 123
FI-00181 Helsinki
FINLAND

Phone: +358 96 1671
Fax: +358 96 1674 66
E-mail: kirjaamo@tukes.fi

FIJI

The Director of Maritime Safety
Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration
GPO Box 326
Suva
FIJI

Phone: +679 331 5266
Fax : +679 330 3251
E-mail : fimsa@connect.com.fj

FRANCE

MTETM/DGMT/MMD
Arche sud
92055 La Défense cedex
FRANCE

Phone: +33 (0)1 40 81 86 49
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 81 10 65
E-mail: olga.lefevre@equipement.gouv.fr

Organizations authorized to carry out testing and type approval of packaging
1 Bureau de vérifications techniques (BVT)
ZAC de la Cerisaie
31, rue de Mont jean
94266 FRESNES cedex
FRANCE

2 Laboratoire d’études et de recherche des emballages métalliques (LEREM)
3, rue Fernand Hainaut
93400 SAINT - OUEN
FRANCE

3 Laboratoire National d’Essais (LNE)
Laboratoire de Trappes
5, avenue Enrico Fermi
78197, TRAPPES cedex
FRANCE

4 CEREM-LNE Sud
190, rue Georges Besse
30035 NIMES cedex 1
FRANCE

Organizations authorized to carry out checks of mass-produced packagings
1 Bureau de Vérifications Techniques (BVT)
2 Laboratoire d’études et de recherche des emballages métalliques (LEREM)
3 Laboratoire National d’Essais (LNE)
4 Bureau Veritas (BV)

The BVT, the LNE and the BV are each authorized to carry out checks of mass-produced IBCs, within their respective areas of authority.

Organizations authorized to carry out testing and initial and periodic inspections of metal and rigid plastics 1BCs and of composite 1BCs with plastic inner receptacles
1 Bureau de Vérifications Techniques (BVT)
2 Laboratoire National d’Essais (LNE)
3 Bureau Veritas (BV)
4 Groupement des Associations de Propriétaires d’Appareils a Vapeur et Electriques (GAPAVE)

Organizations authorized for the approval of tanks
1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
2 Bureau Veritas (BV)
3 Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR)
4 Groupement des Associations de proprietaires d’Appareils a Vapeur et Electriques (GAPAVE)*

* For road tankers only.

GAMBIA

The Managing Director
Gambia Ports Authority
Banjul
THE GAMBIA

Phone: +220 27266
Fax: +220 27268
Telex: 2235 GAMPORTS GV

GERMANY

Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
Division A 33 - Tranpsort of Dangerous Goods
PO B 20 01 00
D-53170 Bonn
GERMANY

Phone: +49 228 3000 or 300 - extension / +49 228 300 2643
Telefax: +49 228 300 3428
E-mail: Ref-A33@bmvbs.bund.de

Packing, Testing and Certification Institute:
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
(Bundesanstalt fur Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM))
Unter den Eichen 87
D-12205 Berlin
GERMANY

Phone: +49 30 8104 0 or extension / +49 30 8104 1310 / +49 30 8104 3407
Telefax: +49 30 8104 1227
E-mail: ingo.doering@bam.de

Packagings, IBCs, and multimodal tank-containers in conformity with the IMDG Code will be marked as specified in section 6 of annex I to the Code (references are to Amendment 29). The markings in accordance with 6.2(f) will be “D/BAM”

GREECE

Ministry of Mercantile Marine
Safety of Navigation Division
International Relations Department
150 Gr. Lambraki Av.
185 18 Piraeus
GREECE

Phone: +301 41 91188
Fax: +301 41 28150
Telex: +212022 / 212239 YEN GR
E-mail: dan@yen.gr

GUYANA

Guyana Maritime Authority/Administration
Ministry of Public Works and Communications Building
Top Floor
Fort street
Kingston
Georgetown
REPUBLIC OF GUYANA

Phone: +592 226 3356 / +592 225 7330 / +592 226 7842
Fax: +592 226 9581
E-mail: MARAD@networksgy.com

ICELAND

Iceland Maritime Administration
Verturvör 2
IS-202 Kópavogur
ICELAND

Phone: +354 560 0000
Fax: +354 560 0060
E-mail: skrifstofa@vh.is

Directorate of Shipping
Hringbraut 121
PO Box 7200
127 Reykjavik
ICELAND

Phone: +354 1 25844
Fax: +354 1 29835
Telex: 2307 ISINFO

INDIA

The Directorate General of Shipping
Jahz Bhawan
Walchand Hirachand Marg
Bombay 400 001
INDIA

Phone: +91 22 263651
Telex: DEGESHIP 2813-BOMBAY

Packaging, Testing and Certification Institute
Indian Institute of Packaging
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
INDIA

INDONESIA

Director of Marine Safety
Directorate-General Sea Communication
(Department Perhubungan)
JI. Merdeka Barat No. 8
Jakarta Pusat
INDONESIA

Phone: +62 381 3269
Fax: +62 384 0788

IRAN

M. Sadeghifar
Director General of Port Affairs
Ports and Shipping Organization
PSO Building
South Didar Ave
Shahid Haghani Highway
Vanak Square
Tehran
IRAN

Phone: +98 21 849 32201
Fax: +98 21 849 32227

IRELAND

The Chief Surveyor
Marine Survey Office
Department of Transport
Leeson Lane
Dublin 2
IRELAND

Phone: +353 1 604 14 20
Fax: +353 1 604 14 08
E-mail: mso@transport.ie

ISRAEL

Shipping and Ports Inspectorate
Itzhak Rabin Government
Complex Building 2
Pal-Yam 15a
Haifa 31999
ISRAEL

Phone: +972 4 863 2080
Fax: +972 4 863 2118
E-mail: techni@mot.gov.il

ITALY

Italian Coast Guard Headquarters
Ponte Dei Mille
16100 Genoa
ITALY

Phone: +39 010 25 18 154 + 102 / 111
Telefax: +39 010 24 78 245
E-mail: 001@sicnavge.it / 005@sicnavge.it

JAMAICA

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica
4th Floor, Dyoll Building
40 Knutsford Boulevard
Kingston 5
JAMAICA, WI

Phone: +1 876 929 2201 / +1 876 754 7260/5
Telex: +1 876 7256
E-mail: maj@jamaicaships.com
Website: www.jamaicaships.com

Testing and certifying authority
The Bureau of Standards
6 Winchester Road
PO Box 113
Kingston
JAMAICA

Phone: +1 809 92 63140 7
Telex: 2291 STANBUR Jamaica
Cable: STANBUREAU

JAPAN

Inspection and Measurement Division
Maritime Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
JAPAN

Phone: +81 3 5253 8639
Fax: +81 3 5253 1644
E-mail: MRB_KSK@mlit.go.jp

Packaging Testing and Certification Institute
Nippon Hakuyohin Kentei Kyokai (HK)
(The Ship Equipment Inspection Society of Japan)
3-32, Kioi-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo
JAPAN

Phone: +81 3 3261 6611
Fax: +81 3 3261 6979

Packagings, IBCs and large packagings in conformity with the IMDG Code will be marked “J”, “J/JG” or “J/HK”.

LATVIA

Maritime Administration of Latvia
5 Trijadibas iela
L V-1 048 Riga
LATVIA

Phone: +371 70 62 171 / +371 70 62 120 / +371 70 62 117
Fax: +371 78 60 082

Classification Societies
American Bureau of Shipping
Bureau Veritas
Det Norske Veritas
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

LIBERIA

National Port Authority
Monrovia
LIBERIA

Phone: +231 221 306
Telex: 44275 NPA LBR

Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs, R.L.
Technical Division
Marine Operations Department
c/o Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry
8619 Westwood Center Drive,
Suite 300, Vienna
Virginia, 22182
USA

Phone: +1 703 790 3434
Fax: +1 703 790 5655
E-mail: info@liscr.com
Website: www.liscr.com

Office of the Commissioner of Maritime Affairs
Bureau of Maritime Affairs, R.L.
Tubman Boulevard
PO Box 10-9042
1000 Monrovia 10
LIBERIA

Phone: +231 224 604 / 908
Telefax: +231 226 069

Testing and certification
American Bureau of Shipping
Bureau Veritas
China Classification Society
Det Norske Veritas
Germanischer Lloyd
Korean Register of Shipping
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
Polski Rejestr Statkow
Registro Italiano Navale
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

MALAYSIA

Director
Marine Department, Peninsular Malaysia
PO Box 12
42009 Port Kelang
Selangor
MALAYSIA

Telex: MA 39748

Director
Marine Department, Sabah
PO Box 5
87007 Labuan
Sabah
MALAYSIA

Director
Marine Department, Sarawak
PO Box 530
93619 Kuching
Sarawak
MALAYSIA

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Office of the Maritime Administrator
Maritime Operations Department
Republic of the Marshall Islands
11495 Commerce Park Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191-1507
USA

Phone: +1 703 620 4880
Fax: +1 703 476 8522
Telex: 248403 IRI UR
E-mail: maritime@register-iri.com

MEXICO

Dirección General de Marina Mercante
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Nuevo León 210 Piso 3 Colonia Hipódromo
D.F. C.P. 06100
MEXICO

Phone: +5255 526 53220
Fax: +5255 5574 3922
E-mail jtlozano@sct.gob.mx

Stowage, segregation, labelling and documentation of goods
Coordinación General de Puertos y Marina Mercante
Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Av. Municipio Libre No. 377, Piso 12, Ala B
Col. Santa Cruz Atoyac
03010 México, D.F.
MÉXICO

Coordinador General: Lic. Pedro Pablo Zepeda Bermúdez

Testing laboratories for packagings for dangerous goods
Direccion General de la Sociedad Mexicana de Normalizacion y Certificacion S.C. (NORMEX)
Alfredo Novel No. 21
Centro Industrial Puente de Vigas
54070, Tlalnepantla
MÉXICO

Phone: +5255 5565 7272

Director General: Lic. Carlos Sauceda Alvarez

MONTENEGRO

Ministry of Interior and Public Administration of the Republic of Montenegro
Department for Contingency Plans and Civil Security
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO

Phone: +382 81 241 590
Fax: +382 81 246 779
E-mail: mup.emergency@cg.yu

MOROCCO

Direction de la Marine Marchande et des Pêches Maritimes
Boulevard El Hansali
Casablanca
MOROCCO

Phone: +212 2 278 092 / +212 2 221 931
Telex: 24613 MARIMAR M / 22824

NETHERLANDS

Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Directorate-General for Civil Aviation and Freight Transport
Unit Safety
PO Box 20904
2500 EX The Hague
THE NETHERLANDS

Phone: +31 70 351 1533/ 6171
Fax: +31 70 351 1479

Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Transport Information Centre
PO Box 90653
2509 LR The Hague
THE NETHERLANDS

Phone: +31 70 456 2444
Telefax: +31 70 456 2424
E-mail: vervoerinfo@ivw.nl

Testing, marking and certification of packagings
TNO Certification BV
PTC Verpakking
Postbus 310
2300 AH Leiden
THE NETHERLANDS

Phone: +31 71 535 17 10
Fax: +31 71 535 17 17

NEW ZEALAND

Maritime New Zealand
Level 10, Optimation House
PO Box 27006
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: +64 4 473 0111
Fax: +64 4 494 1263
E-Mail: dangerous.goods@maritimenz.govt.nz
Website: www.maritimenz.govt.nz

The authorized organizations who have delegated authority from the Director of Maritime Safety for the approval, inspection and testing of all portable tanks, tank containers and freight containers are:

American Bureau of Shipping
Bureau Veritas
Det Norske Veritas
Germanischer Lloyd
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping

NORWAY

Norwegian Maritime Directorate
Smedasundeh 50th
N-5528 Hagesund
NORWAY

Phone: +47 5274 5000
Fax: +47 5244 5001
E-mail: postmottak@sjofartsdir.no

Certification of Packaging and IBCs:
Det Norske Veritas AS
Veritasveien 1
N-1322 Høvik
NORWAY

Phone: +47 67 57 99 00
Fax: +47 67 57 99 11
E-mail: TNCNO754@dvn.com

Certification of CSC containers:
Det Norske Veritas AS
Veritasveien 1
N-1322 Høvik
NORWAY

Phone: +47 67 57 99 00
Fax: +47 67 57 99 11
E-mail: mptno876@dnv.com

Lloyd’s Register EMEA
PO Box 1562 Vika
N-0253 Oslo
NORWAY

Phone: +47 23 23 92 70
Fax: +47 23 23 92 71
E-mail: oslo@lr.org

Certification of IMO Tanks:
Det Norske Veritas AS
Veritasveien 1
N-1322 Høvik
NORWAY

Phone: +47 67 57 99 00
Fax: +47 67 57 99 11
E-mail: mptno876@dnv.com

PAKISTAN

Mercantile Marine Department
70/4 Timber Hard
NM Reclamation
Keamari, Post Box No. 4534
Karachi 75620
PAKISTAN

Phone: +92 21 2851 306 / +92 21 2851 307
Fax: +92 21 4547 472 (24 hours) / +92 21 4547 897
Telex: 29822 DGPS PK (24 hours)

PANAMA

Autoridad Maritima de Panama
Edificio 5534, Diablo Heights
PO Box 8062, Panama 7
REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

Phone: +507 232 5100/5295
Fax: +507 232 5527
E-mail: ampadmon@amp.gob.pa
Website: www.amp.gob.pa

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

First Assistant Secretary
Department of Transport
Division of Marine
PO Box 457
Konedobu
PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PNG)

Phone: +675 211866
Telex: 22203

PERU

Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas
Marina de Guerra del Perú
Jr. Constitución No. 150
Callao
PERU

Fax: +51 613 6857
E-mail: dicapi.medioambiente@dicapi.mil.peru

PHILIPPINES

Philippine Ports Authority
Port of Manila
Safety Staff
PO 193, Port Area
Manila, 2803
PHILIPPINES

Phone: +63 2 47 34 41 to 49

POLAND

Ministry of Maritime Economy
Department of Maritime Safety
00-928 Warsaw
ul. Chalubińskiego 4/6
POLAND

Phone: +48 22 630 15 40
Fax: +48 22 830 09 47

Packaging, Testing and Certification Institute
Centralny Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy
Opakowań
ul.Konstancińska 11
02-942 Warszawa
POLAND

Phone: +48 22 42 20 11
Fax: +48 22 42 23 03
Telex: 812473

Packagings in conformity with the IMDG Code will be marked “PL”

Classification societies
For CSC Containers
Polski Rejestr Statków (Polish Register of Shipping)
Al.Gen.J.Hallera 126
0-416 Gdańsk
POLAND

Phone: +48 58 41 17 64 / +48 58 46 03 82 / +48 58 41 64 82
Telefax: +48 58 46 03 92 / +48 58 46 13 96
Telex: 0512 952 PRS PL

PORTUGAL

Direcção-Geral de Navegaçãtilde;o e dos Transportes Marítimos
Praça Luis de Camoes, 22 – 2o Dto
1200 Lisboa
PORTUGAL

Phone: +351 1 373821
Fax: +351 1 373826
Telex: 16753 SEMM PO

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Maritime Technology Team
Maritime Safety Bureau
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
140-2 Gye-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-793
REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Phone: +82 2 3674 6323
Fax: +82 2 3674 6327

RUSSIAN FEDERATION*
* Except for governmental explosives.

Department of State Policy for Maritime and River Transport
Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation
Rozhdestvenka Street, 1, bldg. 1
Moscow 109012
RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Pone: +7 495 926 14 74

Classification society has been designated as competent inspector agency for the approval, acceptance and all consequential activities connected with IMO Type tanks, CSC containers, Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) and packaging to be registered in the Russian Federation:

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

Phone: +78 123 128 878 / +78 123 140 743 / +78 123 141 087
Telex: 121525 RSSU RU
E-mail: pobox@rs-head.spb.ru

Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation
Regulation of Maritime Transport Operation Department
1/4 Rozhdestvenka Street
Moscow 103759
RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Telephone: +7 095 151 3839 / +7 095 151 3406 / +7 095 151 3839
Telex: 411197 MMF RU

Packaging, testing and certification Institute
Central Marine Research and Design Institute (CNIIMF)
6. Kavalergardskaya Street
Saint Petersburg, 193015
RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Phone: +7 812 275 89 47
Fax: +7 812 274 38 64
Telex: 821483 CNIMF RU

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Department of Maritime Affairs
Director of Maritime Affairs
Ministry of Transport
PO Box 186, Needsmust
ST. KITTS WI

Phone: +869 466 7032/ 4846
Fax: +869 465 0604/ 9475
E-mail: Maritimeaffairs@yahoo.com

St. Kitts and Nevis
International Registrar of Shipping and Seamen
West Wing, York House
48-50 Western Road
Romford, RM1 3LP
UNITED KINGDOM

Phone: +44 1708 380 400
Fax: +44 1708 380 401
E-mail: mail@stkittsregistry.net

SAUDI ARABIA

Port Authority Saudi Arabia
Civil Defence
Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA

Phone: +966 1 464 9477

SINGAPORE

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Shipping Division
21st Storey PSA Building
460 Alexandra Road
SINGAPORE
119963

Phone: +65 375 1931/6223/1600
Fax: +65 375 6231
E-mail: shipping@mpa.gov.sg

SLOVENIA

Uprava Republike Siovenije za pomorstvo
Ukmarjev trg 2
66 000 Koper
SLOVENIA

Phone: +386 66 271 216
Fax: +386 66 271 447
Telex: 34 235 UP POM SI

SOUTH AFRICA

South African Maritime Safety Authority
PO Box 13186
Hatfield
0028 Pretoria
SOUTH AFRICA

Phone: +27 12 342 3049
Telefax: +27 12 342 3160

South African Maritime Safety Authority
Hatfield Gardens, Block E (Ground Floor)
Corner Arcadia and Grosvenor Street
Hatfield
0083 Pretoria
SOUTH AFRICA

Head Office Administration
Chief Director
Chief Directorate – Shipping
Department of Transport
Private bag X193
0001 Pretoria
SOUTH AFRICA

Phone: +27 12 290 2904
Fax: +27 12 323 7009

Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and Richards Bay
Chief Ship Surveyor Eastern Zone
Department of Transport
Marine Division
Private Bag X54309
Durban
SOUTH AFRICA

Phone: +27 12 3071501
Fax: +27 23 3064983

Cape Town, Saldanha Bay and Mossel Bay
Chief Ship Surveyor Western Zone
Department of Transport
Marine Division
Private Bag X7025
8012 Roggebaai
SOUTH AFRICA

Phone: +2721 216 170
Fax: +2721 419 0730

SPAIN

Dirección General de la Marina Mercante
Subdirección General de Seguridad Marítima y Contaminación
c/ Ruiz de Alarcón, 1
28071 Madrid
SPAIN

Phone: +34 91 597 9269/70
Fax: +34 91 597 9287
E-mail: mercancias.peligrosas@fomento.es / pmreal@fomento.es

Subdirección General de Calidad y Seguridad Industrial
Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
C/ Paseo de la Castellana, 160
28071 Madrid
SPAIN

Phone: +34 91 349 4303
Fax: +34 91 349 4300

SWEDEN

Swedish Maritime Administration
Maritime Safety Inspectorate
Ship Technical Division
SE-601 78 Norrköping
SWEDEN

Phone: +46 11 191 000
Fax: +46 11 239 934
E-mail: inspektion@sjofartsverket.se

SP, Swedish National Testing and Research Institute
Building Technology and Mechanics
Box 857
SE-501 15 Borås
SWEDEN

Phone: +46 33 165 000
Fax: +46 33 135 502

SWITZERLAND

Office suisse de la navigation maritime
Nauenstrasse 49
PO Box
CH-4002 Basel
SWITZERLAND

Phone: +41 61 270 91 20
Fax: +41 61 270 91 29
E-mail: dv-ssa@eda.admin.ch

THAILAND

Ministry of Transport and Communications
Ratchadamnoen-Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10100
THAILAND

Phone: +66 2 281 3422
Fax: +66 2 280 1714
Telex: 70000 MINOCOM TH

TUNISIA

Ministère du Transport
Direction Générale de la Marine Marchande
Avenue 7 novembre (près l’aéroport)
2035 Tunis
BP 179 Tunis cedex
TUNISIA

Phone: +216 71 806 362
Fax: +216 71 806 413

UNITED ARABE EMIRATES

National Authority of Communications
Marine Affairs Department
PO Box 900, Abu Dhabi
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Phone: +9712 4182 124
Fax: +9712 4491 500
E-mail: marine@naoc.gov.ae

UNITED KINGDOM

Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Bay 2/21
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton SO15 lEG
UNITED KINGDOM

Phone: +44 23 8032 9100
Fax: +44 23 8032 9204
E-mail: dangerous.goods@mcga.gov.uk

UNITED STATES

US Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Office of International Standards
400 Seventh Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20590-0001
USA

Phone: +1 202 366 0656
Fax: +1 202 366 5713
E-mail: infocntr@dot.gov

United States Coast Guard
Hazardous Materials Standards Division (G-3PSO-3)
2100 Second Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20593-0001
USA

Phone: +1 202 372 1420 / +1 202 372 1426
Fax: +1 202 372 1926

URUGUAY

Prefectura del Puerto de Montevideo
Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825 S/N
Montevideo
URUGUAY

Phone: +598 2 960 123 / +598 2 960 022
Telex: 23929 COMAPRE-UY

VANUATU

Commissioner of Maritime Affairs
Vanuatu Maritime Authority
PO Box 320
Port Vila
VANUATU

Phone: +678 23128
Fax: +678 22949
E-mail: vma@vanuatu.com.vu

YEMEN

Executive Chairman
Maritime Affairs Authority
PO Box 19395
Sanaa
REPUBLIC OF YEMEN

Phone: +967 1 414 412 / 419 914 / 423 005
Fax: +967 1 414 645
E-mail: MAA-HeadOffice@y.net.ye
Website: www.MAA.gov.ye

Associate Member

HONG KONG, CHINA

The Director of Marine
Marine Department
GPO Box 4155
HONG KONG, CHINA

Phone: +852 2852 3085
Fax: +852 2815 8596
Telex: 64553 MARHQ HX

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