Checklist · Maritime, Shipping & Transport
Dangerous goods documents before loading
Checklist of the notices and documents in Marine Order 41 (Carriage of dangerous goods) 2017 for a shipment, from the document of compliance through to the special list and an incident report.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use before dangerous goods are loaded, to see whether the shipper, the consolidator and the master each have the document the Order requires. It does not replace the IMDG Code or the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may tick a row only by naming the document the principal has supplied, and may calculate the 48-hour and 24-hour times from the loading time the principal gives.
AI may
- Insert the vessel, the load port and the loading time
- Name the file that contains the form, the list or the declaration
AI must not
- Must not say the goods may be loaded
- Must not complete a dangerous goods form
- Must not describe goods that are not in the shipper's document
The lawyer checks
- A document of compliance is in force where section 9 requires one, and the loading matches it
- The shipper's notice reaches the master at least 48 hours before loading, and the master's list or the section 18(2) information reaches AMSA at least 24 hours before loading
- Class 7 goods are noticed to AMSA whether or not AMSA has asked, and other classes are noticed to AMSA only if requested
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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