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Dangerous cargo indication

Introduction/Additional information: 

The message content is intended to provide a non-verbal method of transfer of information on the general categories on dangerous cargoes, i.e. as an outline assessment of the categories of ships and their cargoes to facilitate in their participation in ship reporting systems and as initial information supporting search and rescue (SAR), anti-pollution,
fire/chemical response or other incident/accident response operations. More detailed information can be found from the emergency contact details, the ship and other sources in due course

Permitted as from: 
01/06/2010
Registrant: 
IMO Circ. 289
Physical link: 
AIS
Message number (0=VDES-VDE): 
6
DAC or VPFI: 
1
FI / Message ID: 
25
State: 
in force
State link: 
Dangerous cargo indication
Number of slots (max): 
3
Last modified: 
29/01/2021 - 23:18
Details: 

Table 2.1

Dangerous cargo indication – addressed

 

Parameter

No. of bits

Description

Message ID

6

Identifier for Message 6; always 6

Repeat Indicator

2

Used by the repeater to indicate how many times a message has been repeated.

0 - 3

0 = default

3 = do not repeat anymore

Source ID

30

MMSI number of source station.

Sequence Number

2

0 - 3; refer to ITU-R M.1371-3, Annex 2, § 5.3.1.

Destination ID

30

MMSI number of destination station.

Retransmit Flag

1

Retransmit Flag should be set upon retransmission.

0 = no retransmission = default

1 = retransmitted

Spare

1

Not used. Set to zero.

IAI

16

DAC = 001; FI = 25

(See ITU-R M.1371-3, Annex 5, § 2.1).

Unit of Quantity for Dangerous Cargo

2

0 = not available = default

1 = in kg

2 = in tonnes (10 E 3 kg)

3 = in 1,000 tonnes (10 E 6 kg)

Total Amount of Dangerous Cargo

10

0 = not available = default

1 - 1,023 = value of quantity (in units defined, above)

Code under which Cargo 1 is carried

4

0 = not available = default

1 = IMDG Code (in packed form)
2 = IGC Code
3 = BC Code (from 1.1.2011 IMSBC)
4 = MARPOL Annex I List of oils (Appendix 1)
5 = MARPOL Annex II IBC Code

6 = Regional use
7 - 15 (reserved for future use)

Cargo 1

13

Content depends on code selected. Refer to tables below.

Code under which Cargo 2 is carried

4

Optional.

(Same as Cargo 1)

Cargo 2

13

Optional. Content depends on code selected. Refer to tables below.

Cargo …

n x (17)

…

Code under which Cargo 28 is carried

4

Optional.

(Same as Cargo 1)

Cargo 28

13

Optional. Content depends on code selected. Refer to tables below.

Total

117 - 576

Occupies 1 - 3 slots. (See Table 2.7)

 

Table 2.2

IMDG Code

 

Parameter

No. of bits

Description

IMDG class or division

7

0 = not available = default

1 - 9 (not used)

10 - 99 = first digit = main class, second digit = subclass or division (undefined subclasses and divisions should not be used)
100 - 127 (reserved for future use)

Spare

6

Not used. Set to zero.

Total

13

 

 

Table 2.3

IGC Code

 

Parameter

No. of bits

Description

UN number

13

0 = not available = default
1 - 3,363 = Four digits UN number
3,364 - 8,191 (reserved for future use)

Total

13

 

 


Table 2.4

BC Code (from 1.1.2011 IMSBC)

 

Parameter

No. of bits

Description

BC class

3

0 = not available = default
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C
4 = MHB - Material Hazardous in Bulk
5 - 7 (reserved for future use)

IMDG class

7

Only specified for class B
0 = not available = default
1 - 9 (not used)
10 - 99 = first digit = main class, second digit = subclass (undefined subclasses should not be used)
100 - 127 (not used)

Spare

3

Not used. Set to zero.

Total

13

 

 

 

Table 2.5

MARPOL Annex I, List of oils (Appendix 1)

 

Parameter

No. of bits

Description

Type of oil

4

0 = not available = default
1 = asphalt solutions
2 = oils
3 = distillates
4 = gas oil
5 = gasoline blending stocks
6 = gasoline
7 = jet fuels
8 = naphtha
9 - 15 (reserved for future use)

Spare

9

Not used. Set to zero.

Total

13

 

 

Table 2.6

MARPOL (Annex II, IBC Code)

 

Parameter

No. of bits

Description

Category

3

0 = not available  = default
1 = Category X
2 = Category Y
3 = Category Z
4 = other substances
5 - 7 (reserved for future use)

Spare

10

Not used. Set to zero.

Total

13

 

 

 

Table 2.7

Number of slots

 

Number of cargoes in the message

1-2

3-15

16-28

Number of slots used

1

2

3