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):

DAC or VPFI:

FI / Message ID:

State:

in force

State link:

Dangerous cargo indication [1]

Number of slots (max):

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