IMDG Code online course for those with a management, supervisory and/or safety/compliance role for a company involved in dangerous goods consignment operations e.g. shipper or freight forwarder.
Course overview
IMDG Code Amendment 43-26 now available for pre-order. Released on 9 November 2026.
The IMDG Code Consignor/Freight Forwarder course is online IMDG training for personnel with a management, supervisory and/or safety compliance role for a company involved in dangerous goods consignment operations, for example, shipping or freight forwarding.
The IMDG Code Consignor/Freight Forwarder course provides:
An introduction to the IMDG Code
An overview of
IMDG Code general provisions
additional provisions concerning transport, including emergency response provisions
stowage requirements
In-depth training on
dangerous goods classification and identification provisions
packing provisions
package marking and labelling requirements
CTU marking and placarding requirements
documentation requirements and completion procedures
segregation requirements within a CTU
requirements for limited quantities and excepted quantities shipments
Training on the use of CTUs
The course can be purchased with additional modules, a 49 CFR and an ADR module, which look at additional requirements in those regulations when shipping under IMDG Code provisions.
The courses are open book and include hyperlinks in the course to help with your training experience.
The online training course includes tests at the end of each element to ensure an understanding of learning topics and a final course completion certificate.
The IMDG Code e-learning courses are updated in line with new Amendments and Errata. The IMDG Code Amendment cycle is available here
Benefits
Compliance – meets the mandatory training requirements in the IMDG
Code for all those involved in the transport of dangerous goods by sea
DNV certified – part of the Certified DNV Learning Programme, independently certified under DNV’s certification of learning programmes.
Cost-effective – typically a fraction of expensive classroom time and less
disruptive than absence from work
Flexible learning – courses are taken at the student’s own pace or to a
timetable set by management
Course management – administrator function to monitor and manage any
number of students in local, regional or global training programmes. Records
are maintained in the administrator system and can be made available to
employees and competent authorities
Certificate – tests at the end of each element ensure understanding
of learning topics, with marks combined in a final course completion
certificate.
Safety – produced by dangerous goods transport specialists
Efficiency – delivers consistent training standards across global operations,
especially relevant to corporate quality assurance programmes
Up to date – courses are updated in line with Amendment and Errata changes
Customisation – courses can be customised to incorporate company specific procedures and policies.
