| 9.1 Class 9 substances and articles
(miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles) comprise:
.1 Substances and articles not covered by other classes which experience
has shown, or may show, to be of such a dangerous character that
the provisions of part A of chapter VII of SOLAS, 1974, as amended,
should apply; these include substances that are transported or offered
for transport at temperatures equal to. or exceeding 100°C,
in a liquid state, and solids that are transported or offered for
transport at temperatures equal to or exceeding 240°C; and
.2 Substances not subject to the provisions of part A in chapter
VII of the aforementioned Convention, but to which the provisions
of Annex III of MARPOL 73/78, as amended, apply. The properties
or characteristics of each substance are given in the Dangerous
Goods List in chapter 3.2 of IMDG Code pertaining to
the substance or article.
9.2 Assignment of packing groups to miscellaneous dangerous substances
and articles
9.2.1 The substances and articles of this class have, for packing
purposes, been assigned to packing group II and packing group III.
The packing group to which a substance or article is assigned is
given in the Dangerous Goods List in chapter 3.2. of IMDG Code
9.2.2 No grouping criteria have been developed for this class.
The packing groups of the substances and articles have, therefore,
been assigned on the basis of assimilation with goods having similar
properties and characteristics.
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