IMDG Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form

How to prepare a sea consignment with DGAssistant

Published on November 6, 2026 · 4:41

What the video shows

1. Every consignment starts here. The labels in bold identify the mandatory data.
2. If mandatory data is missing, the application states exactly what is required.
3. Select the consignment type and the mode of transport. The application then asks only for the data that sea transport requires.
4. Shippers, consignees and carriers are defined once and then selected from the address book.
5. Enter the ports, the vessel, the container and the signatures of the container/vehicle packing certificate and the declaration.
6. A new consignee can also be created without leaving the consignment.
7. Search the complete catalogue of dangerous goods by UN number or by name.
8. Define the packaging. The application calculates the net quantity per package.
9. Every rejection states the reason: 20 L per inner packaging exceeds the 10 L allowed by Packing Instruction P001.
10. With the quantity corrected, the packing instruction is selected automatically.
11. 2.5 L per inner packaging complies with Packing Instruction P001, so the goods are added to the consignment.
12. Mixed packing: several dangerous goods can travel in the same outer packaging.
13. Add each dangerous good with its inner packaging.
14. Each addition is checked against its packing instruction, and the flash-point is requested for flammable liquids.
15. Indicate the number of packages and add the mixed packing to the consignment.
16. The shipping remarks report segregation incompatibilities and the gross weight as the goods are added.
17. Select the documents to issue and finish the consignment.
18. The Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form is issued automatically from the data of the consignment.
19. For the road leg, it adds the tunnel restriction, the totals by transport category and the 1.1.3.6 calculation.
20. The application completes the hazard data, the EmS codes and the marine pollutant mention, and adds the flash-points.
21. The form ends with the container/vehicle packing certificate and the signature of the shipper.
22. The package marking shows the proper shipping name, UN number, net quantity, shipper and consignee.
23. The checklist lists the marks and labels of each package and the checks to make before loading.

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