assorted bottles and cans in commercial coolers
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Refrigerating machines are considered as dangerous goods for sea transport.  Refrigerating machines may either contain non-flammable non-toxic gasses, ammonia solution or flammable, non-toxic, liquefied gas.

There are two entries for refrigerating machines in IMDG Code 39-18

UN 2857, Class 2.2 REFRIGERATING MACHINES containing non-flammable, non-toxic gases or ammonia solution (UN 2672)

& UN 3358 , Class 2.1 REFRIGERATING MACHINES containing flammable, non-toxic, liquefied gas

Exemptions are applicable to below

By shashi kallada

25 years in Merchant Shipping, Last 13 years working on Packaged Dangerous Goods Sailor, Ex Manager Global Dangerous Goods Maersk Line * Freelance Photographer *Amateur Cyclist

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