1.To prevent accidents caused by contact with all kinds of impurities drastic chemical changes.
2.It can reduce the collision in the process of transportation so as to ensure safe transportation.
3.Prevent accidents of transport equipment due to leakage in conflict with goods.
4.To ensure that the loading and unloading of goods, handling operation is convenient.
5.To make full use of the ship's hold capacity.
General requirements for packaging of dangerous goods:
1. the material and type of packaging shall be suitable for the dangerous goods (use and identification of dangerous goods packaging);
2. the packaging shall have certain strength and can withstand the general risk of water transportation (the test certificate of packaging performance of dangerous goods);
3. the sealing of the package shall be suitable for the dangerous goods;
4. there should be a certain cushion (damping, filling and absorbing materials) between the inner and outer packaging;
5. the package shall be able to bear the temperature and humidity change within a certain range;
6. the weight, specification and form of the package shall be easy to handle, transport and store.
