Warning signs
Warning: Toxic material
- IMO code
- WSS016
- ISO 7010 number
- W016
Where you will meet it
At toxic cargoes, chemical stores, fumigated holds.
What it means in practice
Toxic material. Entry only after testing the atmosphere and in respiratory protection where the procedure requires it.
Legal basis
Annex to IMO resolution A.1116(30) (adopted 05.12.2017), table of warning signs. Graphic pattern of the symbol: ISO 7010.
This is not a legal text: in any doubt the current wording of the resolution and regulations decides.
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Sign colours are normative. The file is public domain or CC0 (a Commons recreation of the symbol named by the IMO annex).