brit pete:
dieseldave, you do need both FRENCH & DUTCH
cards for Belgian, as depending in which part of
the country you are one half speaks french the other half
speaks dutch, andthose nearest to germany speak
german as well, the offical languages are French,
and Dutch,
As I said above, it’s perfectly possible that the Belgians require both languages. ADR says that this is possible, but I have no ** quotable facts** one way or the other on that point.
The Belgian Competent Authority will be the ultimate arbiter on that point, but the suggestion of needing both languages sounds very logical IMHO.
brit pete:
IMDG loads only,(not–adr—haz )
for the sign posting of IMDG loads, when we load in
germany , the loader supplies the relevant signs
which you need for the docks, also up to now
when i have required extra signs then the dock
staff have supplied these at no costs,
This will depend on which shipping line is involved Pete. IMDG says when and which type of placards are required, but it says nothing about who should supply them. Some ferry companies do make a charge, whilst others don’t. In any case, it’s perfectly possible that you’re nowhere near needing orange boards under ADR, but when you get to the docks you might find that you need placards, because IMDG works very differently to ADR.