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The 9 UN hazard classes, placarding, segregation and emergency response, built around Unit Standard 16718.
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About Dangerous Goods (D)
A dangerous goods (D) endorsement is required to transport dangerous goods by road above the threshold quantities, and is obtained through NZQA unit standard 16718, a level 3, five-credit standard on the law and practice of transporting dangerous goods, under the Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005. The endorsement is renewed every five years. Asessly practises the nine UN classes and their hazards, packaging and placarding, segregation, documentation and emergency response.
Aligned to: Unit Standard 16718
- 5 sections
- 9 UN Classes
What the full product covers
- The nine UN hazard classes
- Packaging, labelling and placarding
- Segregation and loading
- Documentation and quantity thresholds
- Emergency response and incident procedure
Question bank
The sample questions are live. The full bank of 100 is being written and reviewed, and this product goes on sale when it is published, not before.
Where our information comes from
- NZQA: Unit standard 16718 · checked 2026-08-22
- NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi: Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 · checked 2026-08-22
- NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi: Applying for a dangerous goods (D) endorsement · checked 2026-08-23
Common questions
About Dangerous Goods (D) and how Asessly prepares you for it.
Questions about Asessly itselfWhat is the dangerous goods (D) endorsement?
A licence endorsement required to carry dangerous goods commercially in New Zealand. Unit standard 16718 is the standard associated with it, and the Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 sets the underlying requirements.
What does Asessly cover?
Classification and the dangerous goods classes, documentation, segregation and loading, placarding and labelling, quantity thresholds, and what to do when something goes wrong in transit.
Does Asessly award unit standard 16718?
No. We are not an accredited provider of unit standard 16718, we are not affiliated with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, and Asessly practice does not award the standard or the endorsement.
Do I need the endorsement for small quantities?
Threshold quantities determine when the full requirements apply, and they differ by class. The Land Transport Rule is the source, and getting the threshold wrong is one of the more common compliance failures.
How do I actually get the D endorsement?
You complete an NZTA-approved course built on unit standard 16718, then apply for the endorsement at a driver licensing agent. The approved endorsement courses are aligned to unit standards on the NZQA framework, so the course you sit is the assessment. MITO is the body to contact about the unit standard itself.
Are these real assessment questions?
No. They are original Asessly questions written from publicly available rules and the unit standard's published outcomes.
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