Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (BCH CODE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 9

Leading and carriage in bulk of listed chemicals

No ship to which these regulations apply shall load in bulk or carry in  bulk
any Category A, Category B or Category C substance unless-

   (a)  (i) there is in force in respect of that ship a Certificate of Fitness
        for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk covering the substance
        which the ship is loading or carrying; and

        (ii)   the loading and carriage is in accordance with the terms of
               that certificate; or

   (b)  either the Director or the government of a State party to MARPOL
        1973/78 has given specific approval to its carriage and any conditions
        relevant to loading or carriage subject to which that approval was
        given are complied with. (Enacted 1987)