Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (IBC CODE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 9

Loading and carriage in bulk of listed chemicals

No ship to which these regulations apply shall load in bulk or carry in  bulk
any of the substances listed in Chapter 17 of the IBC Code unless-

   (a)  (i) there is in force in respect of that ship an International
        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)  (i) either the Director or the government of a State party of MARPOL
        1973/78 has given written permission for its carriage; and

        (ii)   any conditions subject to which that permission was given are
               complied with. (Enacted 1987)