Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (DANGEROUS GOODS AND MARINE POLLUTANTS) REGULATION - SECT 15

Carriage of packaged dangerous goods in passenger ships

(1) Stowage and segregation of all packaged dangerous goods carried aboard a
passenger ship shall be in accordance with the IMDG Code.

(2) Explosives in Class 1, division 1.4, compatibility group S may be carried
in any amount in passenger ships. No other explosives may be carried in a
passenger ship with more than 12 passengers except any one of the following -

   (a)  explosive articles for life-saving purposes, if the total net
        explosives weight of such articles does not exceed 50 kg; or

   (b)  explosives in compatibility groups C, D and E, if the total net
        explosives weight does not exceed 10 kg; or

   (c)  explosive articles in compatibility group G other than those requiring
        special stowage, if the total net explosives weight does not exceed 10
        kg; or

   (d)  explosive articles in compatibility group B, if the total net
        explosives weight does not exceed 5 kg.

(3) In this section, references to "compatibility groups" (配伍組) and

"division" (分類) are references to compatibility groups and divisions for
explosives indicated in the IMDG Code.

(4) A shipowner or master who fails to comply with this section commits an
offence. (Enacted 1994)

"compatibility groups" (配伍組) and "division" (分類)