Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (DANGEROUS GOODS AND MARINE POLLUTANTS) REGULATION - SECT 20

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(1) The shipper of any dangerous goods to be carried in bulk shall furnish the
shipowner or master of a ship with a notification in writing which shall -

   (a)  give notice of the nature of the goods and, in the case of liquid
        goods with a flashpoint at or below 60 oC (closed cup) shall specify
        the flashpoint of those liquids; and

   (b)  specify the correct technical name of the goods, their UN  number, if
        any, and, for dangerous goods carried in solid form in bulk, the class
        listed in section 8(2) to which the goods belong.

(2) The master of a ship carrying in solid form in bulk any dangerous goods
listed in Appendix B to the Bulk Cargoes Code shall cause a specific list,
manifest or detailed stowage plan to be carried in the ship-

   (a)  setting out details of the dangerous goods carried in the ship on the
        voyage on which it is at the time engaged, including the correct 
        technical name of the goods, their classification in accordance with
        section 8(2) and their weight or quantity, which details shall be
        obtained from the shipping documents prepared by the shipper;

   (b)  showing details of the location in the ship where the goods are
        stowed.

(3) The master shall also carry in the ship any additional special documents
where required by the Bulk Cargoes Code, the BCH or IBC Code or the IGC Code
for the carriage of dangerous goods.

(4) The master of a ship shall ensure that a list, manifest or stowage plan
and additional special documents referred to in subsections

(2) and (3) shall be kept available on board the ship carrying the
dangerous goods for reference or inspection on board the ship until the goods
have been discharged from the ship.

(5) Any-

   (a)  shipper who fails to furnish the shipowner or master with a
        notification as required in subsection (1) or furnishes a notification
        which he knows or ought to have known to be false; and

   (b)  master of a ship who fails to comply with subsection (2), (3) or (4),
        commits an offence. (Enacted 1994)