Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, 1997Part 2 : Carriage of Packaged Dangerous Goods15. Carriage of explosives |
| (1) | No explosives that a shipowner or master knows or ought to know pose a serious risk when carried in a ship may be taken on board a ship unless— |
| (a) | such explosives are stowed in a compartment in which any electrical apparatus and cables are so designed and used as to minimise the risk of fire or explosion; |
| (b) | detonators are effectively segregated from all other explosives; |
| (c) | the stowage and segregation of explosives complies with the IMDG Code; and |
| (d) | where such explosives are required to be stowed in a magazine— |
| (i) | such magazine has been approved; and |
| (ii) | such magazine is kept securely closed while the ship is at sea. |
| (2) | If a shipowner or master fails to comply with this regulation he or she is guilty of an offence. |
