Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, 1997Part 2 : Carriage of Packaged Dangerous Goods16. Carriage of packaged dangerous goods in passenger ships |
| (1) | Stowage and segregation of all packaged dangerous goods carried aboard a passenger ship must comply 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 mass of such articles does not exceed 50 kg per ship; |
| (b) | explosives in compatibility groups C, D and E, if the total net explosives mass does not exceed 10 kg per ship; |
| (c) | explosive articles in compatibility group G, other than those requiring special stowage, if the total net explosives mass does not exceed 10 kg per ship; or |
| (d) | explosive articles in compatibility group B, if the total net explosives mass does not exceed 5 kg per ship. |
| (3) | In this regulation, references to "compatibility groups" and "division" are references to compatibility groups and divisions for explosives specified in the IMDG Code. |
| (4) | If a shipowner or master fails to comply with this regulation he or she is guilty of an offence. |
