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[接上页] (2) Where packaged goods are shipped in or on a vehicle or freight container which was loaded after those goods left the premises or control of the shipper it shall be the duty of the person responsible for loading that vehicle or freight container to ensure that the stowage, segregation, and securing of those goods in the vehicle or freight container is adequate and is in accordance with the IMDG Code. (3) A shipowner or master or person responsible for packing goods in a freight container or vehicle or for stowing the goods in the ship who fails to comply with the provisions of this section commits an offence. (Enacted 1994) Cap 413H s 14 Carriage of explosives (1) No explosives which the shipowner or master knows or ought to know present a serious risk when carried in a ship shall be taken on board any ship unless- (L.N. 391 of 1996) (a) such explosives are stowed in a compartment in which any electrical apparatus and cables are so designed and used as to minimize the risk of fire or explosion; and (b) detonators are effectively segregated from all other explosives; and (c) the stowage and segregation of explosives are in accordance with the IMDG Code; and (d) where such explosives are required to be stowed in a magazine, such magazine is kept securely closed while the ship is at sea.(2) A shipowner or master who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence. (Enacted 1994) Cap 413H s 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" (配伍组) and "division" (分类) 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) Cap 413H s 16 Document of compliance to carry packaged dangerous goods (1) No packaged dangerous goods shall be taken on board any ship the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 September 1984 unless it has on board a document of compliance, issued by or on behalf of the Director or the competent authority of the country in which it is registered, that the spaces in which the packaged dangerous goods are to be carried comply with the provisions of regulation 143 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations (Cap 369 sub. leg.) appropriate to the classification of those goods intended for stowage in or on that space. (2) A shipowner or master who fails to comply with this section commits an offence. (Enacted 1994) Cap 413H s 17 Reporting of incidents involving dangerous goods or marine pollutant (1) When an incident takes place involving the loss or likely loss overboard of packaged dangerous goods into the sea, the master, or other person having charge of the ship, shall report the particulars of such an incident without delay and to the fullest extent possible to the nearest coastal state. The report shall be based on the guidelines and general principles adopted by the IMO by resolution A.648(16). (2) In the event of a report from such a ship being incomplete or unobtainable the owner shall to the fullest extent practicable make or complete the report required by subsection (1). (3) In the case of a ship involved in an accident at sea involving an actual or probable discharge of marine pollutant in packaged form from the ship, the reporting of the incident shall be made in accordance with the provision of the Merchant Shipping (Reporting of Pollution Incidents) Regulations (Cap 413 sub. leg.). (Enacted 1994) Cap 413H s 18 Jettisoning of packaged dangerous goods (1) Packaged dangerous goods shall not be jettisoned, except where necessary for the purposes of securing the safety of the ship or saving life at sea. (2) A shipowner or master who fails to comply with the provisions of this section commits an offence. (Enacted 1994) Cap 413H s 19 Carriage in bulk PART IV CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN BULK (1) Where a shipowner or master of a ship knows or ought to know that any dangerous goods cannot safely be carried in bulk to the destination to which they are consigned, he shall ensure that such goods are not loaded in bulk into the ship. |