Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter VII : Carriage Of Dangerous Goods

Regulation 1 : Application

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(a)	Unless expressly provided otherwise, this Chapter applies to the carriage of dangerous goods in all ships to which the present Regulations apply.

(b)	The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to ship’s stores and equipment or to particular cargoes carried in ships specially built or converted as a whole for that purpose, such as tankers.

(c)	The carriage of dangerous goods is prohibited except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(d)

To supplement the provisions of this Chapter each Contracting Government shall issue, or cause to be issued, detailed instructions on the safe packing and stowage of specific dangerous goods or categories of dangerous goods which shall include any precautions necessary in their relation to other cargo.