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

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Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, 1997

Part 2 : Carriage of Packaged Dangerous Goods

15. 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.