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SOLAS - Carriage of Dangerous Goods

Application

Unless expressly provided otherwise, this part applies to dangerous goods, which are carried in packaged form or in solid form in bulk (hereinafter referred to as “dangerous goods”), in all ships to which the present regulations apply and in cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage.

The provisions of this part do not apply to ships’ stores and equipment.

The carriage of dangerous goods is prohibited except in accordance with the provisions of this part.

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

Classification

Dangerous goods shall be divided into the following classes:

Class 1 - Explosives

Class 2 - Gases: compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure

Class 3 - Flammable liquids

Class 4.1 - Flammable solids

Class 4.2 - Substances liable to spontaneous combustion

Class 4.3 - Substances, which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases

Class 5.1 - Oxidizing substances

Class 5.2 - Organic peroxides

Class 6.1 - Toxic substances

Class 6.2 - Infectious substances

Class 7 - Radioactive materials

Class 8 - Corrosives

Class 9 - Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles, i.e. any other substance which experience has shown, or may show, to be of such a dangerous character that the provisions of this part shall apply to it.

Marking, labelling and placarding

Packages containing dangerous goods shall be durably marked with the correct technical name; trade names alone shall not be used.

Packages containing dangerous goods shall be provided with distinctive labels or stencils of the labels, or placards, as appropriate, so as to make clear the dangerous properties of the goods contained therein.

The shipping documents prepared by the shipper shall include, or be accompanied by, a signed certificate or declaration that the shipment offered for carriage is properly packaged and marked, labeled or placarded, as appropriate, and in proper condition for carriage.

Each ship carrying dangerous goods shall have a special list or manifest setting forth, in accordance with the classification, the dangerous goods on board and the location thereof. A detailed stowage plan, which identifies by class and sets out the location of all dangerous goods on board, may be used in place of such a special list or manifest. A copy of one of these documents shall be made available before departure to the person or organization designated by the port State authority.

Stowage requirements

Dangerous goods shall be loaded, stowed and secured safely and appropriately in accordance with the nature of the goods. Incompatible goods shall be segregated from one another.

Explosives (except ammunition), which present a serious risk, shall be stowed in a magazine, which shall be kept securely closed while at sea. Such explosives shall be segregated from detonators. Electrical apparatus and cables in any compartment in which explosives are carried shall be so designed and used as to minimize the risk of fire or explosion.

Dangerous goods in packaged form, which give off dangerous vapours, shall be stowed in a mechanically ventilated space or on deck. Dangerous goods in solid form in bulk, which give off dangerous vapours, shall be stowed in a well-ventilated space.

In ships carrying flammable liquids or gases, special precautions shall be taken where necessary against fire or explosion.

Substances, which are liable to spontaneous heating or combustion shall not be carried unless adequate precautions have been taken to minimize the likelihood of the outbreak of fire.

Explosives in passenger ships

Explosives in division 1.4, compatibility group S, may be carried in any amount in passenger ships. No other explosives may be carried except any one of the following:

.1 explosive articles for life-saving purposes, if the total net explosives mass of such articles does not exceed 50 kg per ship; or

.2 explosives in compatibility groups C, D and E, if the total net explosives mass does not exceed 10 kg per ship; or

.3 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

.4 explosive articles in compatibility group B, if the total net explosives mass does not exceed 5 kg per ship.

.5 articles in compatibility group N shall only be allowed in passenger ships if the total net explosive mass does not exceed 50 kg per ship and no other explosives, apart from division 1.4 compatibility group S, are carried.

2 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, additional quantities or types of explosives may be carried in passenger ships in which special safety measures approved by the Administration are taken.

Definitions

For the purpose of this part, unless expressly provided otherwise:

International Gas Carrier Code (IGC Code) means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk.

Gas carrier means a cargo ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquefied gas or other product listed in chapter 19 of the International Gas Carrier Code.

International Bulk Chemical Code (IBC Code) means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk

Chemical tanker means a cargo ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical Code.

Application to chemical tankers

Unless expressly provided otherwise, this part applies to chemical tankers constructed on or after 1 July 1986 including those of less than 500 gross tonnage. Such tankers shall comply with the requirements of this part in addition to any other applicable requirements of the present regulations.

Requirements for chemical tankers

1 A chemical tanker shall comply with the requirements of the

International Bulk Chemical Code and shall, in addition to the requirements of following regulation I/8, I/9, and I/10, as applicable, be surveyed and certified as provided for in that Code. For the purpose of this regulation, the requirements of the Code shall be treated as mandatory.

Chapter I Regulation 8

Surveys of life-saving appliances and other equipment of cargo ships

Regulation 9

Surveys of radio installations of cargo ships

Regulation 10

Surveys of structure, machinery and equipment of cargo ships

The purpose of IBC Code is to provide an international standard for the safe carriage by sea in bulk of dangerous liquid chemicals listed in Chapter 17 of the Code by prescribing the design and construction standards of ships regardless of tonnage involved in such carriage and the equipment they should carry so as to minimize the risk to the ship, to its crew and to the environment, having regard to the nature of the products involved.

The purpose of IGC Code is to provide an international standard for the safe carriage by sea in bulk of liquefied gases and certain other substances listed in Chapter 19 of the Code, by prescribing the design and construction standards of ships involved in such carriage and the equipment they should carry so as to minimize the risk to the ship, to its crew and to the environment, having regard to the nature of the products involved.