Cap 413H s 15 Carriage of packaged dangerous goods in passenger ships (MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (DANGEROUS GOODS AND MARINE POLLUTANTS) REGULATION; MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	413H	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (DANGEROUS GOODS AND MARINE POLLUTANTS) REGULATION	Gazette Number:
Section:	15	Heading:	Carriage of packaged dangerous goods in passenger ships	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(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" (配伍組) and "division" (分類) 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)