Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Marine Pollution (IBC Code)) Regulations, 19988. Loading and carriage in bulk of listed chemicals |
No ship to which these regulations apply may load in bulk or carry in bulk any of the substances listed in Chapter 17 of the IBC Code unless—
| (a) | there is in force in respect of that ship a valid International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk covering the substance that the ship is loading or carrying and the loading and carrying is carried out in accordance with the terms of that certificate; or |
| (b) | either the Authority or the government of a State party to MARPOL 1973/78 has given specific approval for its carriage and any conditions relevant to loading or carriage subject to which that approval was given are complied with. |