Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, 1997Part 1 : General8. Conduct endangering the ship or persons aboard ship |
| (1) | No person may, in connection with the handling, stowage and carriage of dangerous goods in a ship, knowingly or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided on or disobey instructions displayed on a ship of South African nationality in the interests of health or safety in pursuance of the Act. |
| (2) | If a person in a ship carrying dangerous goods fails to comply with this regulation he or she is guilty of an offence. |