8 Information for master

8.1 Nature of material

8.1.1 Before commencement of loading of a solid bulk cargo at a port in Australia, the shipper of that cargo must provide to the master, in writing, details specified by the BC Code of the characteristics and properties of the cargo relevant to its safe and efficient carriage by sea,[5] including:

(a) stowage factor;
(b) angle of repose;
(c) trimming procedures;
(d) likelihood of shifting;
(e) in the case of a cargo comprising material referred to in Appendix A of the BC Code, the transportable moisture limit and average moisture content;
(f) toxic and flammable gases which may be generated by the cargo;
(g) chemical hazards, such as flammability, propensity to deplete oxygen, toxicity and corrosiveness; and
(h) if the cargo has a tendency to self‑heat.

8.1.2 If dangerous goods in solid form in bulk are to be shipped, the information required by 8.1.1 must comply with Regulation VII-A1/7-2.1 of SOLAS.

8.1.3 The master must not permit solid bulk cargo to be loaded onto the ship until the information has been provided in accordance with 8.1.1.

This is a penal provision

8.2 Certificates of test

If compliance with 8.1.1 requires material to be sampled and tested, the shipper is responsible for arranging sampling and testing and for providing, if required by the BC Code, a certificate of test to the master.[6]