Marine Orders - Part 41: Carriage of dangerous goods, Issue 6 (Order No. 4 of 2003)
1Purpose of this Part
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1 Purpose of this Part
1.1 Section 191 of the Navigation Act 1912 provides for regulations to make provision for or in relation to giving effect to SOLAS.
1.2 Section 253A provides that the regulations may prescribe matters in regard to the carriage of dangerous goods in ships.
1.3 Section 255 provides that the regulations may prescribe matters relating to the giving of notice of the intention to ship dangerous goods in ships.
1.4 Section 257 provides that the regulations may make provision for and in relation to the stowing and carriage in ships of cargo.
1.5 Subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act 1912 provides that AMSA may make orders with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by regulation.
1.6 This Part of Marine Orders therefore gives effect to Parts A and D of Chapter VII of SOLAS[1], and in particular to the IMDG Code,[2] and prescribes matters for the purposes of those provisions of the Navigation Act 1912 referred to in 1.2 to 1.4.