15Convention requirements—the Act, s 243(2)(a)

15 Convention requirements—the Act, s 243(2)(a)

15 Convention requirements—the Act, s 243(2)(a)

(1) If a vessel has on board harmful substances in packaged form, the owner of the vessel must comply with MARPOL, Annex III, regulations 3–6.

(2) For MARPOL, Annex III, regulation 5, paragraphs 1 and 2, AMSA is the designated organisation.

(3) A copy of the special list, manifest or stowage plan mentioned in MARPOL, Annex III, regulation 5, paragraph 2 must be given before departure to AMSA at the AMSA office at or nearest to the port of loading.

(4) In this section—

packaged form has the same meaning as in MARPOL, Annex III, regulation 1.

Note 1—

MARPOL, Annex III, regulations 3 and 6 set out requirements for the packing and stowage of packaged harmful substances. MARPOL, Annex III, regulations 4 and 5 mention requirements for the transport of packaged harmful substances including the need to comply with the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (the IMDG Code) for marking and labelling and the preparation of a special list, manifest or stowage plan.

The IMDG Code as currently in force is available from the IMO website at http://www.imo.org. The IMO resolution that adopts or amends the IMDG Code is listed on AMSA’s website.

Note 2—

See Marine Order 94 (Marine pollution prevention — packaged harmful substances) 2014 of the Commonwealth, section 8.