sec.87Duties of person sending dangerous cargo by ship

sec.87 Duties of person sending dangerous cargo by ship

A person must not send dangerous cargo, other than dangerous goods, by ship unless, before sending the cargo, the person gives the master of the ship a written notice about the cargo stating each of the following— the proper shipping name of the cargo; the UN number for the cargo stated in the IMDG code; the quantity of the cargo; if the cargo has a flash point—its flash point or flash point range. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. A person must not send dangerous goods by ship unless, before sending the goods, the person— packs, secures, marks, labels, placards (for a cargo transport unit) and documents the goods in the way required under the IMDG code; and gives the master of the ship the documents required under the IMDG code. Subsection (2) is a regulation to which section 213 (3) of the Act applies. Section 213 (3) of the Act provides for a penalty of 500 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation declared to be a regulation to which the subsection applies. (sec.87-ssec.1) A person must not send dangerous cargo, other than dangerous goods, by ship unless, before sending the cargo, the person gives the master of the ship a written notice about the cargo stating each of the following— the proper shipping name of the cargo; the UN number for the cargo stated in the IMDG code; the quantity of the cargo; if the cargo has a flash point—its flash point or flash point range. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.87-ssec.2) A person must not send dangerous goods by ship unless, before sending the goods, the person— packs, secures, marks, labels, placards (for a cargo transport unit) and documents the goods in the way required under the IMDG code; and gives the master of the ship the documents required under the IMDG code. (sec.87-ssec.3) Subsection (2) is a regulation to which section 213 (3) of the Act applies. Section 213 (3) of the Act provides for a penalty of 500 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation declared to be a regulation to which the subsection applies.

• (a) the proper shipping name of the cargo;
• (b) the UN number for the cargo stated in the IMDG code;
• (c) the quantity of the cargo;
• (d) if the cargo has a flash point—its flash point or flash point range.
• (a) packs, secures, marks, labels, placards (for a cargo transport unit) and documents the goods in the way required under the IMDG code; and
• (b) gives the master of the ship the documents required under the IMDG code.