4.8 Documentation required on board the ship carrying dangerous goods
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4.8 Documentation required on board the ship carrying dangerous goods

  4.8.1 Each ship carrying dangerous goods in solid form in bulk shall have a special list or manifest setting forth the dangerous goods on board and the location thereof, in accordance with SOLAS regulation VII/7-2.2. A detailed stowage plan, which identifies by class and sets out the location of all dangerous goods on board, may be used in place of such a special list or manifest.

  4.8.2 When dangerous goods in solid form in bulk are carried, appropriate instructions on emergency response to incidents involving the cargoes shall be on board.

  4.8.3 Cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over constructed on or after 1 September 1984 and cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage constructed on or after 1 February 1992, subject to SOLAS regulation II-2/19.4, shall have a document of compliance when carrying dangerous goods in solid form in bulk, except class 6.2 and class 7.


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