10.1.1
Ships
of 500
gross tonnage or above constructed on or after 1 September 1984 and
carrying dangerous goods, shall comply with the requirements of regulation II-2/19 of SOLAS 1974.
In this connection, such
ships
are required
to carry on board a
Document of Compliance
in
accordance with SOLAS 1974, regulation
II-2/19.4 as evidence that the
ship
complies
with the special requirements for ships carrying
dangerous
cargoes
stipulated in SOLAS regulation II-2/19. Cargo
ships
of
less than 500 gross tonnage constructed on or after 1 February 1992
shall comply with the requirements of regulation
II-2/19 of SOLAS 1974, unless Administrations have reduced
the requirements and this has been recorded in the
Document
of Compliance
.
10.1.2 The
Document of Compliance
also
provides information on the classes of
dangerous cargoes
that
may be carried.
10.1.3 Also, on board a
ship
carrying
solid
bulk dangerous cargoes
, a list, a
manifest or detailed stowage plan detailing the
dangerous
cargo
and its location on board is required.
10.1.4 The
regulatory authority
should
establish appropriate arrangements for the inspection of the
ship
, to ensure, where appropriate, that the solid
bulk dangerous cargoes
have been loaded and stowed in
accordance with the
Document of Compliance
.