Section 87 Duties of person sending dangerous cargo by ship

(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—

(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.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(2) A person must not send dangerous goods by ship unless, before sending the goods, the person—

(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.

(3) Subsection (2) is a regulation to which section 213(3) of the Act applies.

Note— 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.