Section 95 Restriction on loading combination carrier

(1) This section applies if the owner of a combination carrier has carried—

(a) bulk liquid dangerous cargo consisting of crude oil or petroleum products with a flash point of not more than 60ºC on a previous voyage (a relevant voyage) made by the carrier; or

(b) other bulk liquid dangerous cargo on 1 or more of its last 3 voyages (the last of which is also a relevant voyage).

(2) The owner or master of the combination carrier must not load the carrier with bulk solid cargo in a pilotage area unless—

(a) an approved chemist has issued a safety test certificate for the ship certifying that, after the relevant voyage, the approved chemist—

(i) tested the atmosphere, in the way stated in ISGOTT, in all places on the carrier that had previously contained the dangerous cargo to ensure that they are gas free; and

(ii) verified that all tanks on the ship containing slops are in an inert condition under ISGOTT; and

(b) the owner or master of the carrier has given a harbour master for the pilotage area—

(i) a copy of the safety test certificate; and

(ii) if subsection (1)(a) applies—a statement in the approved form about the carrier’s last 3 loaded voyages and the cargoes it carried on each voyage.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(3) This section does not limit the obligations of the owner or master of a ship under section 88.

(4) In this section—

approved chemist means a competent person within the meaning of AS 3846—2005 (The handling and transport of dangerous cargoes in port areas).

combination carrier means a ship designed to carry either oil or solid cargoes in bulk.

gas free see AS 3846—2005 (The handling and transport of dangerous cargoes in port areas).