Cargo, Fumigation and Tackle Regulations (SOR/2007-128)

110. (1) The master of a vessel shall ensure that the requirements of regulations 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4.1 of Chapter VII of SOLAS are met.

(2) Every company shall ensure that the requirements of regulation 7-4.2 of Chapter VII of SOLAS are met in respect of its vessels.

(3) Every person on or in the vicinity of a vessel that is carrying dangerous goods or onto or from which dangerous goods are being loaded or unloaded shall take the measures specified in respect of those goods in the BC Code with respect to the activities in which they are engaged.

(4) The master of a tug who takes charge of an unoccupied barge carrying dangerous goods shall, before commencing any voyage,

• (a) ensure, to the extent that it is feasible, that the goods are carried in accordance with Part B of Chapter VI of SOLAS, regulations 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4.1 of Chapter VII of SOLAS and the BC Code; and

• (b) be in possession of the documents required by section 115 in respect of those goods.

111. (1) Every person on a vessel who enters either a cargo space containing dangerous goods or a space adjacent to that cargo space shall

• (a) comply with the requirements of the BC Code regarding wearing self-contained breathing apparatus;

• (b) be aware of the potential dangers in entering the space that are described in the BC Code; and

• (c) be under the supervision of a vessel’s officer designated by the master.

(2) If dangerous goods are to be loaded onto or unloaded from a vessel, its master shall ensure that an officer of the vessel or a person designated by its authorized representative is present while the goods are loaded or unloaded and while the cargo spaces are open.

(3) The master of a vessel carrying dangerous goods shall determine the areas on the vessel where smoking or using naked lights or spark-producing equipment could create a fire or explosion hazard and display warning notices in conspicuous places on board the vessel prohibiting the activity in those areas.

(4) Before dangerous goods are loaded into a cargo space, the master shall ensure that

• (a) the space is cleaned of all loose debris, dunnage and oil residue and is dry; and

• (b) the bilges in the space are substantially dry and free from extraneous material and can allow water outside the bilges to drain to the bilge sections while preventing the cargo from entering the bilges.

112. (1) No person shall simultaneously load or unload

• (a) incompatible dangerous goods; or

• (b) dangerous goods and other goods that are incompatible with them.

(2) The person in charge of loading incompatible dangerous goods shall, after stowing the goods in a cargo space, close its hatch and clear the deck of all residue before stowing any other goods.

(3) The person in charge of loading dangerous goods and other goods that are incompatible with them shall, after stowing the goods in a cargo space, close its hatch and clear the deck of all residue before stowing any other goods.

(4) If the unloading of incompatible dangerous goods is interrupted while some of the goods are in a cargo space, the person in charge of unloading shall close its hatch and clear the deck of all residue until unloading is resumed.

(5) If the unloading of dangerous goods and other goods that are incompatible with them is interrupted while some of the goods are in a cargo space, the person in charge of unloading shall close its hatch and clear the deck of all residue until unloading is resumed.

(6) The person in charge of loading incompatible dangerous goods shall ensure that they are segregated in accordance with the BC Code.