Maritime Rules 24A

Current version of Part 24A

This rule applies to:

• any New Zealand commercial ship or foreign ship in New Zealand waters.

Download Maritime Rules Part 24A[PDF: 280kB, 38 pages]

Part 24A applies to all persons involved in any way with the carriage of dangerous goods on a ship, whether they are shore-based or on board a ship, including:

• owners, operators and masters of ships
• shippers of dangerous goods
• any person engaged in packing dangerous goods or consolidating cargo containing dangerous goods for carriage on a ship
• any person who loads, stows or unloads dangerous goods on a ship
• any person who manufactures or supplies packaging for dangerous goods that will be carried on a ship
• any person, including a passenger, who carries dangerous goods onto a ship or allows them to be brought onto a ship.