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and D of Chapter VII of SOLAS;
(b) the IMDG Code;
(c) for INF cargo — the INF Code.
Note 1   Parts 4 and 7 of the IMDG Code set out requirements for the safe loading, stowage and carriage including segregation of cargo transport units on board vessels. Chapters 4, 6 and 8 of the INF Code set out requirements for temperature of cargo spaces, cargo securing arrangements and radiological protection.
Note 2   Section 114 of the Navigation Act provides an offence if proper precautions are not taken for the carriage of dangerous goods.
Note 3   There may be additional requirements under the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983, and Marine Order 94 (Marine pollution prevention — packaged harmful substances) 2014, which give effect to the harmful substances aspects of MARPOL.
Note 4   See MSC.1/Circ.1216 Revised Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Cargoes and Related Activities in Port Areas for guidance about ascertaining local compliance requirements for the loading and unloading of cargoes in port areas.

14 Requirements for the packing of dangerous goods
       (1)If dangerous goods are to be carried on a vessel, a shipper or consolidator must comply with the requirements of the IMDG Code for packing, marking, labelling and placarding.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note 1   Parts 4, 5 and 7 of the IMDG Code set out requirements for safe packing, marking and labelling including segregation in, and placarding of, cargo transport units.
Note 2   The IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units, published on the UNECE website at https://www.unece.org, and the Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships, published in the Supplement to the IMDG Code, also set out appropriate arrangements for safe packing.
Note 3   Sections 117 and 118 of the Navigation Act also provide offences if any dangerous goods, or the sender of dangerous goods, is falsely described.
       (2)A shipper or consolidator must ensure that the packing of dangerous goods into a cargo transport unit is undertaken or supervised by a person who:
(a) has knowledge of:
 (i) the requirements of the IMDG Code; and
 (ii) the latest edition of the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units; and
(b) is trained in accordance with Chapter 1.3 of the IMDG Code.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3)An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (4)A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

15 Emergency response information
       (1)The owner of a vessel carrying dangerous goods in packaged form must ensure that there are on board instructions on emergency response appropriate to incidents involving those goods