The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997

List, manifest or stowage plan

14.—(1) The master of any ship carrying packaged goods shall cause a special list, manifest or stowage plan to be carried in the ship:

(a) setting out details, obtained from the shipping documents submitted by the shipper, of the packaged goods on board including the correct technical name of the goods, their classification in accordance with the IMDG Code and their mass or volume; and

(b) showing details of the location in the ship where the goods are stowed.

(2) The information required by paragraph (1) may be contained in a combined list, manifest or stowage plan relating to both packaged dangerous goods and packaged marine pollutants, or in two such lists, manifests or stowage plans, one relating to dangerous goods and the other to marine pollutants. Where a combined document is used it shall show clearly which goods are dangerous goods and which are marine pollutants.

(3) The master shall also carry in the ship any additional special documents where required by the IMDG Code for the carriage of packaged dangerous goods.

(4) Any such list, manifest or stowage plan and any additional special documents required for the acceptance of goods for carriage in the ship pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be kept available for reference or inspection on board the ship until the goods have been discharged from the ship.

(5) If the master of a ship carrying packaged goods fails to cause a list, manifest or stowage plan or additional special documents to be carried in the ship or kept available as required by paragraph (4), he shall be guilty of an offence.