S.L. 499.1 Art. 104Classification of explosives.

For the purpose of these regulations explosives carried in ships shall -

(a) if service explosives, be deemed to fall within one of the following categories:

(i) Shipping Category C - those explosives which have a mass explosion risk;

(ii) Shipping Category B - those explosives which have a fire or minor explosion risk but not the risk of mass explosion and weapons having a toxic risk;

(iii) Safety Class - those explosives which do not belong to shipping category C or shipping category B;

(b) if explosives, other than service explosives, of -

(i) Division 1 of Class 6, be deemed to be the safety class specified in paragraph (a)(iii);

(ii) Division 2 of Class 7 be deemed to be of shipping category B specified in paragraph (a)(ii);

(iii) all other divisions and classes, be deemed to be of shipping category C specified in paragraph (a)(i): Provided that where the characteristics of any such explosives are compatible in the opinion of the Authority with the safety characteristics of any other shipping category or and are stowed together with any explosives of shipping category C, such explosives shall be deemed to be of shipping category C, unless they are separated therefrom either by the boiler room or engine room or by the hold of a ship.