Regulation 7-4 - Reporting of incidents involving dangerous goods
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Regulation 7-4 - Reporting of incidents involving dangerous goods

  1 When an incident takes place involving the loss or likely loss overboard of dangerous goods in solid form in bulk into the sea, the master, or other person having charge of the ship, shall report the particulars of such an incident without delay and to the fullest extent possible to the nearest coastal State. The report shall be drawn up based on general principles and guidelines developed by the Organization.footnote

  2 In the event of the ship referred to in paragraph 1 being abandoned, or in the event of a report from such a ship being incomplete or unobtainable, the company, as defined in regulation IX/1.2, shall, to the fullest extent possible, assume the obligations placed upon the master by this regulation.

Parent topic: Part A-1 - Carriage of dangerous goods in solid form in bulk
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