Merchant Shipping Act

292. Application

Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force

292. Application

(1)Unless expressly provided otherwise, this Part applies to all ships to which the Safety Convention applies and to cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage.

(2)The provisions of this Part respecting carriage of dangerous goods in packaged form or in solid form in bulk do not apply to ships’ stores and equipment, including ships’ distress signals.

(3)The provisions of this Part and any regulations made under section 297 respecting dangerous goods shall apply to all Kenyan ships and to all foreign ships while loading or discharging cargo or fuel, or embarking or disembarking passengers at any place in Kenya as they apply to Kenyan ships.

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Source: Kenya Law