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CHAPTER XV
CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS CARGO

Art. 108 – DEFINIT IONS:

For the purpose of these regulations, the meaning of the terms and expressions mentioned in

each of the following articles will be as defined in the respective subparagraph:

(1) “Dangerous Cargo” means the following:

a) Any substance whether packaged or in bulk, intended for carriage or storage and having
properties prescribed in the classes listed in the I.M.D.G. Code as amended from time

to time.
b) Any substance shipped in bulk not coming within the I.M.D.G Code classes but is
subject to the requirements of the Codes for the dangerous chemical in bulk, liquefied

gases in bulk and solid bulk as amended from time to time.
(2) “Packaged Dangerous Goods” means any dangerous cargo contained in a receptacle,

portable tank, freight container or vehicle. The term includes an empty receptacle,
portable tank which has previously been used for the carriage of a dangerous substance,

unless such receptacle or tank has been cleaned and permits transport with safety.
(3) “Hazardous Wastes” means wastes having hazard characteristics according to Basel

Convention and its amendments on the control of trans-boundary movements of
hazardous wastes and their disposal.
(4) “Dangerous Cargo in Bulk” means any dangerous substance, carried without any

intermediate form of containment, in a tank or cargo space which is a structural part
of a vessel or in a tank permanently fixed in or on a vessel.

(5) “Petroleum”: reference to Petroleum in these Regulations shall be deemed to include
all products such as: Rock oil, Rangoon oil, Burmah oil, oil made from petroleum,

rosin, boghead, coal, schist, shale peat and other bituminous substances, any products
of petroleum, and any of the above-mentioned oils, (such as benzene, kerosene,

gasoline, fuel oil, toluene, turpentine, paraffin wax ... etc.).
For the purpose of these Regulations, Petroleum is classified:
a) Grade A – Those of the above-mentioned products or any other not mentioned and

having a flash point below 23 degrees Centigrade (73º Fahrenheit).
b) G r a d e B – Those of the above-mentioned products or any other not mentioned

having a flash point between 23 degrees Centigrade (73º F) and 66 degrees
Centigrade (150º F).
c) Grade C – Those of the above-mentioned products or any other not mentioned having

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