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CHAPTER XVII I
VESSELS CARRYING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Art. 127 – General Terms and Conditions:

Generalities - Documents - Grouping:

(1) Art. 109, Art 112 - shall be applied.
(2) Permission is granted to carry through the SC radioactive goods on condition that the

following documents are produced:
a) Documents proving that vessel carrying radioactive substance has complied with

conditions and prescriptions contained in those laws and rules in force in the
exporting country and with the conditions and prescriptions recommended by the
I.M.D.G code or that of the I.A.E.A.

b) Compensation warranty document covering all direct or indirect damage that may be
caused by the presence of radioactive substances on board.

c) The master of the vessel must furnish a signed declaration (see Appendix 1, Part V)
pages (236 - 243), each declaration concerns one of the two basic groups:
1– Declaration III, Group 1 Radioactive, which includes fissile materials. i.e. artificially

produced nuclear substances such as enriched uranium, uranium-235 and
plutonium-239, which under certain conditions are capable of undergoing fission,

and irradiated uranium and other fissile material.
2– Declaration IV, Group 2 Radioactive, which includes radioactive goods stated by

I.M.D.G code as exemption, Uranium ores and concentrate, natural uranium and
thorium, radio isotopes for medical, agricultural, scientific or industrial use,

irradiated specimens of metals or minerals except those which fall within declaration
III above.
Art. 128 – Vessels Carrying Exemption Radioactive Substances:

Vessels carrying substances which are stated by I.M.D.G code as exemption are deemed

to be ordinary vessels, provided they satisfy conditions in Art. 109 above.

Art. 129 – The Authority’s Approval of Transportation of the Substances:

(1) In respect of substances of Group 1 radioactive, Prior Approval of Authority for the transit
of goods before shipment, is required and is not granted until approval of A.E.E. is notified

to the Authority.
(2) In respect of Group 2 radioactive, the Master of the vessel shall hand to the Agency on

arrival, all the documents concerning the goods for checking and ascertaining the
authenticity of the details contained therein that these formalities are sufficient.

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