C168 SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA 



Regulation 8 



Explosives in Passenger Ships 

 (a) In passenger ships the following explosives only may be carried : — 



(i) safety cartridges and safety fuses; 

 (ii) small quantities of explosives not exceeding 20 pounds (or 9 kilo- 

 grammes) total net weight; 



(iii) distress signals for use in ships or aircraft, if the total weight of such| 

 signals does not exceed 2,240 pounds (or 1,016 kilogrammes); 



(iv) except in ships carrying unberthed passengers, fireworks which arej 

 unlikely to explode violently. 



{b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Regulation] 

 additional quantities or types of explosives may be carried in passenger ships 

 in which there are special safety measures approved by the Administration. 



Ch. 7 



