Seaway Notice - Reporting Dangerous Cargo Mariners are reminded that all ships carrying dangerous cargo, as defined in Part V of the Seaway Practices and Procedures (listed below), and all tankers carrying liquid cargo in bulk are required to file a copy of the current load plan prior to transiting any part of the Seaway system. The following information must be included with the load plan: 1. Name of cargo, IMO class (if applicable) and number (if applicable). If the cargo is not classed by IMO or UN number, please state "not classified". 2. Total quantity (metric tonnes) of each commodity and stowage location; 3. Approximate quantity (metric tonnes or cubic metres) in each hold or tank; 4. Flashpoint of the cargo, if applicable; 5. Estimated date of entry into the St. Lawrence Seaway system, and date and time load plan was issued or last amended. Tankers, in ballast, which are not gas free where the previous cargo had a flashpoint below 61 deg. Celsius, are considered hazardous cargo ships. In the case of tankers, the above information must be detailed on a plan showing the general layout of the tanks. A midship cross-section showing double bottom tanks and ballast side tanks, if fitted, must also be provided. Tankers in ballast must report the previous cargo of each tank on a plan, as above.  If a material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) on a specified hadardous cargo is not available in a Seaway Traffic Control Centre, then the ship will be requested to provide one.   The load plan needs to be submitted to the nearest Seaway Traffic Control Centrefrom which it will be distributed to all other Seaway Centres. Changes in stowage, including loading and discharging during transit, will require the submission of an updated plan prior to departing ports between St. Lambert and Long Point. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in unnecessary delays or transit refusal. The load plan and other information can be transmitted via fax, twenty-four (24) hours a day to any of the following numbers: St. Lambert, Quebec..............................................(514) 672-3668 Massena, New York...............................................(315) 764-1886 St. Catherines, Ontario...........................................(905) 641-4632   Part V - Dangerous Cargo - St. Lawrence Seaway Practices and Procedures Applicable Laws - Section 66 and 66.1 66. Ships carrying a cargo or part cargo of fuel oil, gasoline, crude oil or other flammable goods in bulk, including empty tankers which are not gas free, and ships carrying dangerous substances whether break-bulk or containerised to which regulations made under the Canada Shipping Act or under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act or to which the Dangerous Cargo Act or the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of the United States or regulations issued pursuant thereto apply, shall be deemed to carry dangerous substances and shall not transit unless all requirements of the said Statutes and regulations and of these Practices and Procedures have been fulfilled. 66.1 Every ship carrying dangerous cargo, as described in this Part, and all tankers carrying liquid cargo in bulk shall file with the Manager a copy of the current load plan described in subsection 72(5).   Explosives Ships - Section 67   67. A ship carrying explosives, either Government or commercial, as defined in the Dangerous Cargo Act of the United States and in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, Class 1, Divisions 1.1 to 1.5 inclusive, shall be deemed for the purpose of these Practices and Proceduresto be an explosive ship. Explosies Permit - Section 68 68. (1) A Seaway Explosives Permit is required for an explosive ship in the following cases: (a) for all ships carrying any quantity of explosives with a mass explosive risk, up to a minimum of 2 tonnes (IMO Class 1, Division 1.1); (b) for all ships carrying more than 10 tonnes and up to a maximum of 50 tonnes of explosives having a fire hazard without explosives effect (IMO Class 1, Division 1.3); and (c) for all ships carrying more than 100 tonnes and up to a maximum of 500 tonnes of explosives having a fire hazard without explosive effect (IMO Class 1, Division 1.3); and (d) for all ships carrying more than 100 tonnes and up to a maximum of 500 tonnes of safety explosives and shop goods (IMO Class 1, Divisions 1.4 and 1.5). (2) When an explosive ship is carrying quantities of explosives above the maximum mentioned in subsection (1), no Seaway Explosives Permited shall be granted and the ship shall not transit. (3) A written application for a Seaway Explosives Permit certifying that the cargo is packed, marked and stowed in accordance with the Dangerous Goods Shipping Regulations, the United States regulations under the Dangerous Cargo Act and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code may be made to The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, 202 Pitt Street, Cornwall, Ontario, K6J 3P7, or to the Sanit Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, P.O. Box 520, Massena, New York, U.S.A., 13662. (4) A signed copy of a Seaway Explosives Permit and a true copy of any certificate as to the loading of dangerous cargo shall be kept on board every explosive ship in transit and shall be made available to any...

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