Regulation 28 Prohibition on uncertificated carriage
No ship shall load in bulk or carry in bulk any Category A, B, C or D substance unless—
there is in force in respect of that ship a valid INLS Certificate or BCH Code Certificate or IBC Code Certificate covering the substance in question or, where the substance is class-approved, the class in question, and
the loading and carriage is in accordance with the terms of that certificate, and
where the substance is class-approved, there is on board the ship documentary evidence of the assessment and approval referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) respectively of the definition of “class-approved” in regulation 1(2); or
the substance is an oil-like substance and
there is in force in respect of the ship a valid IOPP Certificate or UKOPP Certificate with the endorsement specified in regulation 18(e) covering the substance in question, and
the loading and carriage is in accordance with the terms of that certificate and endorsement.
No ship shall carry a class-approved non-polluting substance unless there is on board the ship documentary evidence of the assessment and approval referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) respectively of the definition of “class approved” in regulation 1(2).
No ship shall carry an unassessed liquid substance in bulk unless—
either the Secretary of State, or the government of a state party to MARPOL 1973/78 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, has given written permission for its carriage; and
any conditions subject to which that permission was given are complied with.