Regulation 4 Report prior to leaving port
Before a ship carrying packaged goods or solid dangerous goods in bulk departs from a port, the operator and master shall arrange for a copy of any list, manifest or stowage plan required by regulation 9(1) or 17(3) of the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1990 to be kept on shore, and it shall be the duty of the operator to retain it there until the goods are discharged from the ship or for a period of six months from loading whichever period is the shorter.
It shall be the duty of the operator to furnish on demand—
where the port of departure is in the United Kingdom, to any person or authority designated for this purpose by the Secretary of State; and
where the port of departure is not in the United Kingdom, to the State in which it is situated,
the list, manifest or stowage plan referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
Without prejudice to paragraph (1) above, the shipper shall provide prior notification of each shipment of radioactive material in accordance with the requirements in the IMDG Code for Class 7 goods.