Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 283C

283C. (1) It shall be the duty of the owner of a ship to which this article applies to take all reasonable steps to secure tha t the ship is operated in a safe manner. (2) This article applies to a Maltese ship, being in any port in or outside Malta, and to a foreign ship, which is within the territorial waters of Malta while proceeding to or from a port in Malta, unless such shi p would not be so pr oceeding but for weat her conditions or any other unavoidable circumstances. (3) If the owner of a ship to which this article applies fails t o discharge the duty imposed on him by sub-article (1), he shall be liable to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding one thousand units or to imprisonment for a period not ex ceeding two years or to both su ch fine ( multa ) and imprisonment. (4) Where any such ship - (a) is chartered by demise, or (b) is managed, either wholly or in part, by a person other than the owner under the terms of a management agreement within the m eaning of article 283B, any reference to the owner of the ship in sub-article (1) or (3 ) shall be construed as incl uding a reference - (i) to the charterer under the charter by demise, or (ii) to any such manager as is referred to in paragraph ( b) above, or (iii) (if the ship is both chartered and managed as mentioned above) to both the charterer and any such manager, and accordingly the refe rence in sub-article (1) to the taking of all reasonable steps shall, in relation to the owner, the charterer or any such manager, be construed as a reference to the taking of all such steps as it is reasonable for him to take in the circumstances of the case. 142 CAP. 234.] MERCHANT SHIPPING 4. CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS Dangerous goods. 284. For the purposes of this Part of this Act, "dangerous goods" includes aquafortis, vitriol, naphta, benzine, gun-powde r, lucifer matches, nitro-glycerine, petroleum, explosives, and an y goods declared to be dangerous by the rules made under the next following article. Rules as to the carriage of dangerous goods.  Amended by:  XIII. 1983.5; XXII. 2000.2.