Goods
43.—(1)  When any part of the between-decks of a passenger ship is occupied by cargo, and passenger accommodation is provided contiguous thereto, the cargo shall be stowed to the satisfaction of the Port Master or a surveyor of ships.
(2)  No deck cargo shall be carried on the forecastle deck of a passenger ship and in the case of ships having no forecastle or having the bridge house joined to the forecastle or having a complete shelter deck, cargo shall not be carried nearer to the fore side of the stem than one-eighth of the ship’s registered length.
(3)  No part of the cargo or stores shall be carried on the weather deck at a greater height from the deck than the rail, bulwark, or 3 feet 6 inches whichever height is the least unless approved by the Port Master or a surveyor of ships. Cargo or stores shall not be carried in alleyways, and two passages fore and aft, of a minimum width of 2 feet 6 inches — one on each side of the ship — shall always be kept clear of cargo or stores.
Dangerous stowage
(4)  No deck cargo or fuel of any description shall be carried in the vicinity of any opening to the engine room or stokehold which would prevent the immediate closing of such opening.
Dangerous loading of deck cargo
(5)  The Port Master or a surveyor of ships may refuse to allow any passenger ship to load any or part of a deck cargo, or if loaded, may require the unloading of this cargo if, in his opinion, such deck cargo or part of a deck cargo adversely affects the ship’s stability of seaworthiness or endangers the health or lives of the passengers.
Hatches
(6)  When cargo is to be loaded in a hatch situated on a deck to which passengers have access, the hatch must be fitted with guard chains or other satisfactory means to prevent any possibility of accident to the passengers.