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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 17, 1911.
so by the Harbour Master and by such route as he may direct, or if he does not direct any particular route then by the route by which it entered the waters of the Colony.
permit to
oil.
(d.) If a tank ship has on board high flash petroleum for this Colony and also Ship with
low flash petroleum for some place outside of this Colony the Harbour low flash oil: Master may issue a permit for the ship to proceed to one of the wharves transship hereinafter mentioned and there discharge the high flash petroleum, high flash Before issuing any such permit the Harbour Master shall cause all the tanks which contain any low flash petroleum to be sealed and shall obtain from the master or agents an undertaking to his satisfaction that none of the low flash petroleum shall be discharged within the Colony. Before granting clearance to any such ship the Harbour Master shall cause the seals to be inspected and shall obtain from the master a statutory decla- ration to the effect that none of the low flash petroleum has been dis- charged within the Colony.
low flash oil.
(e.) If a tank ship has on board high flash petroleum for this Colony and also Permit to low flash petroleum for some place outside of this Colony the Harbour transship Master may issue a permit for the transshipment of the low flash petro- leum upon obtaining from the master or agents an undertaking to his satisfaction that none of the low flash petroleum shall be landed in this Colony. Every such transshipment shall be made only into another tank ship or into a properly constructed and equipped tank lighter and shall take place without delay in one of the anchorages specified in Rule 3, and the tank ship or tank lighter receiving such low flash petroleum shall immediately leave the waters of the Colony direct from such anchorage. (f.) If a ship which has on board low flash petroleum arrives in the waters Ship in
of the Colony in distress and is unable to proceed on its voyage without permit to going into dry dock the Harbour Master may issue a permit for the ship discharge to proceed to one of the wharves hereinafter mentionel and there dis- low flash oil. charge the low flash petroleum in order to enable the necessary repairs to be effected. Before issuing any such permit the Harbour Master shall obtain from the master or agents an undertaking to his satisfaction that all the low flash petroleum shall be re-shipped, and before granting clearance to any such ship the Harbour Master shall obtain from the Haster or agents a statutory declaration to the effect that all the low flash petroleum has been re-shipped.
distress
(g.) No low flash petroleum whatsoever shall be discharged or transshipped No low flash
within the Colony except in accordance with these Rules and in accord- oil to be ance with the Rules and Regulations in relation to Case Oil."
discharged
or trans-
shipped.
Places for
or
6. Rule No. 9 is hereby revoked and the following is substituted therefor:-
"9. The wharves immediately opposite the premises licensed for the storage of discharging
petroleum in bulk at Tai Kok Tsui, North Point, and Lai Chi Kok shall on board be the places to which tank ships having, or being about to take on board, petroleum. petroleum in bulk, shall proceed, and every ship as aforesaid in proceed- ing to or from the wharf at Tai Kok Tsui shall, unless special permission to the contrary has been given by the Harbour Master, take the route by way of the passage North of Stonecutters' Island.”
Officers to be on board
ship when
7. Rule No. 10 is hereby revoked and the following is substituted therefor:-
"10. During the time that any tank ship is moored or made fast alongside any
of the said wharves two certificated officers of the ship, of whom one alongside shall be a deck officer, shall remain on board.”
8. Rule No. 12 is hereby revoked and the following is substituted therefor :-
"12.-(1.) When no tank ship or tank lighter (having petroleum on board or being about to take petroleum on board or having recently discharged petroleum) is alongside any of the wharves mentioned in Kule 9, such wharf may be used for the purpose of discharging or shipping case oil within the meaning of the Case Oil Rules provided that such discharging or transshipment is authorised under the said Rules, or for the purpose of landing empty drums or other vessels to be taken into the licensed premises, or steamers may go alongside to take in petroleum fuel for bunker purposes.
When not being used for any of the above purposes the wharves may be used for other purpose.
any
wharf.
Use of Wharf.
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