Fire etc. not permitted
on wharf daring looding and dig- charging.
Iron or Яteel hammers not to be used.
Use of pipe-lines and bosea during loading
and dis- charging.
Distance
to be kept
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(4) The outlet of the delivery pipe from any such cylinder shall-
(a) be kept in the machinery space in a position approved
by a Government surveyor; and
(b) be fitted with fusible plugs capable of being punctured
from the deck.
(5) All delivery pipes and fittings attached to such cylinders shall be of robust construction.
Carriage of highly inflammable petroleum.
116. No fire, lights or electrical apparatus other than clectric filament lamps or self-contained electric lamps, heaters, cookers or other apparatus, so designed, constructed and maintained as to be incapable of igniting inflammable vapour, shall be used on any wharf at which highly inflammable petroleum is being loaded or discharged on or from any petroleum lighter,
117. No iron or steel hammers or any other instruments capable of causing a spark shall be used for the purpose of opening or closing hatches or lank covers of any petroleum fighter carrying highly inflammable petroleum.
118. All pipe-lines and hoses whilst rigged for loading or discharging highly inflammable petroleum from any petroleum lighter shall be adequately and continuously earthed and kept under constant supervision,
110. No petroleum lighter carrying highly inflammable from other petroleum shall, except for the purpose of transhipment of such lighters. petroleum, le within one hundred feet of any other petroleum)
lighter carrying such petroleum.
Place of berthing.
(C) Case oil vessels.
Carriage of any type of case oil.
120. No case oil vessel shall anchor or berth at any place other than at a prescribed place or in a dangerous goods anchor- age.
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wharf
121. The master of any case oil vessel and, if such vessel Duties of is loading or discharging case oil alongside any wharf, the manager of the wharf shall
(2) take all proper precautions to prevent fire and explosion;
and
(b) so far as their control respectively extends take all reason-
able steps to ensure that
(i) no person smokes on the case oil vessel or at or near a place where case oil is being loaded or discharged on or from such vessel;
(ii) no person engaged in loading, discharging or handling case oil is carrying matches or any appliance for producing ignition; and
(iii) no unauthorized person goes on board the case oil vessel.
managers and masters.
122. No person shall smoke on or near any case oil vessel Smoking which is at a prescribed place.
not permitted at a prescribed place.
123. When any case oil is being loaded or discharged on or Manner of from any case oil vessel, such loading or discharging shall loading
and dis- proceed with all due speed and diligence.
charging.
124. Any case oil vessel from which all of her cargo of case Procedure oil has been discharged shall remain at the place where such after
discharge discharge was completed and shall not move therefrom without of petro- the permission of the Director, except for the purpose of proceed- leum. ing directly to sea, or when the stress of weather necessitates such movement, until
(a) every compartment which has contained such case oil
has been thoroughly cleansed and ventilated by the removal of all highly inflammable and inflammable liquid and inflammable vapour therefrom; and
(b) a gas free certificate has been issued in respect of the
vessel.
125. Any case oil vessel which is a type I, II or III vessel Certifi- shall have on board at all times at least one certificated deck catad officer and one certificated engineer officer.
officers
required
on board.