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126. The upper opening of every ventilator connected with ventilators, any compartment of any case oll vessel shall be covered with
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Fire etc. not permitted on board during loading and dis- charging.
Use of
electric
power from ihe shore.
strong incorrodible wire gauze, of mesh not less than twenty eight to the linear inch and of gauge not less than twenty eight S.W.G.
127. From the time when any hold of a case oil vessel is first opened for the purpose of loading or discharging case oil until the time when all such holds have been securely closed and, where all the cargo of case oil has been discharged, cleansed and ventilated and a certificate to that effect has been issued in accordance with the provisions of regulation 134, there shall not be on board such vessel any fire or artificial light other than lamps, heaters, cookers or other apparatus, electric or otherwise designed, constructed and maintained in compliance with the rules of a classification society relating thereto :
Provided that, under conditions approved by the Director, fire may be used on board any such vessel for the purpose of loading or discharging case oil by means of--
(a) steam from her own boilers; or
(b) power generated on board by electrical plant designed, constructed, installed, positioned and maintained in com- pliance with the rules of a classification society relating thereto.
128. Where electric power supplied from the shore is used in the loading or discharging of case oil on or from any case oil vessel-
(a) the connexion between the shore cable and the vessel shall be made by means of a connexion box designed, constructed and maintained in compliance with the rules of a classification society relating thereto and situated in a position approved by the Director;
(b) the shore cable shall be of a flexible tough rubber
sheathed type approved by the Director;
(c) a change over switch or suitable interlocking device shall be installed at the vessel's switchboard to prevent the shore supply from being connected to the switchboard while the switchboard is connected to the vessel's gen- erating plant; and
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(d) all electrical equipment used in or in connexion with the shore supply to the vessel shall be maintained in such condition as to prevent danger from electric shock or fire.
129. When any casc oil is being loaded or discharged on or Fire. from any case oil vessel, the vessel's fire-fighting appliances shall Sghting
appliances. be kept ready for instant use.
130. No case oil vessel shall undergo in the Harbour repairs Repairs in other than running repairs to machinery which do not involve Harbour. the use of fires, blow lamps, burners or naked lights, and which are undertaken after all holds have been closed down gas-tight.
dock.
131. (1) When any case oil vessel enters a graving dock and Require- any residue of highly inflammable or inflammable liquid is ments in suspected to be or is found in any pipe line or other part of the vessel all proper precautions shall be taken to prevent such liquid or any water mingled therewith from running onto the floor or into the pump well of the dock,
(2) When, in any graving dock, the tanks or bilges of any case oil vessel are drained through plug holes or by any other method, all such drainings shall be received into approved containers, and shall, without delay, be removed to a storage place approved by the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade.
Carriage of highly inflammable case oil.
132. No fires, lights or electrical apparatus other than electric Fire etc. filament lamps or self-contained electric lamps, heaters, cookers or
permitted other apparatus, so designed, constructed and maintained as to be on wharf
during incapable of igniting inflammable vapour, shall be used on any loading wharf at which highly inflammable case oil is being loaded or and dis- discharged on or from any case oil vessel.
charging.
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133. No iron or steel hammers or any other instruments capable Iron or of causing a spark shall be used for the purpose of opening or closing hatches or tank covers of any case oil vessel carrying not to be highly inflammable case oil.
used.
134. Before any highly inflammable case oil is discharged from Ventila- any case oit vessel, any hold in which such case oil to be discharged holds. is carried shall be thoroughly ventilated.
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