Matches olc. to be deposited with the maater.
Procedure
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68. Any person boarding a type VI vessel carrying highly in flammable liquid, who has in his possession any matches or other means of ignition shall deposit the same with the master of the vessel, and every person on board shall, if required, submit to being searched by the master of the vessel or by any duly authorized officer of the Government.
69. When any typhoon signal other than the number one in typhoons and number three signal is hoisted, any type VI vessel carrying any dangerous goods of port class E or highly indammable liquid shall immediately leave and remain outside the Harbour, and may unchur or berth, in any other place within the waters of the E or highly Colony except Junk Bay or the Eastern approaches to the
when carrying dangerous goods of port class
innamma-
ble liquid.
Copy of
regulations
To be kept
Construc. tion ate.
Harhour.
70. On any type VI vessel in respect of which the licence is endorsed for the carriage of highly inflammable liquid-
(a) a copy of this section of Part II shall be kept, and shall be produced on demand to any police officer, marine officer or fire brigade officer ; and
(b) an extract consisting of regulations 66, 67 and 68, in English and Chinese, shall be posted up in a prominent place and maintained in a legible condition.
71. In any type VI vessel which is provided with propelling or pumping machinery, and of which the licence is endorsed for the carriage of any dangerous goods of port class A or E, or highly inflammable or inflammable liquids-
(a) the machinery space shall lie at the stern of the vessel, separated from the cargo space by a cofferdam consisting of two gas-tight bulkheads at least two feet upart; (b) the engine shall be of the compression ignition type and
arranged for air or hand starling;
(c) no electrical ignition appliances or external heating
arrangements shall be fitted;
(d) the machinery space and pump room, shall be kept clean
and free from used or dirty colton waste;
(e) clean colton waste shall be kept in the machinery space in a metal container, and only sufficient for one day's use shall be kept therein;
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(there shall be provided open hins containing a quantity of dry sand proportionate to the length of the hull in the following ratio, namely, one cubic foot of sand to each twenty feet in length of the hull, and also shovels or scoops for use with the sand in the event of fire; and
(g) means shall be provided for sealing the machinery space as to prevent a fire originating in that space from spread- ing to other parts of the vessel.
72. No inflammable liquid in bulk or highly inflammable Junks not liquid shall be carried in any junk.
73. (1) No inflammable liquid in containers shall be carried in any junk other than a junk of which the licence is endorsed for the carriage of inflammable liquid in containers for export.
to carry certain inflamma- ble liquid.
Currlage etc in junks of jodam- mable
(2) No inflammable liquid in containers shall be loaded on liquid in any such junk at any place other than a prescribed place at that containers. end of the Harbour which is nearer to the junk's destination.
(3) Any such junk which has completed loading inflammable fiquid in containers shall, subject to the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1953, immediately leave the (14 of Harbour, or, if prevented from so doing for any reason, shall 1953). anchor in the nearest dangerous goods anchorage and there remain until departure becomes possible.
14. Any type VI vessel which at any time has carried below Gas free decks-
certificate.
(a) any highly inflaminable or more than one hundred gallons of inflammable liquid in containers ollier than approved containers; or
(b) any highly inflammable or inflammable liquid in an
approved container which was leaking,
shall be deemed for the purposes of the regulations in this section of Part IV to be carrying such liquid unless a gas free certificate has since that time been issued in respect of such vessel.
75. The Director may exempt any type VI vessel from com- Power lo pliance with any or all of the regulations in this section of Part exempt. IV, if he is satisfied that compliance is impracticable, or that other safety precautions which obviate the risk of fire or explosion have been taken.
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