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Place of

berthing

for loading

and dis- charging.

Procedure when tund th or from a prescribed place etc.

Certificated officers requiraj

on board.

Require. mmenta

during loading

and dip- charging.

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to sea or when the stress of wrather necessitates such movement, uncil-

(a) every tank, cumpartment and pipe which has contained such petroleum has been thoroughly cleansed and ven- tilated by the removal of all petroleum and inflammable vapour therefrom; and

(b) a gas free certificate has been issued in respect of the

vessel.

Carriage of highly inflammable or inflammable petroleum.

84. No tanker shall, without the permission of the Director, load or discharge any highly inflammable or inflammable petro- Jeum except at a prescribed place.

85. No tanker carrying highly infammable or inflammable petroleum shall-

(a) if bound to or from a herth in the Northern, Western or Tsun Wan dangerous goods anchorage pass through the Harbour without the permission of the Director; or

(b) if bound to or from the Eastern dangerous goods anchorage or the prescribed place at North Point enter or leave port otherwise than by the Eastern entrance; or (c) if bound to or from the prescribed place at Taikokisui enter or leave the Harbour other than by the channel to the north of Stonecutters Island.

86. Any tanker carrying, loading or about to load highly infammable or inflaminable petroleum shall, save with the per- mission of the Director, have on board at all times at least one certificated deck officer and one certificated engineer officer.

87. When any tanker is loading or discharging highly in- flammable or inflammable petroleum-

(a) all openings, except the gas escape line, from cargo tanks to the open air shall, save with the permission of the Director, be kept closed:

Provided that ullage plugs or sighting ports may be removed for taking dips or samples; and

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(b) any ullage plug or sighting port so removed shall be closed immediately after the dip or sample has been taken unless the opening is adequately protected by 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., and which is clean and free from obstruction.

rion of

88. The upper opening of every ventilator connected with Construc- any cargo tank or compartment of any tanker carrying, loading ventilators. or about to load highly inflammable or inflammable petroleum shall be covered with 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.:

Provided that this regulation shall not apply to any ver- tilator which forms part of any ventilating system complying with the rules of a classification society relating thereto.

not

during

89. From the time when any cargo tank or compartment of Fire etc. any tanker is first opened for the purpose of loading or dis- permitted charging highly inflammable or inflammable petroleum until the on board time when all such tanks and compartments have been securely loading closed and, where all the cargo of such petroleum has been dis- and die

charging. charged, cleansed and ventilated and a certificate to that effect has been issued in accordance with the provisions of regulation 83 there shall not be on board such tanker any fire or artificial light other than lamps, beaters, 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 tanker for the purpose of loading or discharging such petroleum 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.