1956-HKRS30-8-46_Part08 — Page 9

Procedure

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99. When any typhoon signal other than the number one in typhoons and number three signal is hoisted any tanker carrying highly inflammable petroleum shall immediately leave and remain out- side the Harbour, and may anchor or berth in any other place within the waters of the Colony except Junk Bay and the Eastern approaches to the Harbour.

Construc- tion.

Provision of bulk- hoads,

Construc- Lion of

tanks.

Require-

ments

relating

tauku.

to cargo

(B) Petroleum lighters.

Carriage of any type of petroleum.

100. Every petroleum lighter shall be constructed of steel or other approved metal with adequate scantlings in compliance with the rules of a classification society relating thereto.

101. Every petroleum lighter shall be provided with oil-tight bulkheads at the forward and after ends of each cargo tank and no such bulkhead shall be fitted with a sluice.

102. Any cargo lank extending from side to side of any petro- leurn lighter shall be fitted with a centre-line bulkhead which may be intact or perforated. If intact, the scantlings shall comply with the rules of a classification society relating to boundary bulk- heads and equalising or independent tank pumping arrangements shall be fitted thereon; if perforated, the total area of perforations shall be not less than five per cent nor more than ten per cent of the total area of the bulkhead.

103. On any petroleum lighter-

(a) every cargo tank which is not fitted with an expansion

trunk shall...

(i) at all times contain an air space equal to at least one twentieth of the capacity of the tank; and

(ii) be fitted with an internal bar, or other approved device or contrivance, to indicare the level to which the tank may be filled;

(b) every expansion trunk fitted to any cargo tank shall have a capacity of at least one twentieth of the capacity of the tank :

(c) every cargo tank shall be fitted with independent approved suction pipes and valves, or with stand pipes with blank flanges and with manholes having screw-down covers with spirit-tight joints;

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(d) every cargo tank shall be fitted with a pressure-release system to the satisfaction of a Government surveyor; and (e) no cargo tank shall be capable of containing more than

one hundred and fifty tons of petroleum.

104. Every petroleum lighter shall be equipped with two Provision anchors, a suitable chain cable, a windlass, wire ropes, mooring of anchors and towing bitts, and suitable fenders or belting.

etc.

105. All electric wiring and fittings on any petroleum lighter Require- shall comply with the rules made by the Institution of Electrical ents

relating Engineers, or by a classification society relating to electrical to electric

wire etc. equipment in ships, and all lamps, fuse-boxes and other electrical equipment shall be flameproof.

wharf

106. When any petroleum lighter carrying, loading or about Duties of to load any petroleum is lying alongside any wharf the master of manogers the lighter and the manager of the wharf alongside which the and lighter is lying shall-

(a) take all proper precautions to prevent fire and

explosion; and

(b) so far as their control respectively extends take all

reasonable steps to ensure that-

(i) no person smokes on the lighter or at or near the place where the lighter is lying:

(ii) no person engaged in loading, discharging or handling petroleum is carrying matches or any appliance for producing ignition; and

(iii) no unauthorized person goes on board the lighter.

maatera.

107. No person shall smoke on or near any petroleum lighter Smoking carrying, loading or about to load any petroleum, and which not is at a prescribed place.

permitted at A prescribed place.

108. When any petroleum is being loaded or discharged on Requive- or from any petroleum lighter-

(a) all pipes and other appliances used in such loading discharging shall be reasonably free from leakage;

mente during

loading

or and dis-

charging.