1963-HKRS30-8-54_Part03 — Page 34

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Special restrictions retuting to Lype III

vessels

conveying explosives and certain inflammables.

Precautions

against fire

ia type 11

vessels

conveying

explosives

or certain

indarumables.

17. Except with the permission of the Director, no type III vessel while conveying any dangerous goods of category 1 or category 5, class 1 or 2 shall

(a) convey any other goods;

(6) enter or temain in any of the following typhoon shelters-

(i) Yau Ma Tei,

(i) Causeway Bay,

(iii) Tsing Yi Island;

(c) enter any dock or carry out in the barbour any repairs, other than cunning repairs to machinery for the safe operation of the vessel;

(d) except with the permission of the Director, be underway in the harbour between the bours of sunset and sunrise, except by reason of stress of weather or other unforeseen circumstance beyond the control of the owner, agent or master of the vessel; or

(e) anchor or berth-

(i) in the case of a vessel carrying dangerous goods of category 1, otherwise than alongside another vessel for the purpose of loading or discharging such goods and for such duration only between the hours of sunrise and sunset as is reasonably required for that purpose, or in the western dangerous goods anchorage, or as may otherwise be specified in a valid removal permit relating to the transport of such goods or as may otherwise be permitted in cách case by the Director: and

(ii) in the case of a vessel carrying dangerous goods of category 5. class 1 or 2, otherwise than alongside another vesse for the purpose of loading or discharging such goods and for such duration only as is reasonably required for that purpose. or alongside an approved petroleum wharf, or in a dangerous goods anchorage other than the western dangerous goods anchorage, or as may otherwise be permitted in each case by the Director.

18. No person in any type III vessel which has on board any dangerous goods of category 1 or category 5, class 1 or 2, shall, or shall cause or permit any other person to-

(a) smoke;

(b) use any naked light or other unscreened source of light ot heat capable of igniting explosive material or inflammable vapours:

(c) wear shoes containing exposed ferrous metal nails or studs capable of creating sparks when brought into contact with other such metal;

(d) use any ferrous metal hammers or other tools of such metal for the purpose of opening or closing hatches or for any other purpose likely to create sparks.

vessela

19. Except with the permission of the Director, upon the hoisting Movements of any local storm signal, other than signal number one or number of pye III three, every type III vessel which has on board any dangerous goods carrying

explosives of category 1 or category 5. class 1 or 2, shall proceed outside the harbour or

or certain tolammables in event of

(a) in the case of a vessel having on board dangerous goods of storm.

category 1. to the western dangerous goods anchorage, or

(b) in the case of a vessel having on board dangerous goods of category 5, class 1 or 2, to any dangerous goods anchorage other than the western dangerous goods anchorage.

20. No dangerous goods of category 5. class 1 or 2. shall be Prohibition conveyed in bulk in any junk.

PART V.

MISCELLANEOUS,

againal CONVEYEDÉS in bolk of certain izdammables in jucka.

21. For the purposes of Part III and Part IV of these regulations. Presumption. any type II or type III vessel which has had on board below decks or in any tank any dangerous goods of category 5, class 1 or 2, shall be doomed to be a vessel conveying or having on board such dangerous goods until a gas free certificate has been issued in respect of such vessel by a person approved therefor by the Director.

22. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed-

(a) to apply to----

(i) any dangerous goods forming part of the equipment, stores or fuel of any vessel or vehicle in which such goods are carried, or

(ii) goods which neither the owner of the vessel nor any of his servants or agents knew or ought to have known, or had reasonable grounds for suspecting to be dangerous goods; or

Saving,