CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 91

# Draft of Rules and Regulations in relation to Petroleum in Bulk

made by the Governor in Council as first proposed,

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1. In these rules the words "Petroleum in Bulk" shall mean petroleum and any other product of petroleum in any vessel, tank, compartment or receptacle having a capacity of 300 gallons and upwards.

2. Every ship arriving at this port having on board Petroleum in Bulk shall hoist a red flag at the fore-top-gallant-mast head and at her main-top-gallant-mast head shall hoist the flags N.G.D. of the International Code (signifying Petroleum Oil) and shall keep such flags flying during the hours of daylight until such Petroleum is discharged and after such discharge so long as she shall remain in the waters of the Colony and during the same time every such ship shall by night display 2 red lights vertically in a position where they can be best seen and at a height of not less than 20 feet above deck.

3. Every such ship shall on approaching the waters of the Colony enter the harbour by the Western entrance and shall take up a position to the West of a line from which the White Rock bears due North on the South side of Stonecutters Island and to the North of a line having the shears at the Naval Yard at Kowloon bearing East, and she shall not remove from such position without the permission of the Harbour Master.

4. During the time that any such ship is within the waters of the Colony no fires or lights except the electric light shall be used on board or in the immediate vicinity of the ship while the tanks or petroleum compartments are open or when the hatches are off, and no person on board shall smoke and carry matches. But this regulation shall not be deemed to prohibit engine room fires properly banked up, nor when the said tanks or compartments are not open, galley fires, or engine-room fires, necessary to get up steam to move from the said anchorage to the wharf hereinafter mentioned and back.