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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 1, 1940.
(2) Not more than one tank ship carrying bulk oil shall go or remain alongside any berth at any prescribed place at any one time.
(3) When a tank ship is unloading or loading bulk oil at a berth, no other vessel of any description shall go or remain alongside such berth or alongside such tank ship, except for the purpose of transhipment of bulk oil or case oil, or other products of petroleum.
122. (1) Every tank ship from which all bulk oil has been unloaded shall remain at the prescribed place where such unloading was completed and shall not move therefrom, without the permission of the Harbour Master, except for the purpose of proceeding to sca or owing to stress of weather, until-
(a) every tank, compartment, and pipe which has con- tained bulk oil has been thoroughly cleansed and ventilated by the removal of all oil and inflammable vapour therefrom,
and
(b) a certificate to that effect has been issued by an approved person.
(2) Every such certificate shall specify in detail the tank, compartment, or pipe to which it refers.
(3) Until such certificate has been issued, no naked lights or unguarded electric lamps shall be brought near or into any tank, compartment or pipe which has contained bulk oil.
(4) Every tank ship which has unloaded a portion of a cargo of bulk oil at any prescribed place shall, on moving therefrom, proceed direct to another prescribed place.
123. (1) No tank ship carrying bulk oil shall, except owing to stress of weather or with the permission of the Harbour Master, remain stationary in the waters of the Colony except at a Dangerous Goods Anchorage or at a prescribed place, and no such tank ship, and no tank ship which has recently unloaded bulk oil shall, except for the purpose of proceeding to a prescribed place, pass through the harbour without the permission of the Harbour Master: provided that it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master, on being satisfied that, in respect of any such tank ship, all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent accident, to permit such tank ship to proceed to and remain stationary at such ether place as he may assign, and, if he thinks fit, to pass through the barbour for the purpose of proceeding thereto.
(2) An appeal shall lie to the Governor in Council from any refusal of the Harbour Master to permit any such tank ship to proceed to such other place as aforesaid.
PART XI.-CASE OIL.
124. In this Part---
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(a) case oil
means petroleum contained in barrels, drums, tins, or other containers, but does not include---
(i) lubricating oils, or
(ii) petroleum certified by the Government Analyst or other competent officer of this or any other British Colony or possession to have a flash point above 150° Fahrenheit.
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