628747-1899-Rules-and-Regulations-in-relation-to-Petroleum-in-Bulk — Page 3

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST APRIL, 1899.

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(b.) Moreover, if the certificate of the Government Analyst certifies that samples of Ship with petroleum taken from every compartment on board of a tank ship all of them give off an qulity of inflammable vapour at a temperature of not less than 200° Fahrenheit, when tested in the petroleum manner set forth in the schedule hereto, then, upon payment of the said testing fees and treated as a obtaining the permission of the Harbour Master to proceed to her anchorage, such ship shall tank ship. no longer be treated as a tank ship under these rules and regulations.

oil.

8. The discharge of petroleum imported in bulk from a tank ship and the shipment of Method of petroleum from the licensed premises hereinafter mentioned shall be effected by means of a discharge of hose and a wrought-iron pipe between sunrise and sunset. Petroleum so imported shall be pumped into storage tanks and when the ship has finished discharging or shipping petroleum the pipe shall immediately be emptied. When the ship has not finished discharging or ship- ping by sunset, arrangements shall be made by means of a valve or otherwise for effectually preventing any of the oil left in the pipe from escaping.

or taking on board petro-

9. The wharves immediately opposite the premises licensed for the storage of Petroleum Places for in bulk at Taikoktsui in British Kowloon and at North Point, Hongkong, shall be the places discharging to which tank ships having, or being about to take, on board Petroleum in bulk, shall pro- leum. ceed; and every ship as aforesaid in proceeding to or from the wharf at Taikoktsui shall, unless special permission to the contrary has been given by the Harbour Master, take the route by way of the passage north of Stone Cutter's Island.

of ships

10. During the time that any tank ship is moored or made fast alongside either of the Protection said wharves two certificated officers of the ship of whom one shall be a deck officer shall remain alongside on board and the ship shall be protected on her "off" side by booms of such strength (to be wharf. approved by the Harbour Master) and so secured as to fend off any other vessel from possible collision with her.

11. No discharge of petroleum whether mixed with water or not shall be permitted into Throwing the harbour from any tank ship, or from the licensed premises.

Petroleum into the harbour.

12.-(1.) Except as hereinafter provided, the wharves shall not be used for any other Use of wharf. purpose than the discharge or shipment of petroleum.

(2.) No tank ship when alongside either of the said wharves shall discharge petroleum into any other ship, vessel or junk of any description whatever.

(3.) When no tank ship having or being about to take petroleum on board or having recently discharged petroleum is alongside the wharf, the wharf may be used for the purpose of shipping from the said licensed premises petroleum in drums or other vessels of a capacity not exceeding 20 gallons each or for landing empty drums or other vessels of a similar capa- city to be taken into the said premises. When not being used for either of these purposes, the wharf may be used for discharging coal for the purpose of storage or shipping coal into lighters or other vessels not being tank ships.

13. The discharge or shipment of petroleum from or on any one tank ship shall not Time for occupy more than twenty-four working hours unless the time has been extended by the discharge. Harbour Master owing to stress of weather or accidental cause.

leum ship to

14. Not more than one tank ship shall go or be alongside any wharf at one time: nor One petro- when a tank ship is discharging or shipping petroleum shall any other ship, junk or vessel of go alongside any description whatever, be alongside the wharf or the tank ship.

only.

be taken by ship after

Petroleum.

15. After the discharge or shipment of petroleum in bulk the tank ship, unless she at Position to once goes to sea, shall proceed without delay to the anchorage as provided by the third of these rules and she shall not remove thereupon until every tank or compartment which has discharging been emptied of petroleum has been thoroughly cleansed and ventilated by the removal of all oil and vapour and, unless the especial permission of the Harbour Master has been obtained, except for the purpose of proceeding to sea or in case of stress of weather.

16. No tank ship having on board or having recently discharged petroleum in bulk shall, No ship without the permission of the Harbour Master, pass through or take up any position in the having or harbour except as in the last preceding rule mentioned. If the Harbour Master is satisfied recently had that a tank ship has no petroleum on board and that her tanks have been thoroughly cleansed on board to and ventilated, he may allow her to pass through the harbour or take up such position as he pass through may assign.

Petroleum

the harbour.

Petroleum

17. Except where repugnant to or inconsistent with these regulations and unless other. Movement of wise expressly provided the rules and regulations for the time being in force under the from licensed Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, as amended by any other Ordinance, in relation to the premises. movement by land or water and the storage of Dangerous Goods and to the anchorage of ships, vessels, lighters or boats having or being about to take on board Dangerous Goods within the Colony shall apply to the movement and storage of petroleum in drums or other vessels from the premises in which petroleum in bulk is licensed to be stored and to the anchorage of ships, vessels, lighters and boats having on board or being about to take on board such petroleum.