THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH DECEMBER, 1892. 1089
Master's
7. (1) When the Master of a tank ship shall have made the declaration in rule 5 and Officer from if he shall not have produced any such certificate as in the last preceding rule mentioned, the Harbour Harbour Master shall cause an officer of his department to go on board the ship to obtain Office to be samples of the petroleum from each compartment or tank.
sent on board to take sam- ples.
deliver sam- ples of each
(2) The Master shall forthwith deliver to the officer aforesaid without charge samples Master to from each tank or compartment in which petroleum is carried. Such samples shall be taken under the personal supervision of the officer aforesaid and in the presence of the Master consignment. or Chief Officer of the ship.
(3) Every such sample shall consist of about forty fluid ounces and every sample shall Quantity of be rapidly transferred from the compartment or tank in which it is stored into a separate samples. bottle to be provided by the said officer.
Government
(4) When the samples have been delivered to the said officer he shall fasten up, secure Transmission and label the bottles containing them with the name of the ship and the description or of samples to number of the compartment or tank from which each sample has been taken and such other Analyst. distinguishing marks as may be necessary in the presence of the Master or Chief Officer of the ship. The Harbour Master shall cause the samples to be forwarded to the Government Analyst.
flashing
(5) The Government Analyst shall test the samples thus received in the manner indic- Testing and ated in the two following sub-rules and shall, as soon as practicable, give a certificate of the certificate of temperature at which the samples were found to give off an inflammable vapour and shall point. forward such certificate to the Harbour Master.
(6) The testing of the oil will be conducted with the apparatus known as the Board of Method of Trade Petroleum Test Apparatus and in accordance with the provisions of the Petroleum Act testing. 1879 (42 and 43 Vic. cap. 47).
(7) The application of the flashing test shall be made as directed in schedule one to the Application said Act with such modifications as may be called for by the local climatic conditions prevailing of flashing at the period at which the testing is made.
test.
(8) The fee for testing each sample shall be two dollars and fifty cents which shall be Fee for test- paid to the Colonial Treasurer.
ing.
Petroleum on certificate of
(9) If the certificate of the Government Analyst certifies that the petroleum in any one Discharge of compartment on board a tank ship gives off an inflammable vapour at a temperature of less than 73° Faht. the ship with the petroleum on board shall not be permitted to discharge and Government shall be ordered by the Harbour Master to leave the waters of this Colony by the route by Analyst, which she entered, and in all other cases upon payment of the said testing fees and upon obtaining the permission of the Harbour Master, the ship may proceed to the wharf herein- after mentioned and the petroleum may be discharged as hereinafter provided.
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 discharg- ing or shipping 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.
discharging
9. The wharf immediately opposite the premises licensed for the storage of petroleum Place for in bulk at Taikoktsui British Kowloon shall be the place to which ships having or being about landing on to take on board petroleum in bulk shall proceed and every ship as aforesaid in proceeding Petroleum. thereto or therefrom 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 Cutters' Island.
alongside
10. During the time that any tank ship is moored or made fast alongside the said wharf Protection two certificated officers of the ship of whom one shall be a deck officer shall remain on board of d 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 Throwing into the Harbour from any tank ship, or from the licensed premises.
Petroleum in the waters of the Colony.
12. (1) Except as hereinafter provided, the wharf shall not be used for any other pur- Use of wharf, pose than the discharge or shipment of petroleum.
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