Ports and Harbours Regulations 1966
Part 7Regulation of other matters
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Part 7 — Regulation of other matters
Division 1 — General
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Harbour masters’ powers 34
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Masters’ duties in port 35
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Anchoring etc. in port, masters’ duties as to 35
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Harbour master may order scuttling 36
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Gangways, provision and use of 37
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Watch keeping etc. requirements in port 37
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Naked lights etc. on vessels at wharves etc. 38
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Fires on vessels, notification and extinguishment of 38
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Waste disposal, masters’ duties as to 39
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Carcasses, debris etc., not to be thrown overboard 39
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Smoking in holds, prohibition of 39
Division 2 — Oil vessels
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Terms used 40
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Flag required on oil vessel 40
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Notice of intention to load or discharge inflammable liquid 40
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Inflammable liquids not to be discharged or loaded without permission 41
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Oil vessel to be moored as directed 41
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Oil vessel with inflammable liquids below deck, duties of master of 41
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Oil vessel loading or unloading inflammable liquid, restricted access to etc. 43
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Smoking etc. prohibited during loading or unloading inflammable liquid 43
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Oil vessel with tanks open, use of fires etc. on or near prohibited 43
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Pumping inflammable liquid between oil vessel and tank, master’s duties as to 44
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Tanks to be closed during pumping; pumping to cease if leak occurs 45
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Loading or unloading inflammable liquids at night 45
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Procedure on completing discharge of inflammable liquid 45
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No fires or ballasting while tanks are open 46
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Pipelines etc. to be oil and vapour tight 47
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Oil vessel to have steel hawsers to permit towing 47
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Preventing fire, master of oil vessel’s duties as to 47
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Harbour master may inspect oil vessel 47
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Wharf to be barricaded while loading and unloading inflammable liquid 48