85Requirements for masters of ships—general

85 Requirements for masters of ships—general

85 Requirements for masters of ships—general

(1) This section applies to a master of a ship that has explosives on board.

(2) The master of the ship must prevent—

(a) hot work, or work that results in the ship being immobilised, from being carried out on the ship, and

(b) bunkering of the ship while the explosives are being loaded or unloaded from the ship.

(3) The master of the ship must ensure—

(a) the ship’s engines and ancillary equipment are ready for sea at all times, and

(b) the handling of the explosives is suspended during an electrical storm.

(4) The master of the ship must sail the ship from the port as soon as practicable after the completion of loading of the explosives.

(5) The master of the ship must unload the explosives from the ship as soon as practicable after the ship is berthed.

(6) While explosives are being loaded or unloaded from the ship, the master of the ship must, in conjunction with the port facility operator, exclude all personnel not essential to the loading or unloading of the explosives from—

(a) the area of the berth where they are being handled, and

(b) a space of at least 15 metres beyond the immediate handling area.

(7) While explosives are being handled, the master of the ship must—

(a) prohibit ignition sources in or near handling areas, and

(b) prohibit smoking on the ship and berth, except in safe areas, and

(c) ensure that notices are displayed on the ship and berth with the words “DANGER—NO SMOKING—NO NAKED LIGHTS”.

(8) The master of the ship must—

(a) make appropriate fire fighting facilities and water immediately available on the ship,

(b) ensure fire hoses on board are primed and laid out ready for immediate use.

(9) If more than one class or division of explosives is on board the ship, the master of the ship must apply the limit on quantities for dangerous goods for the port operational area as if all the goods belong to the most restrictive class or division.