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of taking in or discharging such goods. Such ship shall be
anchored or moored at such place within the harbour clear of
the shipping as the Harbourmaster shall direct.

133. The master of any ship carrying explosives shall, while
     in any harbour in the Dominion, ensure that the rules for handling
     explosives in port made under the Explosives and Dangerous
     Goods Act, 1908, are strictly complied with.

134. The above clauses 127 to 133, both inclusive, of these
     regulations shall not apply to British merchant ships armed
     under the authority of the British Admiralty.

Petrol.

GENERAL.

135. (1) On or before the arrival in port of any petrol-ship
     the master or owner thereof shall inform the Harbourmaster of
     the quantity of petrol on board and the manner in which it is
     stowed.

(2) Prior to commencing loading or landing petrol on or
from any petrol-ship the master or owner of such ship shall
notify the Harbourmaster of his intention so to do, the time and
place of such loading or landing, and the quantity which he
proposes to load or land.

136. On or immediately prior to the arrival in port of any
     petrol-ship, and so long as the ship remains in port, the master
     shall—

(a) Display by day a red flag not less than 3 ft. square with
a white circular centre 6 in. in diameter, and by
night a red light at the masthead or where it can
best be seen but not less than 20 ft. above the deck,
and so that such flag or light is clear of all obstructions
and clearly visible in all directions:

(b) When the vessel is berthed at any wharf or landing-place,
exhibit, at the forward side of the gangway, a notice-
board with the words “DANGER—NO SMOKING”
printed in conspicuous lettering not less than 6 in. in
size, and by night display a red light at the after
side of the gangway, and a white light over the for-
ward side, over the said notice-board.

137. While in port the master of every petrol-ship shall—

(a) Berth or moor the ship only at such wharf or place as
may be approved by the Harbourmaster;

(b) Keep the holds and spaces containing petrol securely
closed, except when opened for loading or unloading;
and

(c) Cause the cargo, so far as it consists of petrol, to be
unloaded with all possible despatch; and

(d) Ensure that the radio transmitting apparatus on the
ship is not operated in any way.

138. The following requirements with respect to the landing
     or loading of petrol within the harbour shall be duly observed:—

(a) Before any petrol contained in casks, barrels, or other
containers is landed, the holds of a petrol-ship having on board
such containers shall be thoroughly ventilated, and, after all
petrol has been removed from any petrol-ship, the holds and
tanks shall be rendered free from inflammable vapour:

Provided that this regulation shall not be deemed to require
to be free from inflammable vapour the tanks of a petrol-ship
which leaves the harbour without delay after the discharge of
petrol, or remains only for the purpose of taking on board
bunkers, stores, or ballast, or for such other purposes as may be
approved by the Harbourmaster and of which ship the tanks are
closed down immediately after the discharge of such petrol.

(b) Petrol shall not be landed or loaded, except during day-
light, which for the purpose of this regulation shall be deemed
to be the period of each day from one hour before sunrise to
one hour after sunset:

Provided that tank-ships which shall have commenced dis-
charging or loading of petrol during daylight may be permitted
by the Harbourmaster to continue discharging into reservoirs
on shore or into tank-barges, or loading into their own
tanks subject to such conditions as may be imposed by
him, but should anything occur during such discharge or