58 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 2

loading to necessitate a repair to the plant pipes or connections
or to interfere in any way with the uninterrupted discharge or
loading of the petrol, such discharge or loading shall be discon-
tinued until daylight.

(c) From the time when the holds or tanks of a petrol-ship
are first opened for the purpose of loading or landing petrol until
such time as all petrol shall have been loaded into or removed
from such holds or tanks, and the holds or tanks shall have been
securely closed down and, in the case of landing, rendered free
from inflammable vapour as required by this regulation, there shall
be no fire or artificial light on board such ship or at or near the
place where the petrol is being loaded or landed :

Provided that this regulation shall not prevent the use of lamps,
heaters, cookers, or other similar type of safe apparatus, electric
or otherwise, so designed, constructed, and maintained as to be
incapable of igniting inflammable vapour; and provided also
that this regulation shall not be deemed to prohibit the discharging
or loading of a petrol-ship under conditions approved by the
Harbourmaster, by means of steam from her own boilers or
power generated by electric motors or internal-combustion
engines placed in a position away from cargo-holds and pump-
rooms, or alternatively by means of electric motors so designed
constructed, and maintained as to be incapable of igniting
inflammable vapour and maintained in accordance with Lloyd’s
or other approved classification society’s requirements.

(d) The owner, and in the case of a ship the master or
owner, shall take adequate steps to prevent any person
under his control from smoking at or near the place where
petrol is being landed or loaded and to prevent any person
engaged in such landing or loading from carrying fuses, matches,
or any appliance whatsoever for producing ignition.

(e) All pipes and other appliances used in the landing or
loading of petrol in bulk shall be free from leakage.

(f) No petrol shall be brought to the place of loading until
the petrol-ship into which it is to be loaded is in readiness to
receive it.

(g) No petrol shall be discharged or allowed to escape into
the waters of the harbour.

(h) The owner or master shall take all due precautions for the
prevention of accident by fire in landing or loading petrol.

(i) Iron or steel hammers or other instruments capable of
causing a spark shall not be used for the purpose of opening or
closing the hatches or tank-lids of a petrol-ship.

(j) Except with the approval of the Surveyor of Ships or
Harbourmaster, the master or owner of a ship shall not permit
chipping, scraping, or hammering of iron or steel on the ship
while any hold which contains or has recently contained petrol
is open, or while there is any petrol on deck.

139. Unless exempted by the Harbourmaster, the master of
     every petrol-ship shall ensure that sufficient motive power is
     maintained to enable the ship to be removed from her berth in
     case of fire.

140. Two or more petrol-ships shall not, except for purpose
     of transhipment, lie within 100 ft. of one another, unless, in the
     opinion of the Harbourmaster, it is impracticable to maintain
     such distance.

141. The master of every petrol-ship shall appoint a com-
     petent person on board such ship as a watchman until all petrol
     shall have been landed or loaded and the holds or tanks securely
     closed after loading, and shall at all times have on board a
     responsible person to carry out and give effect to the provisions
     of these regulations.

142. No vessel, floating-appliance, or coal-hulk having a
     donkey-boiler on deck shall lie alongside or in the vicinity of a
     petrol-ship while the fire under such boiler is alight and the
     compartments containing such petrol are open.

143. No petrol shall be loaded into any hold or compartment
     in which lamps or their fittings and appliances of any kind, or
     electric wiring, are fitted.