Safety Regulations 1985

MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT

(Ports Wing)

New Delhi, 15th December, 1987


NOTIFICATION


G.S.R. 987 (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(i) of section 124 read with sub section (1) of section 132 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963). The central Government hereby approves the Tuticorin Port Safety Regulations, 1985, made by the Board of Trustees of Tuticorin in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 123 of the said Act and published in the Tamil Nadu government Gazette dated 15th April, 1987 and 22nd April 1987 as detailed in the schedule annexed to this notification.


  1. The said regulations shall come into force on the date of publications of this notification in the official gazette.



[No. PR-16012/11/86-PG]

YOGENDRA NARAIN, Jt. Secretary.


SCHEDULE


TUTICORIN PORT TRUST


Tuticorin Port Safety Regulations, 1985

(No. S-6/3/85-CDN/Vol. II)


No. S.R.O.C. 15/87- In exercise of powers conferred by clause(n) of Section 123 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963(38 of 1963) the Board of Trustees of the Port of Tuticorin, hereby makes the following regulations, namely, the Tuticorin Port Safety Regulations, 1985 subject to the approval of the Central Government and the same are published for public information:-


PART I

PRELIMINARY


1. Short title, extent and commencement:–


(a) The regulations may be called the Tuticorin Port Safety Regulations, 1985.


(b) They extend to the whole area of Port of Tuticorin.


(c) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.




(d) These regulations are supplementary to Explosives Rules, 1983, Gas Cylinders Rules, 1981, Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels(Unfired) Rules, 1981 and Petroleum Rules, 1976 as applicable.


2. Definitions - in these regulations unless the context otherwise requires -


(a) 'Board' means the Board of Trustees of Port of Tuticorin constituted under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963


(b) Chairman means the Chairman of the Board.


(c) 'Deputy Conservator means the Deputy Conservator of the Tuticorin Port Trust.


(d) 'Harbour Master' means the Harbour Master of Tuticorin Port Trust.


(e) 'Traffic Manager' means the Traffic Manager of Tuticorin Port Trust.


(f) 'Safety Officer" means the Officer appointed by the Board for administering and enforcing the Tuticorin Port Safety Regulations.


(g) 'Assistant Safety Officer" means the Officer appointed by the Port to assist the Safety Officer in the enforcement of those Regulations.


(h) 'Safety Inspector' means official appointed to assist the 'Assistant Safety Officer' in the proper enforcement of these Regulations and includes Sub-Officers' of the Port Fire Service if allotted these duties.


(i) 'Port means the Port of Tuticorin to which the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 applies within such limits as may be from time to time be defined by the Central Government for the purpose of the said Act by notification in the Official Gazette.


(j) 'Ship' means a vessel intended to be used in sea navigation excluding 'Oil Tanker'.


(k) 'Oil Tanker', means a vessel exclusively used for transportation of inflammable liquids in bulk.


(l) 'Boat' means a small craft which is not mechanically propelled.


(m) 'Explosive Anchorage means an anchorage situated in a position latitude 8 degrees 44 feet 54 inches N and longitude 78 degree 14 feet 43 inches E.


(n) 'IMO' Code ' means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code issued by the Inter-Government Maritime Consultative Organisation, London.


(o) 'Dangerous Goods' means all substances and substances covered by the list published by Board of Trade London included in the IMO Code and also such other substances which, in the opinion of the Safety Officer are dangerous goods for the purpose of these regulations.

3. The following officers, who may be appointed by the 'Board' shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as are prescribed and assigned to them under these Regulations.-


1. Safety Officer.


2. Assistant Safety Officer.


3. Safety Inspector.


        (a) Deputy Conservator shall also be Safety Officer for the purpose of these regulations.


        (b) The Fire Officer of the Port shall be Assistant Safety Officer for the purpose of these regulations.


4. Classifications of Dangerous Goods – For the purpose of these regulations Dangerous Goods shall be divided into the following classes:-

Class 1 Explosives

Class 2 Gases: compressed; liquefied or dissolved under pressure.

Class 3 Inflammable liquids.

Class 4-1 Inflammable solids.

Class 4-2 Inflammable solids or substance liable to spontaneous combustion.

Class 4-3 Inflammable solids or substances which in contact with the water emit inflammable gases.

Class 5-1 Oxidising substance.

Class 5-2 Organic Peroxides.

Class 6-1 Poisonous(toxic substances)

Class 6-2 Infectious substances

Class 7 Radioactive substances

Class 8 Corrosives

Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances i.e any other substances which experience as shown or may show to be of such dangerous characters or to be treated as dangerous goods.

Class 10 Substances covered by the list published by the Board of Trade, London.


PART II

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5. Permits for dangerous goods:- No dangerous goods shall be brought into the Port except under a permit issued for the purpose by the Assistant Safety Officer on behalf of the Safety Officer.


6. Safety clearance for chemical substances:-

(i) No chemical substances whether included in the IMO Code or not shall pass through the Port except in the case of dangerous goods under a permit and in the case of other substances under a no permit require certificate issued by the Assistant Safety Officer.


(ii) The question whether a particular substance is to be treated as dangerous goods or not shall be decided by the Safety Officer and his decision shall be final and binding on all the parties concerned.


7. Onus for identifying dangerous goods:- The onus for deciding whether a particular substance is to be treated as dangerous goods or not shall vest in the Safety Officer but not in the steamer agent or consignor/consignee of such substances. Any decision taken in this regard by the Safety Officer shall be binding on all parties concerned.


8. Application of safety clearance:- Steamer Agents or Consignors/Consignees intending to bring into the Port area, dangerous goods and/or chemical substances shall apply, in triplicate, to the Assistant Safety Officer for safety clearance for such goods/substances, atleast 48 hours before the actual arrival of such goods/ substances and the application shall be accompanied by a list containing complete details of chemical substances(whether such substances are included in the IMO Code) intended to be brought. One copy each of such application and the accompanying list shall be forwarded to the Safety Officer and the Traffic Manager


The list accompanying the application shall furnish complete details regarding such goods/ substances,including their full technical names, quantities, mode of packing, IMO classification (if known and other relevant data). iTEMS INCLUDED IN THESE LISTS sHALL BE SERIALLY NUMBERED for reference in the follow-up correspondences.


The applications shall also be accompanied by a copy of the ship's cargo manifest.


Applications for the issue of permits for 'Explosives' shall contain the following additional information:-


Class and division in accordance with schedule I of the Explosives Rules, 1983, the trade names of all the types of explosives and quantities of explosives of the respective class and division.


Applications for the issue of permits for inflammable liquids' including petroleum as defined in the petroleum Act,1934, shall contain the following additional in formation:-


'Flash point(s) of' such liquid(s) and whether such liquid(s) is/ are miscible with water or not.


The applications shall also be accompanied by a copy of ship's cargo. The documents and information indicated in this regulation, a copy of the ship's cargo manifest also shall be forwarded to the Assistant Safety Officer, so as to enable him to gather information regarding transit cargo of dangerous goods carried by each ship.


9. Procedure for the issue of safety clearance:-

(a) On receipt of application for the issue of safety clearance, the Assistant Safety Officer, shall classify all known dangerous goods in the cargo lists received along with the application according to the classes and shall issue separate permits for each class of goods in the forms prescribed under the schedules. The Assistant Safety Officer shall also identify non-dangerous goods included in the list and shall issue (separate permits for each class) ' no permit required certificates' for such goods. This may be done by noting the serial numbers of such goods ( as given in the cargo list) in the blank space provided in the form prescribed for issue of permits to be used for forwarding permits to the parties concerned.


(b) If the characteristics properties of any of the items on any cargo list are not known, the Assistant Safety Officer may require the concerned steamer agent/ consignor/consignee to furnish such information as may be found necessary and the serial number(s) of such items as given in the cargo list may be noted for reference in paragraph (2) the promotion indicated in Regulation 9(a).


On receipt of the required information from the party concerned the Assistant Safety Officer shall issue appropriate permits for items to be treated as dangerous goods and /or 'no permit required certificate' for items to be treated as non-dangerous goods.


It shall be responsibility of the parties applying for safety clearance furnished the characteristic properties of any chemical substance if called upon to do by the Assistant Safety Officer.


Chemical substances of unknown characteristic properties and not cleared by the Assistant Safety Officer on this ground shall not be handled and/or transit- stored inside the Port.


(c) Permits for dangerous goods and letters forwarding such permits shall be made out in quadruplicate copies and one copy of each shall be forwarded to:-

(i) The party who had applied for safety clearance.

(ii) The Safety Officer and

(iii) The Traffic Shipping Control together with one copy of the cargo list required with the application for permit.


The fourth copy will be retained by the Assistant Safety Officer for departmental reference.


(d) If all the items included in a particular cargo list were to be treated as non-dangerous goods a 'no permit required certificate' will be made out made out in quadruplicate copies which shall be forwarded to:-


(i) The party who had applied for the permit.

(ii) The Safety Officer and

(iii) The Traffic Section receiving such cargo together with a copy of the cargo list.

The fourth copy may be retained by the Assistant Safety Officer for departmental reference.


10. Safety Cards:

The Assistant Safety Officer shall prepare safety cards in the form corresponding to each of the class of goods for which permits are issued and despatched the cards together with a copy of the list of cargo goods to the Traffic Section receiving dangerous goods immediately after the ship bringing the goods referred to in these documents is berthed or immediately before the goods covered by such documents actually arrive for shipment.


Items of non dangerous goods and items of goods not granted safety clearance due to non availability of information regarding their characteristic properties shall be indicated clearly on this cargo list for the guidance of the Traffic Section official.


The safety cards shall clearly indicate the place of storage of goods covered by each card.


Duplicate copies of these cards shall be made out and forwarded to the hazardous cargo shed in respect of all goods which are to be transit- stored exclusively in this shed.


11. Handling and transit-storage of dangerous goods:-


a) Parts III to XI of these regulations stipulate the special conditions/restrictions precautions to be observed in the handling /transit- storage respectively of classes 1 to 9 of dangerous goods as per the IMO code. Handling and transit-storage of each of these classes of dangerous goods shall be subject to strict observance of the special conditions/restrictions precautions as applicable to that particular class of dangerous good in addition to the general provisions stipulated in this part (Part II).


b) The Steamer agents/consignor/consignees of dangerous goods shall be responsible to observe and /or cause to be observed strictly the conditions/restrictions/precautions as laid down in this regulations in so far as they will apply to the goods brought by them into the port.


c) i) Traffic Section officials shall extend every co-operation and assistance to the Assistant Safety Officer and Safety Inspectors in ensuring that all parties concerned observe the conditions/restrictions/precautions as laid down in these regulations.


ii) The Traffic section officials shall also ensure that dangerous goods /other chemicals substances which have not been given safety clearance shall not be handled- transit stores anywhere inside the port.


iii) Whenever a traffic section official notices any act of omission/or commission contrary to any of the provisions of these regulations, he shall immediately and effectively prevent continuation of such violation and shall notify the safety officer or the Assistant Safety Officer of such violations by telephone in the first instance, followed by a confirmatory report .

12. Obligation to notify the safety inspectors before commencement of handling of dangerous goods.:-

a) Before commencement of landing shipping of dangerous goods , the cargo supervisors working for the steamer agents/stevedores shall contact the duty safety inspector and shall inform him – that dangerous goods ready to be landed /shipped. Landing and shipping operations shall commence only after a safety inspector arrives on the scenes for overseeing such operations .


b) Parties bringing dangerous goods into the port (for export) shall notify the duty safety inspector in advance that such goods are going to arrive at the port and on receipt of such information the safety inspector shall accompany such goods and shall take and or cause to be taken appropriate measures for safe transit – storage and /or shipment of such goods.


13) Obligation to notify the traffic section officials before commencement of handling of dangerous goods – before commencement of landing/shipping of dangerous goods the cargo supervisor working for the steame5r agents/stevedores shall notify the traffic section officials of the port on duty on the respective quays , etc. , that the dangerous goods are ready to be landed/shipped. Landing/shipping operations shall commence only after the concerned traffic officials completes all arrangements pre requisite to such operations.


14. Safety Inspector to supervise handling dangerous goods - handling transit storage goods shall be carried out under personal supervision of a safety inspector who shall ensure strict observance of these regulations by all parties concerned and shall arrange to take adequate and appropriate precautions for preventing any accidents.


15. Action to be taken by the safety enforcement staff incase of violations of these regulations :- on receipt of any report regarding any violation of these regulations the assistant safety officer, if available or the safety inspector on duty shall proceed forthwith to the scene cases of such violation and shall take and/or cause to be taken prompt measures for preventing any accidents on account of such violation and shall submit atleast within 48 hours therefrom report to the safety officer to take steps to prevent accidents.


16. Prohibition of transit storage of dangerous goods in certain premises :- a) dangerous goods shall not be transit stores any where inside the port except inside the hazardous cargo sheds and at such other places as indicated in the safety cards pertaining to the individual consignment of such goods.


b) Storage of dangerous goods in any premises in the port other than those occupied by board is prohibited. Provided, that the substance of vegetable origin which are readily combustile (e.g. , cotton, vegetables, fibres, etc.) or liable to spontaneous combustion) e.g. Oil cakes, oil contaminated vegetables, fibres, etc.) may, however, be stored in premises occupied by private parties after obtaining special permission, therefore, from the safety officer who may grant such permission only on the recommendations of the safety manager and subject to such special conditions/restrictions as may considered necessary for ensuing safety.



c) Sulphur in bulk may be stored in the open plot inside the port area after obtaining permission from the Traffic manager and the Safety officer


17. Use of boat to carry dangerous goods prohibited during bad weather:- Shore to boat, boat to shore, or boat to ship/ships to boat transfer of dangerous goods shall be carried out only during fair weather. Such operations shall not be carried out when in the opinion of the safety officer the sea is not fit enough for safe operations.


18. Separation of dangerous goods :- a) Dangerous goods shall be handled separately clause wise only one clause of dangerous goods shall be landed/shipped at a time.


b) While on class of dangerous goods is being loaded into /discharged from ships hold no other cargo shall be handled at same berth or on the open deck around that hatch.


19. Packing of dangerous goods:- a) Cases, receptacles of each class of dangerous goods brought into the port shall confirm strictly to the standard stipulated in the IMO Code . Such cases /receptacles shall remained in a sound condition while brought into the port/ ban)


b) If any case/receptacles of dangerous goods gets damaged or becomes leaky during handling in the port such case / receptacles shall be moved further subject only to observance of special accidents preventive measures as may be indicated by the safety officer/ safety inspector on duty.


c) Repairs to damaged cases /receptaries of dangerous goods brought into the port or repacking their contents shall be carried out subject only to special restrictions as applicable to individual class of dangerous goods as stipulated in Part III to XI of regulation.

d) No case /receptacles of dangerous goods shall be opened anywhere within the port except after obtaining special permission to do so from the safety officer who may grant such permission subject to such precautions and restrictions as the Safety officer may consider necessary.


20. responsibility of the Master of the ship carrying/discharging/loading dangerous goods. - (a) Masters of ships carrying dangerous goods while lying in the Port limits shall exhibit conspicuously;

i) red flag from sun rise to sun set; and

ii) a red light from sun set to sunrise.


(b) Whenever dangerous goods are loaded into/discharge from a ship the Master shall depute a responsible Officer of the ship to personally supervise the loading/landing operation. Such Officer shall take and/or came to be taken all due precautions necessary for avoiding any accident.


(c) While dangerous goods are being handled the Master of the ship shall ensure that the ships fire fighting gear is kept in readiness with Moses and branch pipes connected.


(d) Repairs to any part of the ship necessitating the use of open flame open fire shall be forbidden while dangerous goods are being handled on any ship.


(e) Before commencement of discharging/shipping of explosives, inflammable liquids and liquid organic peroxides ship's engine room fire shall be carefully bunked up and all other fires or non-safety lights shall be extinguished.


(f) Masters of ships shall also comply strictly and caused to be complied strictly all the Regulations in this part (Part II) as well as the special provision pertaining to individual classes of dangerous goods as stipulated in Parts III to XI of these regulations in so far as such regulations apply to dangerous goods handled on board/alongside ships.

21. Obligation to take precautions – Steamer Agents Consignors/Consignees of dangerous goods and occupier or custodians of all premises within the Port shall always observe and/or cause to be observed any safety precaution prescribed by the Safety Officer, the Assistant Safety Officer, the Safety Inspector or any other official duly authorised in the behalf, by the Safety Officer whether or/not such precaution is provided for in these regulations.

22. Failure to take precautions -Steamer Agents/Consignor/Consignees of dangerous goods handle or store within the Port fail to take reasonable precautions to prevent accidents the Safety Officer may take such notice as may be deemed reasonable by him for the Safety of the Port and may recover from such Steamer Agents/Consignors/Consignees such expenses as have been incurred for the purpose.

23. Floating Craft – Smoking of tobacco and open fires shall be forbidden on tugs and other floating crafts operating within 50 metres of ships discharging on loading dangerous goods.

24. Restrictions regarding smoking and open fires. - Smoking and the use and existence of naked fire shall be forbidden anywhere within 100 metres of places where explosives, inflammable liquids and liquid organic peroxides are handled/stored and within 30 metres of places where other inflammable/Combustible goods are handled/stored.

25. Power to destroy dangerous goods – The Safety Officer may arrange to dump into the sea or otherwise destroy, in a safe manner case(s) /receptacle(s) the dangerous goods, the continued storage of which in the Port may , in his opinion, endanger the safety of the Port.

26. Inspection . - Steamer Agents or ships lying within the Port, Consignor/Consignee of goods coming within the Port occupiers or custodians of premises within the Port and owners of goods handled or stored within the port shall when so required by the Safety Officer, the Assistant Safety Officer, the Safety Inspector or any other officials duly authorised in this behalf by the Safety Officer affords all reasonable facility to such officials to ascertain whether these regulations are duly observed.

27. Enforcing Authority – The Safety Officer, namely, the Deputy Conservator shall be responsible and shall have due jurisdiction to enforce these regulations.

28. Power to exempt – The Chairman on the advice of the Safety Officer and in consultation with the Chief Controller of Explosives and weith the approval of the Central Government may exempt conditionally or unconditionally any person/consign met of dangerous goods from all or any of the provisions of these regulations.

29. Penalties – Whoever contravance or fails to comply with any of these regulations under this part (Part II) be punishable with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees and where the contravention or failure is a continuing one, a further fine of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five hundred ) per dam for every day after the first during which such contravention or non compliance continues.



PART III


REGULATION OF THE TRAFFIC OF


EXPLOSIVES


30) Classification of Explosives - For the purpose of these regulations, explosives shall be (IMO Class I) classified into the following groups:-

(i) Service Explosives.

(ii) Prohibited Explosives.

(iii) Safety Explosives.

(iv) Manufactured Fire Works.

(v) Restricted Explosives.


31 (a) 'Service Explosives' means explosives owned by or intended for the Indian Defence Services.


(b) They will be handled within the Port subject to conditions negotiated between the Board and the Defence Services in respect of each consignments of such explosives. These regulations shall not , therefore, apply to Service Explosives'.


(c) Explosives Dangerous petroleum shall not be admitted into the enclosed harbour and shall be discharged before the vessels, carrying such cargo enter into the enclosed harbour at the position defined as " explosive anchorage".


(d) This regulation shall not apply to vessels of war flying the white ensign and all armed merchant vessels/auxiliaries in the service of the President of India and also vessels of war belonging to other countries who are on visits to the Port having been cleared by the Ministry of Defence.


(e) Such vessels of war as enumerated above would be permitted to handle inside the enclosed harbour all types of explosives/dangerous petroleum provided the authorisation of the Naval Officer in charge, Tuticorin.


(f) All the vessels enumerated above shall also be permitted to lie in the harbour in berths allotted by the Port with their explosives/dangerous petroleum properly stowed to the requirements of the Naval authorities as all such vessels would only visit the Port after due clearance from the Naval Officer in charge, Tuticorin.


32.. Prohibited Explosives:- The following classes of Explosives are absolutely excluded from and shall not be allowed inside the Port:-


(i) Class – 4 Chlorate mixture

(ii) Class – 5 Fulminate

(iii) Class – 7 Division 1 – Fire works composition.

Note:- Classification of explosives given above are in accordance with the classification made in the Explosives Rules, 1983.


33. Safety Explosives:- The following explosives are classified " Safety Explosives"-


(i) Safety cartridges and

(ii) Safety fuse


These explosives shall be treated as 'Inflammable Solids' and shall be handled and transit stored subject to the special regulations applicable to inflammable solids ( Part VI of these regulations). The safety cartridges shall be subject to the following further restrictions.


a) A continuous security guard shall be maintained to keep off unauthorised person from places where these explosives are handled /stored. The traffic section receiving these explosives shall arranged for the posting of such security guard.


b) These explosives shall be transit- stored in the 'Lockfasts' inside the transit sheds or at other suitable places.


c) Damaged/Unsound cases(s) of these explosives shall not be brought into the Port. Cases GETTING DAMAGED DURING hANDLING AT THE Port SHALL BE REPAIRED IN APPROVED MANNER BEFORE THEY ARE FURTHER HANDLED TRANSIT STORED.


34) Manufactured Fire Works. - These explosives shall be generally handled and transit-stored subject to the special regulations applicable to inflammable solids (See Part VI) of the Regulation and shall be subject to further instructions contained in Regulation 33.

The explosives shall be accepted as cargo for direct delivery from the docks.


35. Restricted Explosives – All types of explosives other than the service explosive prohibited explosive and Safety explosives shall be treated as restricted explosives.


36. Ships not to carry Restricted Explosives while lying inside the enclosed harbour. - (i) No ship shall have on board restricted explosives while remaining inside the enclosed harbour.


(ii) This restriction may not apply to small quantities of explosives less than 10 Kgs. In all provided that such explosives are kept locked inside a magazine of approved pattern.


37. Landing from/Loading into ships of Restricted Explosives prohibited inside the harbour. - Restricted Explosives shall not be discharged from loaded into any ship while remaining inside the enclosed harbour. Such operation shall be carried out only at the 'Explosive Anchorage'.

Ships shall be anchored at the 'Explosives Anchorage' while landing/loading restricted explosives such operation shall not be carried out when a ship is underway.



38. Maximum quantity per consignment – The maximum quantity of restricted explosives that may be brought by loaded into any ship shall not exceed 80 tonnes net.

39. Number of consignment received at a time. - The Port shall receive only one consignment of restricted explosives at a time. A second consignment shall arrive only after the previous consignment has moved out of the Port.

40. Transit cargo of Restricted Explosive:- Ships carrying explosives for discharges at other Port(s) shall not be allowed to call at this Port, provided that the Safety Officer, may, in his discretion waive this restriction subject to the condition that no type of explosives of Class II or Class III Division as defined in the Explosives Rules, 1983, is carried as a transit cargo and that the quantity of such explosives does not exceed 25 tonnes.

Any ship granted exemption under this provision shall unload the transit cargo into a boat as the 'Explosive anchorage' before such ship enters the harbour and may load the explosives into her again at the said anchorage on her outward journey from the Port.

41. Technical Representative. Any consigner/consignee intending to bring restricted explosives into the Port shall depute a technically qualified person to act as the Technical Representative to take charge of individual consignment of such explosives. Such Technical Representative shall remain in charge of each consignment of explosives through out the time that such consigning remains within the port-limits. He shall observe and/or cause to be observed all the regulations regulating the traffic of restricted explosives in so far as such regulation apply to the consigners/consignees. He shall also take and/or cause to be taken all necessary precautions for preventing any accident.

42. Cases of Restricted Explosives. - Damaged Unsound case(s) of restricted explosives shall not be discharged into boats, landed on the jetty or such places allotted by the Safety Officer or loaded into wagons before such case(s) is/are suitably repaired of the contents thereof are repacked in a manner provided in the Explosives Rules, 1983 and to the satisfaction of the Safety Officer.

The consignor's /Consignee's Technical Representative shall be responsible for isolating such Damaged/unsound case(s) and for arranging to repair such case subject to provision in the Explosives Rules, 1983 and to the satisfaction of the Safety Officer.


43. Hours of working. - Restricted explosives shall not be discharged from ships or loaded into boats from the shore before 06.00 hrs. or after 16.00 hrs., but landing from boat to shore or shipping from boat to shore or shipping from boat to ship of such explosives may be done between sunrise and sunset with the permission of the Safety Officer, provided that the landing/shipping operation can be completed with before sunset.


44. Traffic procedure in respect of Restricted Explosives imported into the Port- (a) Any ship bringing restricted explosives for landing at this Port shall discharge such explosives into boats at the Explosives Anchorage before the ship enters she enclosed harbour.


(b) Not more than 25 tonnes of restricted explosive shall be discharged into any boat.

(c) While loading into boat, restricted explosives shall be separated in accordance with the regulations laid down in the Indian Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods) Rules, An explosive of the 6th (ammunition) Class or an explosive of the 7th (Fire Works) class shall not be discharged into or loaded into any barge or wagon along with an explosive not of the same class and division.


(d) Boats loaded with explosives shall be towed by tug and shall be moored alongside the Finger Jetty or any other paces allotted by the Safety Officer where they shall lie until called inside for off loading.


To give protection from rough sea during bad weather, the Safety Officer, may in his discretion permit boats loaded with explosives to lie at a place allotted by the Safety Officer inside the enclosed harbour, subject to such additional restrictions that as he may deem fit to impose.


(e) Boats loaded with restricted explosives shall be moored near the finger jetty or any other place allotted by the Safety Officer in such a way that a safety distance of not less than 100 metres is maintained between any two of such boats.


(f) Restricted explosives lying in boats shall be properly covered with clean tarpaulins to protect with explosive from the sun. Tarpaulins contaminated with oil/grease/spilling of chemicals shall not be used for this purpose.


(g) Explosives boats lying within the enclosed harbour shall never be left unattended; atleast three Lighter man shall remain always on duty on each boat.


(h) Explosives shall be discharged from wooden Boots only at the Finger Jetty of such places allotted by the Safety Officer and not at any other point in the Port area.


(i) When wagons/vans to load explosives are placed in the Finger Jetty or any other places allotted by the Safety officer and when other arrangements for loading into such wagon/vans are completed the Section Officer-in-charge may shift the explosives boats directly to the landing site from the place where they are kept. Not more than one boat at a time shall proceed to the landing sites.


(j) Not more than five explosives wagons/vans shall be placed at a time on the Finger Jetty or any other place allotted by the Safety Officer and such wagons/vans shall be positioned not less than 50 metres away from the site of landing of explosives.


(k) Cases of explosives so landed on the Finger Jetty or such places allotted by the Safety Officer shall without delay be carefully man-carried and loaded into wagons/vans placed not less than 50 metres away from the landing point and out of the Port immediately after loading operations are completed. Such wagons shall not remain in the Port during the night time.



(l) Wagons/vans loaded with explosives shall be from the Finger Jetty or such place allotted by the Safety Officer .


(m) Wagons loaded with explosives shall be loose shunted. If a steam engines is used for moving the wagons the engine shall be separated from the explosives wagons by not less than three empty wagons.

45. Traffic procedure in respect of Explosives exported from the Port.- (a) Explosives intended for export shall be brought into the Port only when the ship to receive such explosives is available at the Port.


(b) Such explosives shall be brought only after arrangement have been made with the Traffic Department for keeping the boats to receive the same ready at Finger Jetty or any other place allotted by the Safety Officer.


(c) The arrival of such explosives shall be so timed that shore to boat transfer of the explosives can be completed in accordance with the Regulation 43.


(d) Such explosives shall be brought directly to the Finger Jetty or such place allotted by the Safety officer and shall immediately be loaded into the boats subject to restrictions stipulated in Regulation 44 (b) and 44 ©.


(e) As far as possible explosives so loaded into boats shall be taken out and loaded into the receiving ship at the Explosive Anchorage on the same day. If this was not possible due to any compelling reason, the boats may be taken out and moored off Finger Jetty subject to the provisions contained in Regulations 44(e) 44(f) and 44(g). The waiting period for such boats shall not exceed 24 hours.

(f) As soon as the ship is moored at the Explosive Anchorage ready to receive such explosives these boats shall be towed one after another by using a tug for the explosives being loaded into the ship.


46. Handling of explosives prohibited at the Finger jetty or such places allotted by the Safety Officer when a ship lies alongside this jetty or such places allotted by the Safety Officer.


47. Berthing of all Tanker ships while explosives remain inside the harbour.- while such explosives are being handled at the finger jetty or such places allotted by the Safety Officer, Tanker berth/oil jetty inside the harbour shall not be used for berthing and oil tanker ships.


48. Accident and Fire prevention measures:- (a) Prohibition of matches, fuses etc., - no person engaged in the handling of explosives shall carry fuses, matches, cigarette lighters or any other appliance(s) likely to produce ignition or explosion. This Regulation shall apply with particular emphasis to the lighterman on stand by duty on explosives boats lying afloat awaiting clearance.


(b) Responsibilities of ship's master:- The master of any ship discharging of receiving explosives shall see that the deck and the platform in the hold over which explosives are moved or covered with a suitable padding material. He shall also ensure that persons engaged in the handling of such explosives do not wear shoes having metal parts likely to create sparks.


He shall further ensure that wireless transmitter or radar installation on the ship shall not be operated while explosives are being handled on board.


(c) First aid fire fighting equipment on boats- Each boat used for carriage of restricted explosives shall be provided with four buckets with hooks and ropes to facilitate drawing of water from the sea. These buckets shall be kept empty on suitable stands at the rate of two buckets at either end of the boat.


(d) First aid fire fighting equipment on finger jetty or such places allotted by the Safety Officer:- Six buckets with hooks and ropes to facilitate drawing of water from the sea shall be kept on the fringer jetty or such places as are allotted by the Safety Officer; three of these buckets complete with hooks and ropes shall be placed near the point of landing of explosives and remaining three sets shall be placed near the explosives wagons/vans. These buckets shall be kept filled up with water before commencement of handling of explosives. While explosives are being handled, prominent warning boats shall be provided for the in formation of all concerned.


(e) Care in the handling of explosives:- Cases of explosives shall be handled with utmost care avoiding dropping on/pumping against hard surfaces. Landing cushions shall be used wherever necessary to avoid accidents, use of such cushions shall be compulsory at the handling points on the finger jetty.


(f) Search pocket, warning against smoking such of naked lights and any type of open fire at all points anywhere around the vicinity wire explosives are handled shall be arranged. Rubber heeled shoes alone shall be permitted to be used.


49. Restricted explosives to be protected from sun and from getting wet:- Cases of restricted explosives shall be duly protected from direct exposure to sun by covering them with clean tarpaulins.


Due care shall also be taken to ensure that restricted explosives do not get wet. In case any case of such explosives get wet due to any reason the technical representatives shall forthwith notify the same to the controller of explosives, South circle, Madras and shall keep all such explosives at an isolated place till the examination by Controller of explosives. Further movement of such wet case(s) shall be subject to such directions as may be given by the Controller of Explosives.


50. Boats used in the traffic to restricted explosives- (a) construction-boats used for the transport of restricted explosives may preferably be built of wood. If made of steel,they shall be fined internally with wood free from crevices and the sides shall be fitted with wooden grating designed in such manner that case of explosives cannot in contact with the metal of the boat.

The boats shall be marked conspicuously on both sides with a word "EXPLOSIVES" written in bold letters in English and in its Tamil equivalent.


(b) Inspection of boats:- Boats used for the carriage of restricted explosives shall be inspected once in every three months by an officer appointed by the Deputy Conservator to ascertain their suitability and fitness for conveyance of such explosives as required under the Explosives Rules, 1983. Any defect noticed during such inspections shall be rectified before such boat(s) are reused for carrying explosives.


Boats which may have been used for the carriage of other cargo shall be arranged to be cleaned and entirely free of spillings of goods previously carried before they are utilised for the carriage of explosives. This shall be the responsibility of the Traffic Department.


51. Penalties:- Whoever in breach of these regulations in Part III, transport or imports any explosius or otherwise contravenes any of these Regulations shall be punishable with:-


(a) If he imports any explosives in such contravention, imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years of fine which may extend to Rs.50000 or both.


(b) If he transports any explosives in such contravention, imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years of fine which may extend to Rs.30000 or both.


(c) In any other cases- fine which may extend Rs. 10000.


PART IV

REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC OF GASES COMPRESSER,

LIQUEFIED OR DISSOLVED UNDER PRESSURE (IMO CLASS 2)


52. Cylinders/Containers of Gas – (a) The valves of cylinders/containers of gas shall be protected against damage, either by design of the cylinders/containers or by provision of a stout metal cap securely attached to the body of the cylinder/container. The metal cap shall not anywhere be in actual contact with the valve or valve body.


This restriction shall apply also to empty cylinders/containers.

(b) Cylinders/Containers of Gas shall be marked or labelled legibly with the name of the gas. Cases in which cylinders/containers of gas are packed also shall be marked or labelled likewise.

53. Landing/Loading/Transit storage of cylinders/containers of Gas:- (a) Cylinders/Containers of Gas shall be handled with utmost care at all stages of their handling in the Port. They shall not be dropped on/or pumped against hard surfaces or rolled or otherwise rough handled. Landing cushion shall be used wherever required by the Safety Enforcement staff.


(b) Only trays and not slings shall be used for landing or loading cylinders/containers of Gas. This restriction will not apply to large tanks of Gas, which may be lifted/lowered in any other safe manner.


(c) Due care shall be taken to prevent contamination of cylinders/containers of gas with oily/fatty substances.


(d) Cylinders/containers of different types of gases shall be separated from one another during handling and shall be transit -stored well segregated from one another.


(e) Cylinders/containers of different types of gases shall be separated from another cargo and shall be transit-stored well segregated from other classes of dangerous goods and combustible substances.


(f) Cylinders/containers of gas shall be transit stored other in the hazardous cargo shed or under covered accommodation such as verandas of Transit shed and covered platform. Actual places of storage of gasses shall be indicated on the safety cards issued by the Assistant Safety Officer.


(g) They shall not be stored inside the transit sheds and warehouses. However, cylinders/containers containing inflammable gases like hydrogen, LPG and the like should be stored in the rooms set apart for inflammable gasses in the hazardous or dangerous goods shed.


(h) Cylinders/Containers of gas shall , at all time, be protected from sun's hot and other sources of direct heat.


(i) Cylinders/Containers of gas shall not be overstowed with other cargo.


54. Leakage of Gas :- (a) In the event of any accident from a Cylinder/Container, the Assistant Safety Officer or the Safety Inspector on duty shall forthwith be notified of the leakage by the master of the ship, occurred in a Ship, and the traffic section official, if occurs elsewhere and pending arrival of the Assistant Safety Officer, prompt measures for avoiding accidents shall be taken and /or caused to be taken.



Note:- (i) Inflammable Gases such as Acetylene, Hydrogen, Coal, Gas,Cooking Gas, etc. are liable to form explosive mixtures with the air, such mixtures may be ignited even by a spark, which may result in a shattering explosion.


(ii) Gases, such as Chlorine, Ammonia, etc. are liable to cause suffocation even in small quantities. They will attack the eyes, the throat and the lungs and may cause destruction of the mucous memberances, exposure to these gases can even be fatal.


(b) on receipt of information regarding accidental leakage of gas, the Assistant Safety Officer, if available or the Safety Inspector shall immediately turn out to the scene of occurrence and shall taken and/or cause to be taken prompt and effective preventive measures for avoiding any accident.


55. Penalties – Whoever contravenes or fails to comply with any of these regulations shall be punishable with a fine which shall not exceed one thousand rupees and in case of a continuous contravention shall not exceed five hundred rupees per diem for every day after the first day during which such infringement, continue.


PART V

REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC OF 'PAC KED INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

(IMO CLASS 3)


56. These Regulations under this part are not applicable to inflammable liquids' carried in bulk (i.e. in tanks of oil tanker ships).


57. For the purpose of these Regulations under this part packed inflammable liquids are divided into the following three groups:-


(i) Packed inflammable Liquids – Petroleum Class A means, which are inflammable liquids having flash point below 23 degree C.


(ii) Packed inflammable liquids – Petroleum Class B means, which petroleum having flash point of 23 degree C and above but below 65 degree C.


(iii) Packed inflammable liquids – Petroleum, Class C means petroleum having a a flash point of 65 degree C and above , but below 93 C


REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO PACKED INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS GROUP A


58. No ship have on board packed inflammable liquid – Group A in excess of 30000 Litres which shall be inclusive of any quantity of such liquids while remaining inside the enclosed harbour, carried by her as transit cargo.


59. If any ship carrying packed inflammable liquids - Group A in excess of 30000 litres shall enter the enclosed harbour only after discharging the excess quantity into boat at the Explosive Anchorage.

Pending reshipment of the excess cargo, the boat(s) so loads shall lie at such place(s) and subject to such additional restrictions as the Safety Officer may indicate.


The ship may on her outward journey, reship this cargo from the boat(s) at the Explosive Anchorage.


60. If the total quantity of packed inflammable liquid – Group A on any ship lying in the Port were to exceed 30,000 litres on account of any fresh load accepted for shipment at the Port, the quantity in excess of 30,000 litres shall not be loaded inside the enclosed harbour. Such excess quantity may be loaded into boat(s) at a place indicated by the Deputy Conservator and boats so loaded may be taken out to the Explosive Anchorage where the contents may be loaded into the ship.

61. Packed inflammable Liquid – Class A, may be landed/shipped directly at all berths subject to strict observance of the following safety precautions:-


(i) The drums/receptacles/case of such liquids shall be landed directly into trailers which shall be kept ready for this purpose before the landing operations commences. Trailers so loaded shall be removed immediately to the hazardous cargo shed for transit storage of the liquid.


(ii) Such liquids to be shipped from this Port shall be brought on the jetty or any other place allotted by the Safety Officer only after the arrangements for loading them directly into the ship have been completed and the consignment shall be loaded in the ship immediately after its arrival.


(iii) Before landing or loading of such liquids commenced all inflammable/dangerous goods shall have been removed from the jetty.

(iv) A fire engine shall be kept stand by on the quay whenever landing/loading of such liquids is carried out.


(v) Steam locus shall not be allowed to operative within 100 metres of the points where such liquids are handled

(vi) While such liquids are being landed/loaded no other cargo shall be landed from or loaded into the same ship.


(vii) Provision of wooden barricades shall be made to demarcate the place where such petroleum is handled and to keep of unauthorised person from the vicinity.


(viii) Persons in such vicinity shall be subject to search for matches etc.


(ix) `No smoking' boards shall be exhibited at the places where the liquids are handled during handling of Packed Inflammable, Liquids Class A.


62. A ship lying at the Moorings may discharge packed inflammable liquids – Class A, into boat(s) kept ready for the purpose.


Boat(s) so loaded shall be taken to any place allotted by the Dock Conservator where the contents may be transferred to the share, to be transported directly for transit-storage in the hazardous cargo shed.


63. Packed inflammable liquids - Class A, intended to be loaded into any ship lying at a Mooring shall be loaded into boats at any place allotted by the Deputy Conservator, boats so loaded may be brought alongside the ship and their contents may be shipped with due diligence.


64. Packed inflammable liquids — Class A intended, to be shipped at any Mooring shall be brought into the Port area only after the ship to receive the same is ready and boats are kept ready for share to mooring transport of such liquids.


65. Transit-Storage of packed inflammable liquids—Group A-- Such liquids shall not be stored anywhere in the Port except into the hazardous cargo shed upto the storage capacity fixed for that purpose.


In case the total quantity of inflammable liquids to be transit-stored exceeds the total storage capacity of the hazardous cargo shed, the Safety Officer may, on the recommendation of the Traffic Manager, permit the excess quantity to be transit stored afloat in boats at such places and subject to such additional restrictions as may be directed by him subject to the (afloat in books) also is utilised.


The Port shall not accept such liquids if the hazardous cargo shed is stored to its full storage capacity and the additional transit/storage facility (afloat in boats) also is utilised.


66. Packed inflammable liquids —Class A; shall be handled only during the day light.


The landing/shipping operations shall be so timed as to ensure that all phases of the operations (Landing and transit-storage arrangements with regard to import cargo on arrival into the Port and completion of shipment in respect of export cargo are completed between sunrise and sunset of any single day.


RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO PACKED INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS GROUP `B'


67. The restrictions applicable to packed inflammable liquids Class A shall generally apply also to packed inflammable liquids—Group `B' subject to the restrictions applicable to packed inflammable liquids Class A provided that:-


(a) There will not be any quantitative limit on packed inflammable liquids Class B carried by any ship.


(b) The maximum quantity of packed inflammable liquids—Class B, that any ship may land/load at a time at any berth or mooring shall be 80,000 litres provided that this quantitative restriction may be relaxed at the discretion of the Deputy Conservator.


(c) If any ship intends to discharge or load quantities of packed inflammable liquids—Class B in excess of 80,000 Litres at any berth or mooring the same may be permitted at the discretion of the Safety Officer provided that only one lot limited to 80,000 Litres is handled at a time, i.e. in the case of imported cargo the first lot not exceeding 80,000 litres shall have been removed from the jetty to the transit storage site before handling of the second lot commences and in respect of Export cargo the first lot not exceeding 80,000 litres brought on the jetty shall have been shipped before another lot is brought on the jetty.


(d) Handling of packed inflammable liquids—Group B may be allowed during the night time subject to a special permission granted at his discretion by the Safety Officer and subject to such additional restrictions that the Safety Officers may find fit to impose.


(e) Packed inflammable liquids-- Group B shall normally be transit-stored in the hazardous cargo shed.


If sufficient vacant storage space is not available in the hazardous cargo shed the Safety Officer may be however, permit transit-storage of packed inflammable liquids—Class B in open plots separated by not less than 20 metres from any buildings, plant or installation. Consignment to store in the open plots shall be covered fully with clean tarpaulins and such tarpaulins shall be weighted all round to prevent them from getting displaced due to breeze, etc. The maximum quantity that can be stored in open plots shall be 10 tones.


68. The receptacles of inflammable liquids—Class A and B brought into the Port shall be in a sound and undamaged condition when they arrive at the Port.


In case any receptacles becomes damaged or leakage during handling as this Port, such receptacle shall not be moved further except after it is repaired or the leak is arrested in a manner satisfactory to the Assistant Safety Officer or Safety Inspector under no conditions shall leaky and open containers of inflammable liquid—Class B and A be handled/transit stored in the Port limits.


(Note-- Vapour escaping from an open/leaky container of inflammable liquids is liable to form an e