CHAPTER - III
TRANSPORT OF PETROLEUM
PART I
General

(28)   Restriction on leaky receptacles

No leaky tank or container containing petroleum shall be tendered for transport.

(29)   Loading of containers

Barrels, drums and other container filled with petroleum shall be loaded with the hung upwards.

(30)   Restriction on passengers, combustible and inflammable cargo -

Save as provided in Rule 38, 39 and 52 and Cl. (b) of Rule 60, no ship, vessel or vehicle shall carry petroleum in bulk or petroleum Class A otherwise than in bulk if it is carrying passengers or any combustible cargo other than petroleum :

Provided that nothing in this rule shall prohibit the use of dunnage for packing purpose in the case of coastwise transport of petroleum Class A otherwise than in bulk.

(31)   Prohibition of smoking, fires, lights -

No person while engaged in loading or unloading or transporting shall smoke or carrying matches, lighters or other appliances capable of producing ignition or explosion.

(32)   Prohibition of smoking, fires, lights. -

1. Petroleum shall not be loaded into, or unloading from any ship, vessel or vehicle between the hours of sunset and sunrise, unless -

1. adequate electric lighting is provided a the place of loading or unloading and the provisions of Chapter IV are complied with; and
   

2. adequate fire-fighting facilities with personnel are kept ready at the place of loading for immediate use in the event of a fire.

2. Nothing in the rule shall apply to be refueling of an aircraft by vessels or vehicles licensed under these rules in accordance with the provisions of Indian Aircraft Rules 1937, or to the refueling of an aircraft by the Defence Forces of the Union.

PART II
Transport by Water

(33)   Condition of carriage of petroleum in bulk by water -

1. Petroleum in bulk shall not be carried by water, except in a ship or other vessel licensed for the carriage of petroleum in bulk by an officer appointed by the Central Government in this behalf (hereafter in this Part referred to as the licensing authority) and the petroleum shall be stored in such part of the ship or other vessel and in such manner as may be approved by general or special order by the licensing authority after consultation with the Chief Controller :
   
   Provided that

1. nothing in this rule shall apply to ships importing petroleum
   

2. petroleum in tank vehicles may, with the permission, in writing, of the Chief Controller and subject to such conditions as he may specify, be transported across a river by a ferry.

2. The license referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be granted in Form III, and shall remain in force for a period of one year from the date of its issue.

(34)   Requirements as to the construction of vessels-

Every ship or other vessel carrying petroleum in bulk, other than a ferry permitted to transport tank vehicle under Cl. (b) of the provision to sub-rule(1) of rule 33, shall be made of iron or steel well and substantially constructed with scantlings of ample dimensions in proportion to the size of the vessel  :

Provided that the licensing authority may, in special circumstances, allow use of such ships or other vessels constructed of materials other than iron or steel under such conditions as it may, in consultation with the Chief Controller, specify.

(35)   Tank fittings on ships or vessels-

The following provisions shall apply for the transport of petroleum, other than petroleum, Class C in ships or other vessels, namely :

1. all tanks shall be fitted with independent approved filling and section pipes and valves, or with stand pipes with blank flanges ; all pipes being carried down nearly to the bottom of the tanks, and no petroleum in bulk shall be taken on board or discharged except through such pipes and valves, unless otherwise permitted by the Chief Controller in writing.
   

2. All tanks shall be fitted with manholes having screw-down cover with petroleum-tight joints and , in the case of tanks intended of ruse with petroleum Class A,  with ventilators or relief valves of approved pattern properly protected with wire gauge of a mesh not less than 11 meshes to the linear centimeter; and
   

3. ventilators similarly protected shall be fitted to all spaces around tank.

(36)   Self propelled barges.-

The following conditions shall be observed in self-propelled barges transporting petroleum other than petroleum Class C, namely :

1. the whole of the machinery shall be at the stern of the barge and shall be entirely separated from the cargo by a cofferdam consisting of two transverse petroleum -proof bulkheads separated by a space fo at least 15 centimeters;
   

2. each exhaust outlet from the machinery shall be fitted with an approved type of spark arrestor;
   

3. no petrol-driven engine shall be used either as main engine or for the purpose of driving any auxiliary machinery or pumps;
   

4. a quick action closing valve which can be operated from outside the machinery space, shall be fitted to each fuel feed pipe at its junction with the fuel service tank;
   

5. the barge shall be provided with a heavy wood belting ;and
   

6. suitable ventilators shall be fitted to the cargo space.