Singapore legislation

Regulation 13

of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005

Regulation 13

Restrictions on cleaning or gas-freeing of tanks

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit the cleaning or gas-freeing of a vessel’s tanks unless he has applied for and obtained the written permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 2

An application for permission under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by full details of the arrangements proposed for the disposal of sludge, residue or waste material.

Subregulation 3

The owner of the vessel, the person-in-charge of the vessel and the person-in-charge of the tank-cleaning or gas-freeing operations shall ensure that no person employed in the cleaning or gas-freeing of the tanks —

(a)

smokes; or (b)carries or takes into the tank any matches or other substance that produces, or is capable of producing, a fire or spark.

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