Singapore legislation

Regulation 15

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

Regulation 15

Compliance with specific safety measures

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall provide —

(a)

a competent member of the engine room staff to be available to operate fire pumps or other fire extinguishing apparatus on the vessel;

(b)

a sufficient number of crew members to adequately assist the person referred to in paragraph (a) and the engineer;

(c)

in the case of a vessel on which petroleum is loaded or discharged or on which ballasting, tank-cleaning or gas-freeing operations are carried out, a sufficient number of officers and men to carry out the loading, discharging or operations efficiently at all times and, if necessary, to move the vessel; and

(d)

a watchman to be stationed at each gangway leading to the vessel —

(i)

to prevent smoking by any person on or near the vessel;

(ii)

to prevent access onto the vessel by any unauthorised person; and

(iii)

to warn all persons on or near the vessel that flammable goods are being handled on the vessel.

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