Singapore legislation
Regulation 31
Regulation 31
Safety measures
Subregulation 1
The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that no person is permitted to enter or remain in a compartment of a vessel that contained petroleum unless he has taken or caused to be taken all precautions to guard against the ignition of flammable vapour and the toxic effect of the flammable vapour.
Subregulation 2
The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that no person is permitted to work in a compartment of a vessel that contained petroleum unless —
the compartment is efficiently ventilated by spark free equipment;
all tools and equipment used are of a non-sparking type;
the person working in the compartment does not —
carry on his person matches or other means of ignition; or (ii)wear any footwear in the compartment which is liable to cause any spark;
not less than one set of efficient breathing apparatus and 2 efficient life lines are placed near to the access to the compartment and are ready for immediate use;
the lighting provided is adequate for the purpose of the work to be done and is of an intrinsically safe type; and
any work to be carried out is done so under the personal supervision of a responsible person who is —
fully conversant with these Regulations and the relevant provisions of the Factories Act (Cap. 104) and of any other written law; and
approved by the master of the vessel.
Subregulation 3
No person shall cause or permit naked or artificial light, other than an intrinsically safe self-contained light, to be used in the hold of any vessel on which petroleum is or was carried.
Subregulation 4
No person shall cause or permit radio receiving sets, including transistor sets, to be brought or kept in any hold or compartment containing petroleum.
Subregulation 5
The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that no fire alarm point or emergency call box is located at any part of the vessel where it is likely to be rendered inactive by an explosion.