Singapore legislation
Regulation 32
Regulation 32
Precautions to prevent accident
Subregulation 1
The owner, agent or master of a vessel on which petroleum is loaded or discharged, or on which ballasting, tank-cleaning or gas-freeing operations are carried out, shall ensure that the vessel is equipped and managed such that every reasonable precaution is taken to prevent fire, explosion, implosion or accident.
Subregulation 2
No owner, agent or master of a vessel shall cause or permit any ship-to-ship transfer of petroleum other than normal bunkering within the port unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.
Subregulation 3
The Port Master may, in granting his permission, impose such conditions as he thinks fit.