55. Gas cylinders
Feedback & supportWhere any welding or cutting work is carried out in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour, it shall be the duty of the responsible person to comply with paragraphs (2) and (3).
No cylinder which contains or has contained oxygen or any flammable gas or vapour shall be taken —
below the weather deck of a ship undergoing repair; or
below the topmost completed deck of a ship under construction,unless it is installed or placed in a part of the ship which is adequately ventilated to prevent any dangerous accumulation of gases.
Subject to paragraph (4), no liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shall be taken and used —
on board a ship undergoing repair; or
below the topmost completed deck of a ship under construction,unless all gas outlets have been fitted with effective anti-leakage devices.
Paragraph (3) shall not apply to any LPG brought on board a ship by the master for the purpose of maintaining and running of the ship.
Subregulation 1
Where any welding or cutting work is carried out in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour, it shall be the duty of the responsible person to comply with paragraphs (2) and (3).
Subregulation 2
No cylinder which contains or has contained oxygen or any flammable gas or vapour shall be taken —
below the weather deck of a ship undergoing repair; or
below the topmost completed deck of a ship under construction,unless it is installed or placed in a part of the ship which is adequately ventilated to prevent any dangerous accumulation of gases.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (4), no liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shall be taken and used —
on board a ship undergoing repair; or
below the topmost completed deck of a ship under construction,unless all gas outlets have been fitted with effective anti-leakage devices.
Subregulation 4
Paragraph (3) shall not apply to any LPG brought on board a ship by the master for the purpose of maintaining and running of the ship.