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C – Liquefied inflammable gas and dangerous chemicals in bulk carriers: Handling of

cargo is Not Allowed.

Art. 124 – Permission to Carry out Repairs:
(1) No repairs that involve burning, welding, riveting, other hot work, high speed drilling,

chipping, hammering, or other similar operations to any compartment or pipe line which
has contained petroleum shall be begun or carried out in any vessel unless a certificate

issued from a recognized chemist certifies that he has examined the vessel or such part of
the vessel and he finds that she is free from inflammable vapors, and safe for such operations
(2) The SCA’s Shipyard shall be sole judge whether or not repairing operations can be done in

case of emergency.
Art. 125 – Precautions on Board:

During the whole of their stay in SC, vessels carrying dangerous chemical and liquefied

gases, Petroleum Grade A or B or N.G.F. Carriers shall comply with the regulations of
(Appendix No. 2, Part V).

The Handling on board of any vessel with liquid having a flash point of or below 66
degrees Centigrade (150º Fahrenheit) is strictly prohibited.
The handling of receptacles of Grade A petroleum is however, allowed within the

conditions specified in Art. 123-A.
Further, no craft with a naked fire shall come or remain alongside the vessel carrying

benzene, or liquefied inflammable gases.
Art. 126 – Control:

The master of any vessel carrying petroleum of any nature, liquefied gas or dangerous
chemicals in bulk must help SCA’s officials by all possible means to inspect the vessels

installations.
The SCA reserves the right, after inspection of the vessel by its officials, to refuse transit,

if sufficient precautions have not been taken, to obviate any danger of fire during her
stay in S.C.

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