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(7) Towing two boats abreast is not allowed.
(8) The tow ropes must be of metal or at any rate fastened to the shackle hanging over

the side of the lighters or barges.
(9) The use of cranes or winches for loading or unloading substances of the 1st or 2nd

Group which are sensitive to shocks like chlorate of potash must be avoided as
possible.
Packages shall be passed from hand to hand carefully and handled with the greatest

care in order to avoid shocks.
Packages weighing more than 25 kilograms shall be handled by at least two men

together.
If the use of cranes or winches and the slinging of packages cannot be avoided, these

operations shall be carried out in such a manner as to prevent the possibility of any
package containing 1st Group substances being roughly handled or dropped.

No substance of the 1st or 2nd Group shall remain either in barges or lighters, or on
land, or on deck, except under the constant supervision of a watchman appointed by
the Captain or the shipper.

(10) Bins filled with sand shall be immediately at hands where receptacles of dangerous
liquid (benzene, alcohol, etc..) are being handled together with foam facilities (foam

concentrate), a pump and branch pipes.
(11) Receptacles containing dangerous liquids shall be inspected on their being landed or
put on board, and those showing traces of leakage shall be isolated at once.

(12) In the interior of vessels, lighters, or boats where 1st Group substances are intended to
be placed or carried, there shall be no iron or steel unless the same be covered with

leather, wood, cloth or other suitable material. Tarpaulins shall be spread out both on
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top and under the packages of 1 Group substances.
The decks gangways, and spaces over or through which it is intended to carry
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1 Group substances, shall be carefully swept and kept clean. If any category
substance shall escape from the package in which it is contained, or be spilt, or if any
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package appears to be defective, such package or such 1 Group substance shall
immediately be collected and destroyed by environmentally safe method.

(13) No substance of any of the 3 Groups shall remain on land except at places
specially appointed for each group.

No substances of any of the 3 Groups shall remain in lighters except by special
permission obtained in writing from the Canal Authority. The CA shall appoint a

mooring place to the lighters, whose place as a general rule will be near the land
depot of the corresponding group.

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