47 Steamer fires and lights.- No explosive shall be loaded on or unloaded from any ship (a) Unless the engine room fires have previously carefully banked up, and all other fires and lights extinguished. (b) While the ship is attached to or alongside or port limits of any steam vessel or steam tug unless the engine rooms fires of such steam vessel or steam tug, have previously been carefully banked up and all other fires and light have been previously extinguished: Provided that nothing in rule shall prevent the employment this of an artificial light ship’s signal lights of a type approved in writing by the Chief Controller in areas outside the and by the Conservator of the port within the port limits: Provided further that a steam tug may be employed at the port of Madras to place boats alongside a ship carrying explosives or to remove them but no loading or unloading operations shall be carried on so long as a tug is within a distance of 50 meters from the ship.
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