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(1) Ethyl fluid imported into the Port shall be packed in specially constructed steel drums of great strength. The drums shall be sealed with an inner and outer bung. Rolling drums shall be fitted as an added precaution for the shell during handling. In addition, drums shall be distinctly marked to show that they contain ethyl fluid. (2) Owners or consignees of ethyl fluid shall make previous arrangements with the Collector of Customs and Traffic Manager for the immediate removal from the Board's premises of the entire consignment; (3) Ethyl fluid may be landed only:- (a) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at such berths as the Traffic Manager may direct, and (b) after all disembarking passengers have landed from the vessel: (4) No discharge of ethyl fluid shall begin until:- (i) The following documents have been presented to the Traffic Manager: - (a) Delivery order from the steamer agents: (b) Duty paid customs Bill of Entry (passed in full out of customs charge); (c) Detailed invoices covering the consignment or consignments; (d) Import application (triplicate copy) duly passed by the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer. (ii) The necessary road and/or rail vehicles by which delivery is to be effected are in position for the loading of the consignment or consignments therein. (iii) The Traffic Manager has satisfied himself that the equipment and material necessary for dealing with any leakage that may occur during or after discharge are available for immediate use, the requisite protective equipment and material as under being supplied by the owner or consignees:- Two sets of (a) Rubber gloves: (b) Rubber boots: (c) Rubber apron or oilskin suit: (d) Respirators; Note.-- A suitable respirator is the canister type containing a minimum of 500 cc. of activated charcol. A British service type respirator is satisfactory. An air-line must may be used, if available. (5) When discharge has been permitted every consignment of ethyl fluid shall be inspected on board the vessel by the owner, the consignees or their representatives, competent to do so and an officer deputed by the Traffic Manager. No ethyl fluid drums showing any signs of leakage shall be landed until suitable repaired or placed in a larger receptacle or container offering sufficient protection from leakage. Note.-- In the event of leakage, measure set out hereunder in sub-regulation (II) must be taken. (6) (a) Discharge of ethyl fluid shall be supervised by a responsible, competent and fully informed representative of the owner or consignees of the consignments having adequate technical knowledge of the commodity. (b) Labour and personal handling and supervising the handling of drums shall be equipped with heavy gloves of canvas or leather. (7) The owners or consignees shall provide labour for handling of drums containing ethyl fluid to be discharged on the quay for their immediate removal therefrom direct to the road or rail vehicle and the subsequent loading of the drums into the said vehicles for immediate removal of the consignment from the Board's premises. (8) Ethyl fluid drums shall be handled singly, and discharged singly in wire-net slings by the Board's cranes and removal from the slings by the consignees labour direct to road or rail vehicles placed in position for their immediate delivery. Note:- Barrel hooks should on no account be used in discharge. (9) After any consignment of ethyl fluid has passed over the Board's wharves, jetties, open storage areas or roads, the owner's or consignee's representative shall inspect the places over which the consignment has been carried and shall clean any points where points where leakage has taken place or suspected to have taken place. This inspection and cleaning shall be carried out in the presence of an officer deputed by the Traffic Manager for the purpose and the owner's and the consignee's representative shall thereafter issue a certificate that the Board's premises are free from contamination and fit for general use. (10) No ethyl fluid drum shall in any circumstances be stored in any of the Board's transit sheds or warehouse; (11) In the event of leakage measures as set out below must be taken (a) If ethyl fluid comes into contact with the skin, the part or parts affected should be washed clean at once with solvent such as kerosene, followed by soap and water; (b) Clothing that becomes contaminated by ethyl fluid should be removed immediately and cleaned by repeated rinsing in a non-inflammable dry cleaning fluid. (c) Shoes and leather covered articles that become contaminated by ethyl fluid should be discarded and destroyed; (d) If ethyl fluid can be smelt it is being breathed. Men should be directed away from any places where it can be smelt. (e) Men assigned to deal with leakage of ethyl fluid must wear the protective equipment as prescribed in sub regulation (4) (iii) (f) The area in which leakages of ethyl fluid has occured (including the outside of a drum) should be treated as follows:- (i) Flush with kerosene or some other light oil solvent followed by water. If the surface permits wash thoroughly with soap working you as much lather as possible and, again fresh with water. (ii) If contamination of an absorbent material has taken place such as Wooden flooring, dunnage, or other packing material, then such material must after treatment as above be removed or burnt. Note.-- 1. Ethyl fluid is highly coloured by means of a dye (usually yellow, red or blue) so that the leakage is immediately discernible. Further more ethyl fluid has a distinctive and rather sweet smell. 2. If it is possible to obtain quickly a supply of common bleaching lime (CaO C12) the area should first be treated generously with a mixture of bleaching lime and water in the form of a thin slurry (never use dry powder), alternately a 5 percent solution of sulphuric chloride (So2C12) in kerosene may be used. (12) Drums containing ethyl fluid for shipment shall be brought to the Willington Island wharves only after obtaining the prior permission of the Traffic Manager. They shall not be allowed to remain anywhere on the quay or any other place at the Willington Island wharves but should be shipped immediately. (13) In the case of ethyl fluid being handled at stream berths and /or override. via lighters, by vessels at alongside berths, advance information in writing shall be given to the Deputy Conservator with copy to the Traffic Manager. The master, owner or agents of the vessel in the case of imports and the shippers in the case of exports shall be responsible for the strict observance of all the above Rules and conditions.