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(1) A vessel shall not carry out repairs in Port unless a suitable berth is allotted and subject to the condition that the owner, master or any person in charge of a vessel shall not allow the commencement of any repairs, involving the use of naked lights, gas-cutting or welding apparetus, to or in the vicinity of the fuel storage tanks or the fuel system or involving the entry of any person into any fuel storage tank of such vessel wherein petroleum may have been deposited unless such owner, master or other person in charge of the vessel has obtained a vapour-fee certificate from the Inspector of Explosives. Such owner, master or other person in charge of such vessel shall idemnify the Board for any loss or damage whatsoever arising directly or indirectly from any breach of this regulation. (2) A berth allotted under this regulation shall be vacated to any other suitable wharf or stream berth if available as and when required for a vessel desiring to load or unload cargo. (3) When a vessel is under repairs in the port and if in the course of repairs it becomes necessary to open up any of the overside pipes., such pipes shall be rendered safe by being blanked off. If an overside pipe cannot be blanked off and rendered safe then it shall not be opened up. The master or the officer in, charge of the vessel and the owners of the vessel shall be held responsible for any accident that may in any way arise from neglect to take these precautions and for all liabilities that may arise as a result of the accident. (4) Repairs to or works on any vessel shall be carried out in such a manner that no chipping, scaling pieces of wood or iron or like loose substances or materials shall be allowed to fall in water, and canvas chutes or staging shall in every instance be erected in order effectively to prevent any such loose materials as aforesaid from so failing. The Traffic Manager or the Deputy Conservator may, if he consider it desirable prohibit chipping or repairs causing excessive noice between (he hours of 9 30 p. m. and 600 a m.