1) Welding and burning equipment shall be used in a harbour only with written permission of the Port Authority and only by fully qualified operators.
2) Before Welding or burning equipment is used in a harbour, all flammables shall be moved to such a distance from the equipment as will render them safe from fire and, where such movement is impossible, the flammables shall be adequately shielded.
3) No tanks, containers or other facilities used for storage or transportation of flammables shall be repaired in a harbour with welding or burning equipment until such facilities have been rendered safe for making the repairs.
4) Suitable fire-extinguishing equipment, ready for instant use in case of fire, shall be placed near each unit of welding or burning equipment in use in a harbour.
5) Every compressor or generator used in connection with welding or burning equipment shall be placed securely and in such a manner as not to interfere with any other operations carried in the harbour or Board property.
6) No operator of welding or burning equipment shall do anything that, or omit to do anything the omission of which, may cause explosion or fire.
