Art. 125 - General Terms
and Conditions :
A - Tanker in Ballast or
Vessels Carrying Grade C Only :
- Tankers in ballast and
vessels carrying Grade C only are deemed to be ordinary
(non dangerous) vessels, if they have been rendered gas
free or free from inflammable gases since they last
carried Grade A or Grade B. They are not subject to any
of the foregoing regulations, but the Master must sign
the declaration which will be handed to him by the pilot
when he comes on board and hand it to the CA Officials
(See Appendix I).
- Tankers in ballast and
vessels carrying part cargo of Grade C without having
been rendered gas free of free from inflammable gases
since they last carried Grade A or Grade B, are subject
to these Regulations.
- Tanks which are ballasted to
the level of the expansion hatch deck coaming will be
accepted as the equivalent of a tank which has been gas
free since last transporting hazardous cargo.
- Tankers of vessels carrying
two grades of hazardous cargoes at the same time, will be
treated as vessels of the grade corresponding to that of
the volatile product.
B - Liquefied gas Carrier
in Ballast :
Liquefied inflammable gas carrier
in ballast are to be ordinary vessels, if they have been rendered
gas free or free from any inflammable gas.