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Notice to Shipping No 35/1965

Oxygen-Acetylene welding and cutting installation

The Inspecteur General of Shipping,

Considering;

that many ships are equipped with oxygen-acetylene welding and cutting eguipment for carrying out
repairs on board;

that it has come to light that the arrangement of the acetylene and oxygen cylinders required for this work
and the lay-out of oxygen and acetylene piping etc, do not always satisfy the requirements which are
necessary with a view to safety;

that it is, therefore, necessary issue Regulations with regard to this;

taking into account:

the Requirements of Regulation 174, and Reg. 26.1 of Appendix || of the Shipping Order 1965;

Hereby gives notices of the following.

An acetylene welding and cutting installation shall not be fitted on board a ship before the proposed
arrangement and method of operation have been approved by him or on his behalf.

For this purpose, the necessary drawings and diagrams from which the position and the arrangement of
acetylene and oxygen cylinders, fittings, piping etc. can clearly be seen, shall be subjected for approval to
the Shipping Inspectorate in good time.

When installing and fitting a welding and cutting oxygen-acetylene installation the following shall be raken
into account.

1.. The use of acetelyne gas generators is forbidden.

2.. Acetylene and oxygen cylinders shall be set up vertically on the open deck or in enclosed spaces, which
are not working spaces and which are connected directly with the open deck by means of a door.

3. Acetylene and oxygen cylinders shall not be placed together within the same enclosed space.

4. The cylinders shall be set up well protected, properly secured and shall not be exposed to the direct
sunlight or to heat emanating from tbc engine room or boiler trunks, galleys and such.

5. Acetylene and oxygen cylinders shall not be placed in or below accornmodation spaces for passengers
and crew.

6. An enclosed space as stated in 2 shall be surrounded by gasproof steel partitions and be able to be shut
off by means of a steel door opening outwards, with spark-proof locks and hinges; this space shall hot be
connected to other enclosed spaces and shall be well ventilated, with an air inlet in the upper part, and an
outlet to the open air at floor level.

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7. A notice shall be fixed both on the inside and the outside of the door of the space where the cylinders are
set up stating in elearly readable words:

ACETYLENE - EXPLOSION DANGER NO SMOK/NG - DO NOT APPROACH WITH NAKED FLAME

8. Enclosed spaces in which acetylene cylinders are stored shall not be used for assemblying or storing
machinery, equipment or materials which can give rise to spark formation. The cylinders shall, at all times,
be able tobe removed quickly from these spaces.

9. Enclosed spaces in which oxygen cylinders are stored shall be kept completely free of grease and oil and
shall not be used for storing materials which can easily ignite if there should be an excess of oxygen. The
cylinders shall, at all times, be able to be removed quickly from these, spaces.

10. The lighting in spaces in which cylinders of acetylene are stored shall comply with the Regulations of
SOLAS Ch. II-I Reg. 45.10.

11. Near the place or space where acetylene cylinders are permanently or temporarily stored, an approved
CO2 or a dry powder extinguisher shall be avaible. Furtherrnore, there shall be a fire extinguishing stop
valve with hose, coupling and nozzle in the viciraty, or remote controlled water spraying equipment shall be
installed above the cylinders.

12. There shall always be a key on the stop valve of every acetylene or oxygen cylinder in use so that in
emergencies these can be irnmediately and rapidly closed.

13. The piping system for acetylene and for oxygen shall consist of a fixed high pressure collecting pipe to
which the cylinder or cylinders are connected by means of a flexible high pressure pipe with a stop valve.
The collecting pipes shall be as short as possible (see Labour Inspectorate publication P NO. 14 under point
1.4.5).

14. The gas shall be led at a reduced pressure to the workplace(s) by means of a fixed Iow pressure
distribution pipe. This reduced pressure shall amount to no more than 1 bar for acetylene and no more
than 20 bar for oxygen.

15. Each distribution pipe shall be connected to the high pressure collecting pipe by means of a stop valve.
The pressure reducing apparatus which reduces the gas pressure to pressure lower than those mentioned
under 14 shall be fitted to this stop valve.

16. At the end of a distribution pipe a stop valve and a pressure reducing apparattus shall also be fitted,
in this order, which reduces the pressure in the hoses to the welding and cutting bumer to the pressure at
which the bumer shall be used.

17. Clearly visible manometers shall be fitted in front of and behind the reducing apparatus stated in point
15 and behind the reducing apparatus stated in 16. The pressure of the reduding apparatus shall be easy to
adjust. The Bourdon spring of the manometer in acetylene pipes shall be made of stainless steel or nickel.
The dial indicator scale of these manometers shall be beat the inscription "Suitable for acetyIene".

18. Acetylene and oxygen piping shall not pass through accommodation and galleys. They shall be painted
in such a way that they are easily recognizable and shall not pass through areas where they are not visible.

19. Acetylene piping shall be made of searnless drawn steel. The acetylene gas in the piping or the stop
valves and accossories shall hot come into contact with copper or copper alloys with a copper content of
more than 63%.

20. High pressure oxygen piping shall be made of seamless drawn copper. Distribution pipes shall be made
of seamless drawn steel.

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21. High pressure acetylene and oxygen piping shall be pressure tested, after fitting, at a pressure of
respectively at least 180 bar anti 300 bar. Fixed low pressure acetylene and oxygen pipes at a pressure of 30
bar.

22. For the connection of fixed acetylene and oxygen piping only high pressure couplings shall be used.
Propely welded connections are also permitted.

23. The oxygen piping shall be thoroughly de-greased and blown through with oxygen before raken the
first time of use. Acetylene piping shall be blown through with an inert gas (nitrogen or carbon dioxide).

24. Acetylene and oxygen hoses for welding and cutting equipment shall be of a good oil resistant quality
and fixed to the connecting pieces with appropriate clamps.

A proper flame arrester shall be fitted in the acetylene hose near each bumer.

26. For a single welding installation the conditions given in paragraph 13, 14, 15 and 16 need not be
observed, provided the only one acetylene and one oxygen cylinder are in use at the same time, and the
welding or cutting work is being done in the vicinity of the cylinders. In this case the acetylene and oxygen
hoses shall be fixed directly to the reducing apparatus of the cylinders.

The instructions for the arrangement, fitting and use of acetylene and oxygen cylinders and those for use
and maintenance of oxygen-acetylene welding and cutting tools included in the latest Publication of the
Labour Inspectorate, P. No. 7, 14 and 17 sha[l be raken in account as far as that is possible. Your partioular
attention is requked for point 2.10 of Publication PNo, 7.

The said publications shall be provided on board every ship carrying an oxygen-acetylene welding and
cutting installation, and shall be forwarded as information to all persons who have to carry out work with
this installation.

Oxygen-acetylene welding and cutting work shall only be entrusted to persons who are sufficiently
competent therein.

Further, a notice-board shalI be fixed at the place where welding and cutting work is generally carried out,
wich bears a clearly legiblc summary of the most important instruction and safety measures as laid down in
11") of the Publication P. NO. 17 of the Labour Inspectorate.

's-Gravenhage, 3rd September 1965.

The Inspcctor General aforementioned,

C. Moolenburgh.

* read: 11 fourth edition, 1963 respectively 12 fifth edition, 1970.

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