.-(1) All petroleum pipelines entering any tank vehicle loading or unloading area shall be electrically continuous and be efficiently earthed.(2)An earth boss with a flexible cable having robust clamping device shall be provided adjacent to the loading point.(3)Sound and electrically continuous hoses or metal pipes shall only be used for loading or unloading of a tank vehicle. Where stand pipes or metallic loading arms are provided, swivel joints shall be electrically continuous.(4)The tank, filling pipe and the chassis of the tank vehicle shall, during loading of a tank vehicle, be efficiently bonded and connected with the earth boss referred to in sub-rule (2) by means of a flexible metal wire or tape.(5)The bonding and earthing connections shall not be broken until loading of the tank vehicle has been completed and the filling and dip pipes thereof have been securely closed.(6)Dip rod, if used, shall be lowered into the tank or compartment before loading of petroleum starts; such a rod shall not be completely raised above the liquid level during or within one minute of the completion of such loading.(7)No tank vehicle shall be loaded at a rate exceeding one metre per second at the delivery end of the filling pipe until the filling pipe is completely submerged in petroleum and thereafter the loading rate may be gradually increased but it shall at no time exceed six metres per second at the delivery end of the filling pipe:Provided that the Chief Controller may specify a faster loading rate in respect of crude petroleum and petroleum products which have a relative higher conductivity rate.(8)No tank or compartment of any tank vehicle which has last carried petroleum Class A, shall be filled with petroleum of any other class if the interior thereof has any floating non-conducting loose object or water. No tank vehicle shall be subjected to splash loading.
