Section 7(c) in The Port Rules for the Port Of Visakhapatnam
(c)Suppliers of liquid fuel shall be responsible for seeing that all flexible pipes used for bunkering steamers are tested to a pressure of 100 lbs. per square inch before operations commence and that all joints are oil-tight; that after the completion of each bunkering operation the port section of the pipe line is cleared and that when flexible pipes are dismantled any unavoidable spillage on the quay is properly .leaned up with sand. Ship's officers in charge of vessels receiving bunkers shall be responsible for seeing that all valves in ship's tanks or connections are properly regulated to receive liquid fuel and due warning shall always be given to suppliers by such officers before any valves are closed to prevent the possibility of a sudden increase in pressure which may cause a burst in the flexible pipe or elsewhere and a consequent leakage of oil. Masters and owners of vessels receiving liquid fuel and suppliers of liquid fuel for bunkering shall be personally and severally responsible for seeing that bunkering operations are conducted with cleanliness and in an orderly manner.
