Section 9(5) in The Madras Port Petroleum Rules, 1963
(5)No fires, smoking or non-safety lights shall, under any conditions, be permitted on board any floating craft lying alongside or within 100 feet of any oil vessel. Harbour tugs proceeding within 100 feet of such oil vessels shall ensure that the galley fire and other naked flames/lights are either damped down or extinguished.Boats shall never hang around the gangway of an oil vessel.
