proved by the Secretary of War June 23, 1939, as the sole explosive anchorage in the Delaware River for vessels engaged in the transportation, storage, stowage, and handling of explosives and other dangerous articles.

Restrictions against gunpowder and guncotton to or from vessels in, or at the wharves of, the Delaware River, as provided in the following excerpts, shall apply to dynamite, gelatin dynamite, blasting gelatin, picrate acid, picrate, chlorate explosives, tetryl, TNT, trinibrobenzene, trinitroresorvinol, nitrate of ammonia explosives, dry nitrocellulose, dry nitrostarch, and fireworks.

Vessels having on board a greater quantity than five kegs of gunpowder or guncotton will not be permitted to anchor north of the pier next above Point House on the river Delaware.

Vessels carrying explosives shall be at all times in charge of competent persons and must display by day a red flag of at least 16 square feet at the masthead, or at least 10 feet above the upper deck, if the vessel has no mast; at night a red light will be displayed in the same positions specified for the red flag. No smoking will be permitted on or near such vessels and no person under the influence of liquor will be allowed on board any vessel, barge, or scow carrying explosives, nor will they be allowed to approach such vessels.

Vessels carrying explosives shall not carry inflammable liquids, inflammable solids, oxidizing materials, mineral acids, as defined in Federal regulations for the transportation of explosives by rail, or articles liable to spontaneous ignition, or to give off inflammable gases, unless the explosives be stored in separate rooms or otherwise so separated as to effectually prevent danger to the explosive from any of these articles or from the vapor thereof. Where blasting caps, detonating fuses, and fulminate of mercury in bulk are loaded on the same vessel with high explosives, they must be in a different compartment, the distance in a straight line from the compartment containing them to the explosives to be not less than 25 feet.

No unnecessary fires shall be permitted on vessels carrying explosives, and those fires which are deemed necessary must be properly safeguarded and must be left in constant charge of some one individual during the entire period that they are burning. No artificial light shall be permitted in the holds or compartments of any vessel which contains explosives except electric flashlights or electric lanterns or regular electric installation of the vessel. Crews must not have or carry matches, firearms, or cartridges on their persons.

No explosive will be allowed to be placed aboard a vessel until the rest of the cargo has been placed aboard the vessel and the vessel trimmed. All the necessary work in construction of floors, partitions,

etc., or for the removal of any other combustibles from that part of the hold in which the explosives are to be stored, shall be completed before loading of the explosives is commenced. All decks, gangways and holds over which explosives must be passed in loading must be freed from all loose metal or tools and carefully swept before loading is commenced and after loading has ceased.

All explosives must be handled carefully. No metal tools shall be used in loading, unloading, or handling explosives. Men engaged in loading, unloading, or handling explosives must not have or carry on their person metal toolɛ or bale hooks, matches, firearms, or cartridges, and they must not wear boots or shoes with iron nails or shod or strengthened with iron, unless such boots or shoes are covered with leather, felt, or some other such material. Packages of explosives must not be thrown, dropped, rolled, dragged, or slid over each other or over the decks. Dynamite boxes should be stowed topside up. Powder kegs should be loaded with seams up.

In transferring high explosives in bulk, blasting caps, detonating fuses, and fulminate of mercury from one vessel to another they must be handled by hand or regulation chute or mattress. If difference in elevation between vessels or condition of weather renders it impossible to transfer or load by hand or chute, mechanical hoists and a special crate or basket may be used. Explosives transferred in this manner must not be handled roughly. They must be hoisted and lowered carefully and only deposited or lowered on a mattress.

When an inclined chute is employed, such chute shall be constructed of 1-inch planed boards with side guards 4 inches high, extending 3 inches above top face of bottom of chute and throughout its length fastened with brass screws. D-shaped strips or runners not rore than 6 inches apart and running lengthwise of the chute must be fastened to the upper surface of the bottom part by means of glue and wooden pegs extending through the bottom part and runners. Chutes must be occasionally wiped down with waste moistened with machine oil, when dynamite packages are being handled. A stuffed mattress 4 feet wide and 6 feet long and not less than 4 inches thick, or a heavy jute or hemp mat of like dimensions must be placed under the discharging end of the chute. The incline of the chute should be such that the velocity of the packages sliding will not be great enough to cause violent shock when coming in contact with other packages or when reaching bottom of slide, or men must be stationed alongside the chutes to retard the velocity of the packages and prevent violent shocks when packages come in contact with each other or reach bottom of chute.

Broken or seriously damaged packages of explosives may be recoopered when it is practicable and not dangerous. A broken box of dynamite that cannot be recoopered should be reinforced by stout wrapping paper and twine, placed in another strong box and surrounded by dry, fine sawdust, or dry and clean cotton waste, or elastic wads made from dry newspaper. A ruptured can or keg should be inclosed in a grain bag of good quality and boxed or crated. Injured packages thus protected and properly marked may be forwarded.

Packages too seriously damaged to be recoopered should not be forwarded, but set aside and the shipper notified to make diposition of them. In removing broken cases or kegs of explosives from vessels, care must be taken to remove any particles of loose explosives.

Miscellaneous.- All sea-going vessels at anchor, or when discharging, loading, laying up, or being repaired at wharf in the port of Philadelphia, are required to have and maintain a safe and convenient ladder, gangplank or side steps for the use of persons having business on board such vessels.

Vessels anchored in the harbor of the port of Philadelphia requiring the assistance of the police or fireboats shall display their national flag, union down.

The signal for the Navigation Commission's tender shall be the international code letter N, set in the rigging or hoisted in a conspicuous place, or three short blasts and one long blast of steam whistle, to be continued until answered.

All steamships fitted with twin screws, while occupying berths in the port of Philadelphia, shall either display continuously on each quarter a sign, which shall be illuminated at night, marked "Danger, keep off, this vessel has twin screws," or float a spar boom around the stern which shall entirely enclose the space occupied by the propellers.

Failure to abide by regulations.- If any person or persons shall refuse or neglect to comply with the directions of the president of the Navigation Commission in matters within the jurisdiction of his office, or shall knowingly fail to comply with the rules and regulations of the commission duly made, promulgated and established as aforesaid, or if any person or persons whosoever shall obstruct or prevent the said president of the commission in the execution of his duties, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay for each and every offense a fine not exceeding $500.

TERMINAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

The following rules and regulations are published by the Chester Tide

water Terminal, Inc.:

Chester Tidewater Terminal, Inc.- Where the term "Terminal" is used in these rules and regulations, it shall be held to mean the Chester Tidewater Terminal, Inc.

Definition of vessel. When the term "Vessel" is used in these rules and regulations, it shall be held to mean floating craft of every description.

Capacity of facilities.- The Terminal does not obligate itself to provide dockage, wharfage, storage, equipment, labor or other form of service beyond the reasonable capacity of its facilities.

Payment of charges.- (a) Charges shall become due and payable upon presenta

tion of invoice except as hereinafter specified in clause (b) of this rule.

(b) Terminal superintendent must collect any and all dock-
age, wharfage and receiving charges before departure
of vessel, except in instances where a credit account
has been established.

(c) Dockage and receiving and delivering charges are Ɛ8-
sessed against vessels and not against the cargo.
(d) Wharfage charges, unless otherwise agreed, are as-
sessed against cargo.

Application for berth.- Vessels, their owners or agents, desiring a berth at this Terminal, shall apply to the Terminal superintendent for reservations.

Berth assigned.- If application for berthing is approved and a berth assigned, confirmation shall be made of the reservation to the applicant. No change in berth assigned shall be made without the approval of the Terminal superintendent. Notice of release of first call on berth privilege.- When for reasons over which applicant has no control it is desired to cancel berthing assignments, due notice shall be given sufficiently in advance to preclude any loss of dockage charges; otherwise the Terminal reserves the right to bill against the master, vessel, shipowner or agents, to the extent of the minimum dockage, and to use such unoccupied berth for other purposes.

Measurement of vessels. The right is reserved to measure all vessels when deemed necessary for the purpose of ascertaining dock charges.

Movement of vessels.- Vessels shall be moved from or leave docks controlled by the Terminal at the direction of the Terminal superintendent. Any vessel which is not moved promptly upon notice to so move may be shifted and any expenses involved, damage to vessel or to other vessels or to the wharves or piers during such removal shall be charged to said vessel.

Crew aboard. All vessels berthed at wharves or piers operated by the Terminal shall at all times have sufficient crew to comply with orders issued by Terminal superintendent and to comply with all rules and regulations of the Terminal.

Manifests of cargo.- The master of any vessel docked at this Terminal shall, upon demand, before the departure of such vessel, exhibit the enrollment or license of such vessel showing tonnage and the owner, agent, manager, consignee, master or person, in command of such vessel. Upon demand, he shall furnish a copy of the manifest or bills of lading for cargo discharged or loaded.

Audit of manifests. The right is reserved, without question, to audit all manifests and to use such audits as a basis for charges.

Stevedoring.- All stevedoring work performed will be subject to the rules and regulations of the Terminal and the handling of the cargo to and from the Terminal must be performed in a manner satisfactory to the Terminal superintendent but the Terminal assumes no responsibility for such work.

Limited liability.- The Terminal assumes no liability for loss or damage to freight or cargo, handled or transshipped over, upon, through or under any wharf, pier or dock or other structure or property owned, controlled, or operated by the Terminal, except freight or cargo in storage after the expiration of the free time storage period, and upon which storage charges have been assessed and then only to the extent of a warehouseman as imposed by law.

The responsibility or liability for the loss or damage to goods in storage shall not include loss caused by fire, frost, freezing or other action of the elements; heating leakage, evaporation, natural shrinkage, wastage or decay; animals, rodents, insects; leakage or discharge from fire protection system; nor will the Terminal be liable for any delay, loss or damage arising from; combinations, strikes, riots, sabotage, insurrection, revolution or war; acts of any persons in their own employ or in the services of others, nor for any consequences arising therefrom.

The Terminal accepts no responsibility or liability for damage caused by; the collapse of wharves, piers, or other structures; breakdown of plant machinery or equipment; or by floats, logs, or piling required to breast vessels away from wharves.

All boats accepted for docking will be held at owner's risk and responsibility. The Terminal accepts no responsibility or liability for damages or accidents occurring when its equipment and/or operators or employees are furnished on a time basis.

Reporting damage to property. In case any damage is done to a pier, wharf, or bulkhead, the extent of damage together with the name of vessel or person causing it, must be reported in writing promptly to the Terminal superintendent, giving the date and hour, and the names and addresses of the person(s) witnessing the accident.

The expense of the repair of such damage shall be paid by said vessel or person causing it.

Claims for loss and/or damage. Settlement of claims for loss and/or damage to property, while in our possession and for which liability is admitted, shall have the full benefit of any insurance that may have been effected upon or on account of said property, so far as this shall not void the policies or contracts of insurance.

In such claims and adjustments due credit shall be made for the paid insurance premium thereon, to the extent and proportion of the amount involved. Cooperage. Except where such service is required as the result of our negligence, all necessary cooperage, baling and/or bagging shall be at owner's expense.