Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Chapter, ships with explosives on board stored in magazines well forward or aft, to the satisfaction of the port captain, and requiring bunker coal or oil fuel, ship’s stores, provisions or water, may, at the discretion of the port captain, be brought alongside a wharf specified by him: Provided that
(a) the coal, oil fuel, ship’s stores, provisions or water, as the case may be, are taken on board as expeditiously as possible;
(b) the holds containing explosives are not opened or entered except for inspection and the taking of
temperatures and then only under the supervision of the port captain or his authorised deputy;
(c) the ship keeps main engines ready to move the ship from the wharf at any time, should this, in the opinion of the master or the port captain, be necessary; and
(d) a fireman with stand pipe or hose connected stands by the whole time and, if the pressure on the mains is insufficient, he stands with chemical extinguishers ready for immediate use.
