PORT OF BASRAH DIRECTORATE.
Port of Basrah. Port Rules & By-Laws, 1936. And Quarantine Regulations No.54 of 1935.
UNRECORDED RULES & REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS AT BASRAH
PORT OF BASRAH DIRECTORATE.
Port of Basrah. Port Rules & By-Laws, 1936. And Quarantine Regulations No.54 of 1935.
A vanishingly rare handbook of rules and regulations for vessels anchoring at the port of Basra in 1936. Printed for the port by the Times Press, it appears to have been overseen (and partly compiled) by J.C. Ward, who was Port Director and Director General of Navigation. It provides an important insight into the functioning of the port during a period of immense commercial activity, driven by its proximity to the Abadan oil refinery.
The rules and regulations cover berths, anchoring, signals and pilotage. Measures in respect to infectious diseases are also given, with an interesting section on dealing with “ordinary ships from infected ports in the Hedjaz during the Mecca pilgrimage season” (p.129). Specific chapters are aimed at the “Masters of Oil Tank Vessels” (cover text), such as ‘XI - Transport of Petroleum’ and ‘XIV - Additional Rules for Abadan Reach’. The focus on oil tankers is unsurprising as Abadan was growing into one of the largest refineries in the world, with Basra as its nearest established commercial hub.
Seemingly unrecorded, with no examples in LibraryHub or OCLC.
