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SCHEDULES

Section 5(4).

SCHEDULE 4Descriptions of Work which may, and those which may not, be Classified as Dock Work

PART IWork which may be Classified

General port work

1Handling cargo. This includes any movement of cargo by means of man-power, machinery or lighterage ; it also includes stuffing and stripping containers.

2Loading and unloading cargo.

3Work in connection with the storage or warehousing of cargo.

4Sorting, checking and recording cargo ; recording the time spent in handling, loading or unloading cargo.

5Executing minor repairs to containers, crates, boxes, pallets or other articles used for packing or loading and unloading cargo.

6Preparing ships for the receipt or discharge of cargo.

7Making ships ready for departure after loading or discharging cargo.

Supplementary definitions

8For the purposes of this Schedule, the following definitions apply—

(a)" cargo" means goods which are, or are to be, or have been, loaded as cargo in a ship (whether or not in containers) and

(i)does not include a passenger's personal baggage carried on board by him.

(ii)includes anything which has been taken on board a ship from the sea or the sea-bed with a view to its being discharged to shore ;

(b)goods which are to be, or have been, loaded as cargo in a ship are " cargo " at all times when they are within a definable dock area ; and

(c)"ship" means a sea-going ship capable of carrying cargo (but not including any in whose case cargo-carrying is an abnormal or exceptional use).

PART IIWork Excluded from Classification

9The work of persons employed by a body corporate established by or under an enactment for the carrying on of an industry or part of an industry or undertaking under national ownership or control, or by any subsidiary of a body corporate so established.

But this paragraph does not refer to the work of persons employed—

(a)by the British Transport Docks Board, or any subsidiary of that Board ;

(b)by the British Waterways Board (or a subsidiary of it) for the purposes of the Board's functions under section 10(1)(b) of the [1962 c. 46.] Transport Act 1962 (provision of port facilities).

10The work of persons employed in a retail, wholesale, manufacturing or other business, at premises occupied for the purposes of that business, where the work is mainly or exclusively with goods owned or produced by the owners of the business or a company which in relation to the owners is an associated company.

11Driving any vehicle whose use is mainly on public roads, whether inside or outside any definable dock area; supervision of loading and unloading such a vehicle; seeing to the security of its load.

12Such work on a ship as by local custom or usage is left to seamen on the ship.

13The ordinary work of those forming the crew of a fishing vessel; the unloading of fishing vessels which either—

(a)are less than 25 metres in length (as calculated for the purposes of registration under the Merchant Shipping Acts) and are not ordinarily at sea for more than six days at a time; or

(b)are of that length or greater, and are not ordinarily at sea for more than three days at a time.

14The ordinary work of those manning a vessel (not a seagoing ship) which either—

(a)is mainly or exclusively used to carry goods to or from premises not situated within a definable dock area ; or

(b)is mainly or exclusively used to carry goods to or from premises occupied for the purposes of a business and—

(i)is owned or operated by the occupier of the premises and manned only by his employees, and

(ii)is used mainly or exclusively to carry goods owned or produced by him. In sub-paragraph (b) above references to the occupier of premises include any company which in relation to him is an associated company.

15Any work at a site for the bulk storage (in fixed installations) of crude liquid petroleum, natural gas, liquid products derived either from crude liquid petroleum or natural gas or both, liquid chemicals or liquefied gases.

Any work at a site for piping any of those substances to and from ships or other vessels.

16Any work done at an aerodrome licensed under Part II of the [1949 c. 67.] Civil Aviation Act 1949 which is connected with the loading or unloading of aircraft.