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or willful misconduct of any master, mate, engineer, or pilot, or his 

 neglect or refusal to obey the laws governing the navigation of such 

 steamers, may sue such master, mate, engineer, or pilot, and recover 

 damages for any such injury caused by any such master, mate, engi- 

 neer, or pilot. 



Discharge of petroleum at terminal ports 



46 U.S.C. 467 (R.S. 4474) 



Wlien crude petroleum of a flash point not less than one hundred 

 and fifty degrees Fahrenheit is carried in the double-bottom fuel 

 tanks of steamers using the same for fuel, the crude petroleum carried 

 in sucti tanks in excess of the necessities of the voyage may be dis- 

 charged at terminal ports when no passengers are on board the ship. 

 Crude petroleum carried and discharged under these conditions will 

 not be considered stores or cargo within the contemplation of section 

 170 of this title, and will be considered as only for use as fuel within 

 the contemplation of section 391a(l) of this title. 



