1981 Ed.]
Aerial Ropeways (Operation and Maintenance Regulations
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(d) the communication systems:
(e) all electric circuits, controls and switchgear:
(f) all cars, including hangers, detachable grips and car doors;
(g) trestle structures and foundations:
(h) earthing cables; and
(i) station buildings.
(2) The Director may require any maintenance schedule submitted to him under paragraph (1) to be amended before he approves it.
(3) Where the Director has approved any maintenance schedule, he may require the competent person in charge of the aerial ropeway to amend that schedule.
(4) Where the Director has approved a maintenance schedule submitted to him under paragraph (1), the competent person in charge of the aerial ropeway to which the schedule relates-
(a) shall not permit any deviation therefrom without the approval of the Director; and
(b) shall ensure that the ropeway is maintained in accordance with that schedule, as from time to time amended.
(5) A maintenance schedule under paragraph (1) shall be submitted----
(a) in the case of a new aerial ropeway, within 1 month after the commencement of operations; or
(b) in the case of an existing aerial ropeway, within 1 month after the commencement of this Part.
20. (1) The owner of an aerial ropeway shall ensure that the examinations specified in paragraph (3) are carried out by a surveyor at least once every 12 months, the first such examinations being carried out not later than 14 months from the date of the Director's approval, under section 16 of the Ordinance, of the commencement of operation.
(2) The competent person in charge of an aerial ropeway shall carry out the examinations specified in paragraph (3) at least once every 3 months, but shall not carry out such examinations on a day on which a surveyor is carrying out such examinations for the purposes of paragraph (1).
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) the surveyor or competent person shall examine-
(a) all ropes, including gauging the circumference, visual examinations over the whole length and defectograph readings over the entire length of the carrying-hauling rope;
L.N. 240 XT.
Annual and quarterly examinations.