1981 Ed.]
Aerial Ropeways (Operation and Maintenance) Regulations
[CAP. 211
A 13
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Director may, where deterioration or other changes affecting the strength of the carrying-hauling rope have set in, require the competent person in charge of the aerial ropeway to examine visually that rope at such intervals as the Director may determine.
(3) For the purposes of conducting the examinations under paragraphs (1) and (2) the competent person shall ensure that the carrying-hauling rope is run at a speed not exceeding 0.3 m a second.
23. (1) The competent person in charge of an aerial ropeway shall examine the carrying-hauling rope with a defectograph-
(a) in the case of a new aerial ropeway, on the completion of the splicing of the rope and within the first 50 hours of running or, in the case of an existing aerial ropeway, not later than one month after the commencement of this Part:
(b) after any occurrence which may have damaged the rope:
(c) after the shortening of the rope or after any other splicing operation; and
(d) at such other times or in such other circumstances as the Director may require.
(2) Where a carrying-hauling rope has been subjected to stoppage due to faulty unclamping of the detachable grip or has been subjected to derailment or any other occurrence which may have resulted in broken wires, the competent person shall, immediately after such stoppage, derailment or other occurrence, examine such rope both visually and by means of a defectograph.
(3) The competent person shall, within 3 days of taking any defectograph readings under paragraph (1), send to the Director--
(a) a full copy of the defectograph readings taken under paragraph (1)(a);
(b) where defectograph readings taken under paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) show, in relation to any section of the rope, a change from previous readings, a copy of those readings and of the previous readings.
24. The competent person in charge of an aerial ropeway shall not use in such ropeway any carrying-hauling rope which contains more than 2 splices.
25. (1) The competent person in charge of an aerial ropeway shall ensure that-
(a) the counterweight keeps the carrying-hauling rope under constant tension:
(b) the counterweight has clear and unobstructed travel;
[Subsidiary]
Examination of carrying-hauling.
Prohibition on spliced rope.
Counterweight and counter-weight travel.