1983 Ed.]

Dangerous Goods (Shipping) Regulations

[CAP. 295

C5

[Subsidiary]

Provided that where for reasonable cause it is not possible to furnish such manifest in the manner and time aforesaid a manifest shall be furnished immediately after the arrival of the vessel in the harbour.

5. (1) Except with the permission of the Director, no type I vessel conveying dangerous goods in category 1 shall—

(a) enter or leave the harbour except by the East Lamma Channel and the western entrance to the harbour;

(b) being within the harbour, proceed otherwise than directly to or from the western dangerous goods anchorage;

(c) being in the western dangerous goods anchorage, move therefrom without the permission of the Director.

(2) Except with the permission of the Director, no type I vessel conveying dangerous goods in category 5, class 1 or 2 shall-

(a) berth or anchor except at an approved petroleum wharf or in a dangerous goods anchorage other than the western dangerous goods anchorage;

(b) proceed otherwise than directly to or from an approved petroleum wharf or a dangerous goods anchorage other than the western dangerous goods anchorage; or

(c) enter or remain in that part of the harbour which is bounded-

(i) to the East by a line drawn from a position on Hong Kong Island in latitude 22° 17′ 41′′ North, longitude 114° 11' 56.5′′ East, thence on a bearing of 334° True to the mainland; and

(ii) to the West by lines drawn-

(a) from a position on Hong Kong Island in latitude 22° 16' 34" North, longitude 114° 06′ 50′′ East, 329° to the western side of Green Island and thence on a bearing of 026° True to the western side of Stonecutters Island; and

(b) from a position on the eastern side of Stonecutters Island in latitude 22° 19′ 24′′ North, longitude 114° 08′ 44′′ East, thence on a bearing of 000° True to the mainland.

5A. Except with the permission of the Director, no type I vessel shall load or discharge a freight container, containing-

(a) dangerous goods in category 1, otherwise than at the western dangerous goods anchorage;

(b) any other dangerous goods, otherwise than at an approved container terminal.

Movements of type I vessels conveying explosives or certain inflammables generally.

L.N. 39/69.

Loading and discharge of freight container holding dangerous goods. L.N. 96/74.

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