1984 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations
[CAP. 281
C 3
8. It shall be the duty of every employer of a master on a ship to which these regulations apply to ensure that the ship carries sufficient qualified officers to enable the master and chief engineer officer to perform their respective duties under these regulations.
9. (1) For the purposes of these regulations an officer shall be qualified if he is either-
(a) the holder of a certificate of competency or of service which is in force in relation to him and is appropriate to the description of ship concerned and to the capacity in which he is serving in that ship; or
(b) qualified in accordance with the conditions of any exemption for the time being in force granted under regulation 3(2) of the Certification Regulations in relation to the ship or class of ships in which he is serving.
(2) In this regulation, "certificate of competency or of service" means-
(a) a certificate of competency or of service as a deck officer or marine engineer officer issued under the Certification Regulations;
(b) a certificate of competency or of service which under the Certification Regulations is equivalent to a certificate of competency or of service issued under those regulations;
(c) if the ship in question is registered outside Hong Kong, a certificate of competency or of service issued to its nationals by the appropriate authority of the country in which the ship is registered, or treated by that authority as equivalent to such a certificate.
10. (1) An authorized person may inspect any ship to which these regulations apply for the purpose of verifying whether-
(a) all officers and other seamen serving on board who are required by these regulations to do so hold a valid certificate;
(b) if the ship is the subject of an exemption under these regulations or is one of a class of ships so exempted, that any conditions of such exemption have been complied with.
(2) If any of the following has occurred in the waters of Hong Kong-
(a) a ship has been involved in a collision, grounding or stranding;
(b) there has been a discharge of any substance from a ship when underway, at anchor or at a berth, contrary to the laws of Hong Kong; or
[Subsidiary] Manning and certificates.
Qualifications of officers.
Inspection.