1969 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Regulations.
[CAP. 281
H 5
[Subsidiary]
(4) These regulations shall not apply to-
(a) a ship by reason of her being within a port of Hong Kong if she would not have been in any such port but for stress of weather or any other circumstances that neither the master nor the owner nor the charterer (if any) of the ship could have prevented or forestalled; or
(b) pleasure yachts which are not passenger steamers and are of less than 45 feet in length.
4. For the purpose of these regulations, ships to which the regulations apply shall be arranged in the following groups-
(a) Group I ships, being ships of Class I and II as defined in the Rules;
(b) Group 2 ships, being Simla Rule Ships and other ships of Class G as defined in the Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances) Regulations;
(c) Group 3 ships, being ships of Class VII, VIIA, VIII and VIIIA as defined in the Rules;
(d) Group 4 ships, being ships of Class IX, IXA and X as defined in the Rules;
(e) Group 5 ships, being launches and ferry vessels;
(f) Group 6 ships, being ships of Class XI and XII as defined in the Rules; and
(g) Group 7 ships, being tankers and operating either within the waters of Hong Kong or solely within the river trade limits.
Classification of ships.
(Cap. 281, sub. leg.)
5.
PART II.
PASSENGER Steamers.
The Rules applicable to ships of Class I and II shall apply to ships of Group I as they apply to ships of Class I and II.
6. (1) In every ship of Group 2 an efficient patrol system shall be maintained so that any outbreak of fire may be promptly detected.
(2) In every ship of Group 2 there shall be provided in any part of the ship which is not accessible to the fire patrol a fire detection system complying with the requirements specified in regulation 41.
(3) The Director may exempt any ship from the requirements of paragraph (2) if he is satisfied that to require compliance therewith would be unreasonable on account of the short duration of the voyage on which the ship is engaged.
Ships of Group 1: Application.
Ships of Group 2: Fire patrol and detection systems.
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