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[Subsidiary]
Number of persons permitted.
Carriage of passengers in mechanically propelled vessels.
Life saving appliances for passenger carrying vessels.
CAP. 281] Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Craft) Regulations [1983 Ed.
20. (1) The maximum number of persons to be carried in any vessel licensed to carry passengers within the waters of Hong Kong shall be-
(a) in Class I vessels, one passenger for every 15 piculs in capacity, with an additional crew allowance of 4 persons;
(b) in vessels of other classes-
(i) when the capacity of the vessel does not exceed 150 piculs, one passenger for every 50 piculs, with an additional crew allowance of 4 persons;
(ii) when the capacity of the vessel exceeds 150 piculs but does not exceed 1,000 piculs, one passenger for every 50 piculs with an additional crew allowance of 8 persons;
(iii) when the capacity of the vessel exceeds 1,000 piculs, one passenger for every 50 piculs with an additional crew allowance of 15 persons.
(2) Where any of the passenger accommodation of any vessel licensed to carry passengers is occupied by cargo or passengers' baggage, the number of persons which may be carried shall be reduced by one for every 9 square feet of space so occupied:
Provided that the maximum number of persons who may be carried on any voyage shall be at the absolute discretion of the Director.
21. (1) A vessel fitted with engines of the compression-ignition type may, in the absolute discretion of the Director, be licensed to carry passengers.
(2) No passengers shall be carried on any vessel fitted with propelling machinery of any type other than the compression-ignition type.
22. All vessels of more than 300 piculs in capacity, licensed to carry passengers, shall have on board life saving appliances according to the following scale-
Capacity of Vessel No. of Lifebuoys required No. of Life-jackets required 300-500 piculs not less than 2 not less than 1 for every person carried 500-1,000 4 - do - 1,000-2,000 5 - do - 2,000-3,000 8 - do - over 3,000 12 - do -Every other vessel shall carry the life-saving appliances prescribed by the conditions of its licence.
23. The master of every vessel having a licence or permit for the conveyance of passengers shall cause such vessel to be kept in a proper state of cleanliness and repair and its equipment and
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