1981 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Safety)
[CAP. 369
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CHAPTER 369
MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY)
To consolidate and amend the law relating to the safety of merchant shipping and for purposes connected therewith.
[25 November 1981.]
Originally 63 of 1981.
L.N. 363/81.
L.N. 366/81.
56/90
74/90
L.N. 123/86.
L.N. 146/89.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance.
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"cargo ship construction and survey regulations" means the regulations made, or deemed to be made, under section 96;
"collision-regulations" means the regulations made, or deemed to be made, under section 99;
"Convention" means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London on 1 November 1974;
"court of survey" means a court of survey appointed under section 74;
"dangerous goods" means any of the goods or substances to which the Dangerous Goods Ordinance applies;
"Director" means the Director of Marine;
"fire-fighting appliances regulations" means the regulations made, or deemed to be made, under section 99;
"life-saving appliances regulations" means the regulations made, or deemed to be made, under section 99;
"master" includes every person (except a pilot) having command or charge of any ship;
"Merchant Shipping Acts" means the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1979 and any United Kingdom enactment amending or replacing those Acts;
"navigational equipment regulations" means the regulations made, or deemed to be made, under section 98;
"owner" includes a charterer by demise;
"passenger" means any person carried in a ship, except-
(a) a person employed or engaged in any capacity on board the ship on the business of the ship;
Interpretation.
(Cap. 295.)