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Merchant Shipping (Safety)
[1981 Ed.
Nothing to affect admiralty jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
(6) The court may make such order with respect to the costs of-
(a) any proceedings before the court; and
(b) any inspection or survey of a ship made or ordered by the
court,
which costs shall be recoverable as a civil debt.
(7) The presiding officer of the court shall send to the Governor such report as may be directed by regulations made under section 109 and each other member of the court shall either sign the report or report to the Governor the reasons for his dissent.
76. Nothing in this Part shall either affect, or be deemed to affect, the admiralty jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Observance of
collision
regulations.
Assistance to be rendered in the event of collisions.
PART VII
SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
77. (1) The owner and master of a ship registered in Hong Kong-
(a) shall comply with the collision regulations; and
(b) shall not-
(i) carry or exhibit any other lights; or
(ii) use any other sound-signals,
other than such as are required by those regulations.
(2) If a contravention of the collision regulations is caused by the wilful default of the master or owner of a ship or of the person in charge of the deck of the ship, that master or owner commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
(3) If any injury to a person or damage to property arises from a contravention by any ship of any of the collision regulations, the injury or damage shall be deemed to have been caused by the wilful default of the person in charge of the deck of the ship at the time, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of a magistrate or court that the circumstances of the case made a departure from the regulations necessary.
(4) The Director shall furnish a copy of the collision regulations to any master or owner of a ship who applies for it upon payment of the prescribed fee.
(5)
78. (1) Where two ships collide and either of those ships is registered in Hong Kong it shall be the duty of the master or person in charge of the ship registered in Hong Kong involved in the collision, if and so far as he can do so without danger to his own ship, crew and passengers (if any)—