1989 Ed.]
Peak Tramway (Safety) Regulations
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[Subsidiary]
(2) The company shall not employ any person as an engineering superintendent without the prior written approval of the Secretary.
(3) The Secretary shall give approval under subregulation (2) if the person whom the company seeks to employ is a person
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(a) who-
(i) has a higher diploma or higher certificate in mechanical, marine or electrical engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic or a technical institute or such equivalent or higher qualifications as may be acceptable to the Secretary; and
(ii) satisfies the Secretary that he has not less than
(A) 3 years practical experience of or in connection with the maintenance and operation of a funicular railway; or
(B) 10 years relevant practical experience in engineering; or
(b) who satisfies the Secretary that by reason of his education, training, professional experience, knowledge and skill he is a fit and proper person to be employed by the company as an engineering superintendent for the purposes of this Part.
Duties of engineering superintendent
A person employed as an engineering superintendent shall supervise the operation and maintenance of the tramway including for that purpose the carrying out of duties mentioned in this Part.
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Duty to keep daily record
(1) The engineering superintendent shall cause to be kept and maintained a daily record containing the following information-
(a) the date of each daily record;
(b) the names and duties of the operators and duty technicians operating the tramway and the number of hours on duty;
(c) the operating hours of the tramway;
(d) confirmation of compliance with daily visual examinations required under regulation 16(d);
(e) the readings of all installed instruments indicating steady state conditions, at not greater than 4-hourly intervals, including
(i) the main incoming supply voltage;
(ii) the brake system hydraulic pressures; and
(iii) the main gear box oil temperature;
(f) details of any accident, malfunction or abnormal occurrence, including-
(i) fire;
(ii) landslide;
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