1986 Ed.]
Shipping and Port Control
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(f) the life-saving appliances and fire-fighting apparatus to be provided on vessels, and the training of the crew in the use of such appliances or apparatus;
(g) the survey or inspection of vessels and the issue (and cancellation) of certificates of survey or inspection;
(h) the classification of vessels;
(i) the application of the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea;
(j) the employment on vessels of a master and deck and engineering crew who possess local certificates of competency or certificates of competency recognized as equivalent to local certificates of competency by rules made under this Part; (Amended, 36 of 1986, s. 7)
(k) the number and grade of crew to be employed on vessels;
(l) the engagement and discharge of crew, their conditions of employment, and their hours of work and rest periods;
(m) the duties of owners and crew;
(n) regulating the noise, vibration and smoke which may be caused by vessels;
(o) regulating the hiring of vessels, the carriage of passengers and the plying limits;
(p) empowering the Director to provide anchorages and mooring areas for vessels, and to control and regulate their use;
(q) the use of piers and the embarkation and disembarkation of persons;
(r) the inquiry into charges of incompetency, misconduct or negligence of or by masters or deck or engineering crew and prescribing the procedure at such inquiries;
(s) the registration of persons dwelling in any specified type or class of vessels;
(t) the fees and charges payable under the regulations;
(u) empowering the Director to amend any Schedule to the regulations;
(v) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions and purposes of this Part.
(1A) Regulations made under this section for the regulation, control, use and licensing of dwelling vessels may-
(a) empower the Governor to declare any area of the waters of Hong Kong to be an area closed to dwelling vessels and within which no dwelling vessel may enter or remain;
(b) empower the Director to-
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