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Harbour Master may refuse
elearance 10 ship carrying more passengers than allowed
by certificate.
Penalty for
taking more passengers than allowed by clearance.
Production
of passenger certifientes.
Deck Passengers,
Duties of owner
and master.
Hongkong-Port Regulations, &c.
Penalties for carrying Passengers in excess of the Numbers allowed by Certificate or Clearance.
12.-(1.) The master of every ship shall, on applica- tion to the Harbour Master for a port clearance, state the number of passengers he purposes to carry on the then projected voyage; and if such number is in excess of the number allowed by the passenger certificate, or exceeds 12 in the case of a ship which is not provided with a passenger certificate, the Harbour Master may refuse clearance. Any master who wilfully misrepre sents the number of passengers so about to be carried, or leaves or attempts to leave any port in the Colony without a clearance, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 250 dollars.
(2.) The master of any ship who, after having obtained a port clearance, leaves or attempts to leave the waters of the Colony with any number of passengers greater than that allowed by the clearance shall be liable to a fine. not exceeding 200 dollars, in addition to a fine not exceeding 5 dollars for every such passenger in excess of the number permitted to be carried by the clearance,
(4.) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to refuse a clearance to any ship carrying more than twelve passengers, except on the production of the passenger certificate (being a certificate then in force and applic- able), and he may detain such ship until such certificate is produced.
(5.) It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to prohibit the conveyance of deck passengers by any ship."
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PART IV.
SAFETY.
Life-saving Appliances.
13.--(2.) It shall be the duty of the owner and master every British or Colonial ship exceeding 60 tons to see that his ship is provided, in accordance with Rules in Table A in the schedule, with such life-boats, jackets, and other appliances for saving life at sea as, having
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Hongkong-Port Regulations, &c.
regard to the nature of the service in which the ship is employed and the avoidance of undue incumbrance of the ship's deck, are best adapted for securing the safety of her crew and passengers.
(2n.) Sub-sections (2) and (3) shall not apply to any British ship which already complies with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts with respect to life-saving appliances.
(3.) In the case of any ship,—
(a) if the ship is required by the rules for life- saving appliances to be provided with such appliances and proceeds on any voyage or excursion without being so provided in accordance with the rules applicable to the ship; or
(b) if any of the appliances with which the ship is so provided are lost or rendered unfit for service in the course of the voyage or excur- sion through the wilful fault or negligence of the owner or master; or
(e) if the master wilfully neglects to replace or repair on the first opportunity any such appliances lost or injured in the course of the voyage or excursion : or
(d) if such appliances are not kept so as to be at
all times fit and ready for use.
then the owner of the ship (if in fault) shall for each offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding 500 dollars, and the master of the ship (if in fault) shall for each offence be liable to a fiue not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
(6.) The Harbour Master shall not grant a clearance for any ship hereinbetore required to be provided with hoats, life-jackets, and other appliances for saving life unless the same are duly so provided; and if any such ship attempts to go to sea without such clearance, the Harbour Master may detain her until she is so provided.
(7.) The master of every British and Colonial ship shall enter or cause to be entered in the Official log-book, a statement, or if there is no Official log-book, cause a
Penalty for neglect.
JI S. Jet. 1894. s. 130,
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Harbour Master not to clear ship not complying with above provisions.
Entry in log- book of boat drill and inspection of life-saviug appliances.
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