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than 7-foot raught.
5. After loading or unloading cargo or taking on
passengers or loading cargo on waters off Tiger Island,
every merchant vessel shall, in addition to the flag
requesting the presence of a pilot and the ordinary
international port-leaving flag, hoist the Company's House
Flag and the flag denoting the name of the vessel to notify
the Headquarters of the Commander of Bocca Tigris. Upon
receiving approval from that Headquarters the vessel will
then be guided to the sea by the pilot, who will leave the
vessel upon her arrival in Hongkong.
Every outgoing merchant vessel, whether she is
proceeding to Hongkong or directly to any other port, shall
carry the pilot to Hongkong to enable him to land there.
6. Every merchant vessel, which has filled in and
submitted the 'merchant vessel entrance declaration form'
during her entrance to the river for the first time, shall
not be required to submit such a form when she enters the
river for the second time, but is required to follow the
procedure atipulated in Article 3 of these measures.
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7. The channel to be followed by launches or lighters
navigating on waters in the vicinity of Tiger Island (
is limited to the southwestern point of Beding Field Point
) within waters of Tiger Island, 1.e. 1130 331
(
15" Longitude E., 22° 32' 10" Latitude N., and navigation
is permitted on the fairway between the green flags hoisted
there.
8. Any merchant vessel of less than 7-foot draught
is permitted to navigate freely on watere surrounding Tiger
Island in accordance with the provisions of Article 7, and
is not required to use launches or lighters to tranship
passengers or cargo, but for navigating on waters between
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