Informa- tion and regula-
tions. Fimt
appendix.
Moorings and An-
chorages.
Second appendix,
Third and fourth appendices.
(3) Any vessel to which the international code signa! "K" is made by flag or sound, or by flashing lamp from a marine department, police or revenue department launch or government signal station, shall stop until authorized to proceed.
€
(4) The master of any vessel which has been boarded by a police officer pursuant to section 75 of the Ordinance shall at the request of such officer hoist the signal "S" over the code pennant. While such signal remains hoisted no unauthorized person shall board such vessel and no other vessel shall approach within 30 yards thereof.
4. Upon the arrival of a vessel within the waters of the Colony the master shall supply to the Director a shipping report containing the information specified in the first appendix. In the case of a first arrival he shall be supplied with a copy of Hong Kong Port Regulations in respect of which a fee of twelve dollars shall be chargeable, returnable upon return of the regulations.
5. (0) Every person in charge of a vessel shall comply with the requirements of the Director, who may order such vessel to anchor or secure in any place he may direct, or prohibit anchoring or securing in any place, and who may order the vessel to be removed to another place within the waters of the Colony.
(2) No vessel shall be anchored or moored in any position which obstructs the approaches or entrances to any wharf, wharf premises, quay, clock, typhoon shelter or fairway, or in a position which would give a foul berth to any vessel made fasi to a mooring buoy or to any anchored vessel. In particular vessels proceeding to or from any wharves on the west side of Kowloon peninsula shall if anchoring give swinging room to vessels at Admiralty buoys.
(3) No vessel shall anchor, berth, moor, lie or loiter- (a) in the direct approaches to Lyemun Pass or Sulphur
Channel;
(b) in the principal fairways specified in the second appendix without the consent of the Director of Marine;
(c) in the cable reserves, marine alighting area or other prohibited and restricted or special areas specified in the third and fourth appendices except in the circumstances specified in such appendices.
chorage
8. (1) Every mechanically propelled and dumb vessel An- which completes a stay of 30 days in the waters of the Colony fees. shail in respect of each day thereafter and until clearing be chargeable with anchorage fees of 80 cents per 100 registered tons or part thereof whilst lying in the harbour and 20 cents per 100 registered tons or part thereof whilst lying elsewhere. Fees shall be payable in arrear at the end of each calendar month or upon clearance being granted should that be during the course of a month unpaid for.
(2) Anchorage fees shail nut be payable in respect of junks or of vessels not exceeding 60 registered tons or of primitive construction or vessels normally operating solely within the waters of the Colony, There shall also be exempt vessels which are equipped to the satisfaction of the Director as cable ships or salvage vessels and which are based on Hong Kong.
(3) Exemption from anchorage fees shall be granted in respect of any day a vessel lies at naval anchorage, a government or private mooring buoy or private wharf or ship- yard and while it undergoes repairs or survey, and in respect of any such day during the initial period of 30 days referred to in sub-regulation (1) such initial period shall be extended by one day.
(4) The Director shall in all cases be the sole arhiter as to whether a claim for exemption from anchorage lees has been made out.
T.
A vessel other than one plying solely within the waters Identifica-
tirarm of the Colony when under way in any port between sunrise and signals, sunset shall keep her identification flags hoisted, and when under way between sunset and sunrise in any of the waters of the Colony shall identify herself if required to do so by any signal station or marine department, police or revenue taunch or British warship.
8. Vessels under way in any port shall proceed with due Spead in caution and shall not exceed a speed of ren knots.
ports.
9. (1) Vessels about to enter one of the three principal Naviga-
tion in fairways or when proceeding along as distinct from crossing such fairways shall between sunrise and sunset fly from the highest mast forward the international code of signals pennant as follows-
harbour.
(a) southern fairway, numeral pennant No. 4; (b) central fairway, numeral pennant No. 1; (c) northern fairway, numeral pennant No. 2.