THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1977
THE NOTICE (IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE) AND PLANS FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AT CHEUNG CHAU CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN SHOWING THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS), INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, 141 DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL.
MASTERS URGED TO OBSERVE SAFETY REGULATIONS
IN NAVIGATING SHIPS
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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR. M. J. ALEXANDER, HAS URGED ALL MASTERS OF VESSELS TO OBSERVE THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA WHEN NAVIGATING IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY.
A RECENT COLLISION IN HONG KONG WATERS EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR MASTERS OF ALL VESSELS WHEN NAVIGATING IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY TO COMPLY STRICTLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, HE SAID.
IT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHEN USING RADAR WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF ADEQUATE PLOTTING FACILITIES THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE RADAR SHOULD BE REGARDED AS SCANTY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDINGLY, HE ADDED.
MASTERS ARE REMINDED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE USE OF RADAR INFORMATION AS AN AID TO AVOIDING COLLISIONS AT SEA ANNEXED TO THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA 1960, WHICH SHOULD BE BORNE IN MIND AT ALL TIMES WHEN NAVIGATING WITH THE AID OF RADAR IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY.
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