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The Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Provisions and Water) Regulation specifics requirements as to provisions and water to be provided to seafarers employed in seagoing Hong Kong ships, and other seagoing ships while they are within the waters of Hong Kong.
In particular, it specifies the duties of the employer and master of a ship to ensure the standard of water provided on the ship. The Regulation does not apply to fishing vessels except certain trawlers.
The Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Returns of Births, Deaths and Missing Persons) Regulation deals with matters concerning the returns of births, deaths and missing persons from the ship.
The Merchant Shipping (Scafarers) (Safe Movement on Board Ship! Regulation requires that safe means of access be maintained to any place on a ship where a person may be expected to go, and that transit area be kept free from materials or substance likely to cause a person to slip or fall.
It requires that adequate lighting be provided, that standard safety signs be used, that guard rails be provided where appropriate, that ladders be soundly constructed and that vehicle movements be carried out safely.
It also provides for the inspection and detention of Hong Kong ships and other ships by the Director of Marine while they are within the waters of Hong Kong.
The Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Ships' Doctors) Regulation requires every Hong Kong ship, which is not a coastal-going ship and which goes to sea having more than 100 persons on board, to carry a medical practitioner.
The Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Crew Accommodation) Regulation governs the standard of the crew accommodation to be provided in Hong Kong ships.
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