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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1964 AS APPLIED TO HONG KONG BY MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY CONVENTION) (HONG KONG) ORDER 1965.

AND

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY CONVENTION) ACT 1949 AS APPLIED TO HONG KONG BY MERCHANT SHIPPING SAFETY CONVENTION (HONG KONG)

NO. | ORDER 1953.

PASSENGER CARRYING HYDROFOIL SHIPS, REGISTERED IN HONG KONG, AND OPERATING ON SHORT INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES WITHIN RIVER TRADE LIMITS.

The Governor in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 28 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949, as applied to Hong Kong by the Merchant Shipping Safety Coo- vention (Hong Kong) No. 1 Order 1953 hereby grants the follow- ing exemption-

1.

2.

All ships of the above class shall be exempted from the requirements of the particular rules and regulations enumerated below-

Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) Rules

1965

Rules 7(3), 17, 27, 40, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60

and 63.

Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances) Regulations

1961

Regulations 10(2), 10(3) and 10(5).

Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Rules 1965

Rules 3, 4(1), 4(3)(b), 8(2), 10 and 11.

Merchant Shipping (Radio) Rules 1965

Rule 3.

Merchant Shipping (Direction-Finders) Rules 1965

Rules --All.

Merchant Shipping (Pilot Ladder) Rules 1965

Rules-All.

This exemption is granted having regard to the size and construction of these special type of craft, the restricted nature of the service in which they are engaged, and the