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Application.
"river trade area" means any area in the waters in the vicinity of
Hong Kong within the following boundaries---
(a) (1) on the East-Meridian [14° 30′ East; (ii) on the South-Parallel 22° 9′ North;
(iii) on the West-Meridian 113° 31' East; and (6) all inland waterways in the province of Kwangtung and the province of Kwangsi to which access can be obtained from the area specified in paragraph (0); "sanitary accommodation" means accommodation set aside for the purposes of washing and also means accommodation con- taining water-closets or urinals;
"unberthed passenger" means a passenger, whether provided with a berth or not, found in a compartment in a ship containing more than six berths or passengers;
"washing accommodation" means accommodation set aside for
the purposes of washing other than-
(a) any sleeping room or hospital ward, whether or not such Toom or ward is provided with a wash-basin, bath or shower; and
(b) any room set aside for use only as a laundry; "watertight" and "weathertight" have the meanings assigned to them in the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) Rules for the time being in operation in Hong Kong: "weather deck" means the uppermost deck in a ship, except in the case of passenger compartments from which access to the open air is on the deck forming the crown of a poop. bridge, forecastle or other enclosed space, in which case the deck over that space shall be deemed to be the weather deck.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, no structure shali, for the purposes of these regulations, be deemed to be watertight, gastight or oiltight unless every opening in the structure other than ventilation openings required for the purpose of admission of air from passageways to sanitary accommodation, laundries, drying rooms or galleys is provided with means of closure whereby the opening may be made watertight, gastight or oiltight, as the case may be.
3.
(1) These regulations shall apply to--
(a) all passenger ships engaged in the eastern trade area or the river trade area which carry, or are certificated to carry, berthed or unberthed passengers; and
(b) all ships registered in Hong Kong which-
() carry, or are certificated to carry, more than twelve passengers; and
(ii) are engaged in any trade.
(2) In the case of any ship-
(a) to which these regulations apply pursuant to paragraph
(1); and
(B) which does not comply with the provisions of these regulations at the date of commencement of these regula- tions,
The Director shall determine the alterations that be requires to be made to the ship so that it may comply, so far as possible, with the provisions of these regulations.
(3) Any alteration of a ship required to be made pursuant to paragraph (2) shall consist only of such improvements as are, in the opinion of the Director, reasonable and practicable in respect of that ship.
4. (1) The owner of every ship to which these regulations apply, or the person to whose order such a ship is being constructed, shall furnish to the Director for his approval a plan of the ship before the first issue of a passenger certificate and not later than the day on which the construction of the arrangements specified in paragraph (2) is commenced.
(2) Any plan required to be furnished to the Director pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
(a) be drawn on a scale of not less than I in 100; (5) show the arrangement of the facilities, compartments and spaces to be allocated to berthed and unberthed passengers, with the approximate clear areas and the number of passengers to be contained in each such space and
(c) show clearly--
(i) the purpose for which each compartment or space is to be used and where each bunk is to be fitted:
(ii) the means of ingress and egress of passengers to and from cach compartment and deck, showing the width of the stairways, ladderways and doorways giving access to the weather deck space for use as exercise space for the passengers;
(iii) the proposed arrangements for ventilation and natural, artificial and emergency lighting:
Plans.
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