1971-HKRS28-8-38_Part05 — Page 43

(Cap. 281)

Establishment

"junk". "forcha" and "launch" have the meanings assigned to them

by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance;

“licence" means a licence issued under section 8(1) or section 26

and "licensed pilot" shall be construed accordingly; "pilor" means———

(a) a person who controls, or is in charge of, the navigation

of a ship of which he is not the master; and

(b) when used as a verb, to control, or be in charge of, the

navigation of a ship:

"register" means the register of licensed pilots kept in accordance

with section 8(4):

"ship" means any description of vessel used in navigation other

than-

(a)

a vessel propelled by cars; and

(6) a junk, forcha or launch, whether or not mechanically

propelled.

PART II.

ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOTAGE AUTHORITY AND PILOTAGH ADVISORY COMMITTEE,

3.

of the Pilotage Authority,

Establishment

of Pilotage Advisory Committee.

(1) There is hereby established a Pilotage Authority. (2) The Director of Marine shall be the Pilotage Authority. (3) The Authority may-

(a) delegate any of his powers, functions and duties to any

Deputy or Assistant Director of Marine; and

(b) authorize in writing any officer of the Marine Depart- ment to exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties conferred or imposed on the Authority by this Ordinance as the Authority may specify.

4. (1) There is hereby established a committee to be known

as the Pilotage Advisory Committee.

(2) The Committee shall consist of

(a) the Authority, who shall be the chairman; and

(6) the members specified in subsection (3), each of whom

shall be appointed by the Governor.

(3) The members of the Committee appointed by the Governor shall be-

(a) wo representatives of the shipping industry in Hong

Kong nominated by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce;

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(b) a representative of the dockyard industry nominated by

the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong:

(c) an officer of the Royal Navy nominated by the Com-

modore in Charge in Hong Kong and H.M.S. Tamar; (d) the following persons nominated by the Authority-

(i) a master mariner who is a British subject holding a Commonwealth certificate of competency as master (foreign-going) and has had at least two years experience in command of ships on long international voyages;

(ii) a master mariner who is a British subject holding a Commonwealth certificate of competency as master (foreign-going) and has had experience of berthing and unberthing ships at wharves and piers in Hong Kong,

(iii) two licensed pilots; and

(iv) two officers of the Marine Department.

(4) The members of the Committee, other than those mem- bers who are public officers, shall be appointed for a period of two years or for such lesser perjed as the Governor may in any partic- ular case determine and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(5) Aay member of the Committee who is not a public officer may at any time by notice in writing to the Governor resign from the Committee.

(6) Five members of the Committee shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Committce.

(7) The chairman of the Committee shall preside at all meet- ings of the Commitice:

Provided that, if the chairman is absent from any meeting or any part thereof, he may nominate a member to preside in his absence as chairman at the meeting or part thereof.

(8) The chairman of the Committee or any member presiding in his absence shall have a vote on all matters coming before the Committee; and in the case of an equality of votes he shall also have a casting vote.

(9) The Director of Marine shall appoint an officer of the Marine Department to be the secretary of the Committee.

(10) The secretary of the Committee shall furnish to the Authority a record in writing of every meeting of the Committee.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. the Authority may make rules regulating the procedure at meetings of the Committee.