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(6) In this section, "radio

navigational aid" means radio apparatus

on board a ship being apparatus designed

for the purposes of determining the

position or direction of ships or other

objects.".

Explanatory Memorandum

The purpose of this Bill is to amend the

Merchant Shipping Ordinance by making such provision

as is necessary for Hong Kong to give effect to the

International Convention for the Safety of Life

at Sea 1974.

Clause 5 of the Bill adds three new sections

to the Ordinance. The first, new section 38A, confers

on the Governor in Council power to make regulations

to give effect to the Convention. A specific power

is included in respect of nuclear ships. Under

subsection (3) the United Kingdom rules giving effect

to the Convention shall be deemed to be the regulations

made under the section. New sections 38B and 38C

contain now powers to make radio regulations and

regulations relating to radio navigational aids. These

new sections will replace sections 3 and 6 of the U.K.

Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949, as

extended to Hong Kong by the Merchant Shipping Safety

Convention (Hong Kong) No. 1 Order 1953 and section 10

of the Merchant Shipping Act 1964, as extended to Hong