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(b)

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship

Construction) (Ships Built Before 1 September 1984) Regulations 1991

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship Construction

and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 1991 ·

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Pilot Ladders and Hoists)

Regulations 1991

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Radio Installations)

Regulations 1991

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Radio Installations Survey)

Regulations 1991

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Use of Signals of Distress)

Regulations 1989

Merchant Shipping (Safety) Prevention of Collision)

(Signals of Distress and Regulations 1989

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Automatic Pilot and Testing

of Steering Gear) Regulations 1989

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Carriage of Nautical

Publications) Regulations 1989

Note : The 1974 SOLAS Convention and the 1978 Protocol came into force for Hong Kong on 25 May 1980

and

25 November 1981 respectively. the corresponding United Kingdom were extended to Hong Kong.

Until 1991, regulations

Non-governmental agencies authorised to act in behalf of Hong Kong Administration

Society,

Det

Norske

American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, China Classification

Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyds Register of Shipping and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai have been approved to perform the functions in relation to ships registered in Hong Kong to the extent given below:

(i) The

survey

and issue of Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificates (Certifying Authority).

(ii) The annual, intermediate or renewal survey of the

safety equipment (Surveyor).

(iii) The survey of radio

Surveyor).

installations

(Nominated