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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1878.

Survey of Steam Ships of 50 tons and upwards.

V. This section shall apply:-

(a.) To all British steam ships being within the waters of the Colony which have not been surveyed in the United Kingdom or in any British possession within the

pre- ceding twelve months under the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1854 to 1876," "The Passen- gers Acts of 1855 and 1863," or any legislative enact- ment for the time being in force in any British posses-

sion.

(b.) To all vessels of 50 tons and upwards propelled by steam plying within the waters of the Colony, whether for hire

or not.

(c.) To all steam ships registered in this Colony under sec-

tion III of this Ordinance.

2. Such steam ships shall be provided as follows, that is to Equipment say:

of steam ships.

(a.) Every steam ship or vessel propelled by steam of which (b., sec.301.)

Safety valve. a survey is required by this section shall be provided with a safety valve upon each boiler, so constructed as to be out of the control of the engineer when the steam is up, and, if such valve is in addition to the ordinary valve, it shall be so constructed as to have an area not less, and a pressure not greater than the area of and pressure on that valve.

(b.) Every sea-going steam ship shall have her compasses Compasses to

properly adjusted from time to time; such adjustment, be adjusted. in the case of ships surveyed as hereinafter mentioned,

to be made to the satisfaction of the shipwright-surveyor, and according to such regulations as may be issued by the Governor.

(c.) Every sea-going steam ship (unless used solely as a Fire hose.

steam tug) shall be provided with a hose adapted for the purpose of extinguishing fire in any part of the ship and capable of being connected with the engines of the ship. (d.) Every sea-going steam ship employed to carry passen- Signals.

gers shall be provided, to the satisfaction of the Gover-

nor:-

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(1.) With means for making the signals of distress at night specified in the First Schedule to "The Mer- chant Shipping Act, 1873,

or in any rules substi- tuted therefor, including means of making flames on the ship which are inextinguishable in water, or h other means mal ng sionals 'distress as the G (2.) With a proper supply of lights inextinguishable in water, and fitted for attachment to life buoys.

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(e) Every steam ship employed to carry passengers by sea shelter for

shall be provided with such shelter for the protection of deck pas- deck passengers (if any) as the Governor, having regard sengers. to the nature of the passage, the number of deck passen- gers to be carried, the season of the year, the safety of the ship, and the circumstances of the case may require: And if any such steam ship as aforesaid goes to sea from any port in the Colony without being so provided as hereinbefore required, then for each default in any of the above requisites, the owner shall (if he appears to be in fault) incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, and the master shall (if he appears to be in fault) incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

3. If any person places an undue weight on the safety valve Penalty for of any steam ship, or, in the case of steam ships surveyed as improper hereinafter mentioned, increases such weight beyond the limits weight on fixed by such engineer-surveyor as hereinafter mentioned, he shall, (Ibid, sec.

safety valve. in addition to any other liabilities he may incur by so doing, incur 302.) a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.

4. The Governor may, from time to time, appoint such number Governor to of fit and proper persons to be shipwright-surveyors and engineer- appoint sur- surveyors for the purposes of this Ordinance as he thinks veyors, and proper, and may, from time to time, remove such surveyors, or any neration. of them, and nay, from time to time, fix and alter the remune- (Ibid sec. ration to be received by such surveyors.

305.)

fix their remu-

5. It shall be lawful for the said surveyors in the execution of their Surveyors to duties to go on board any steam ship or vessel propelled by steam have power to to which this section applies, at all reasonable times, and to inspect. inspect the same, or any part thereof, or any of the machinery, 306.)

(Ibid, sec. boats, equipments, or articles on board thereof, or any cer- tificates of the master, mate, or engineer, to which the pro- visions of "The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1854 to 1876," or this Ordinance, or any of the regulations made, or to be made by virtue thereof apply, not unnecessarily detaining or delaying the ship from proceeding on any voyage, and, if in consequence of any accident to any such ship or for any other reason they con-

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