1981 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Safety)
[CAP. 369
56. (1) A Government surveyor may inspect any ship registered in Hong Kong, for the purpose of seeing that the provisions of this Part have been complied with in respect of the ship.
(2) For the purposes of any such inspection any such surveyor shall have all the powers conferred by section 115.
Ships not registered in Hong Kong
57. (1) This section applies to any ship not registered in Hong Kong, which-
(a) is registered in a Convention country or, not being registered in any such country or elsewhere, flies the flag of a Convention country; and
(b) is either an existing ship of not less than 150 tons gross tonnage or a new ship of not less than 24 metres in length.
(2) The Director may, at the request of the government of the parent country of a ship to which this section applies, issue in respect of the ship a certificate in such form as may be prescribed by the load line regulations, if he is satisfied that he could properly issue a certificate in respect of the ship under section 51 if the ship were registered in Hong Kong.
(3) Certificates issued as mentioned in subsection (2) shall be included among the certificates to be called "International Load Line Certificates (1966)".
58. (1) Subject to subsection (2), and to any exemption conferred by or under this Ordinance, no ship not being a ship registered in Hong Kong shall proceed, or attempt to proceed, to sea from Hong Kong unless-
(a) the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the load line regulations;
(b) the ship is marked with a deck-line and with load lines in accordance with those regulations;
(c) the ship complies with the conditions of assignment; and (d) the information required by those regulations to be provided for the guidance of the master of the ship has been so provided.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a ship in respect of which a valid Convention certificate is produced.
(3) If any ship proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea in contravention of subsection (1) the owner or master of the ship commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
(4) Any ship which in contravention of this section attempts to proceed to sea without being surveyed and marked as mentioned in subsection (1) ...
Inspection of ships.
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Valid Convention certificates.
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Compliance with load line regulations.
1981 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Safety)
[CAP. 369
56. (1) A Government surveyor may inspect any ship regis- tered in Hong Kong, for the purpose of seeing that the provisions of this Part have been complied with in respect of the ship.
(2) For the purposes of any such inspection any such surveyor shall have all the powers conferred by section 115.
Ships not registered in Hong Kong
57. (1) This section applies to any ship not registered in Hong Kong, which-
(a) is registered in a Convention country or, not being regis- tered in any such country or elsewhere, flies the flag of a Convention country; and
(b) is either an existing ship of not less than 150 tons gross tonnage or a new ship of not less than 24 metres in length.
(2) The Director may, at the request of the government of the parent country of a ship to which this section applies, issue in respect of the ship a certificate in such form as may be prescribed by the load line regulations, if he is satisfied that he could properly issued a certificate in respect of the ship under section 51 if the ship were registered in Hong Kong.
(3) Certificates issued as mentioned in subsection (2) shall be included among the certificates to be called "International Load Line Certificates (1966)”.
58. (1) Subject to subsection (2), and to any exemption con- ferred by or under this Ordinance, no ship not being a ship registered in Hong Kong shall proceed, or attempt to proceed, to sea from Hong Kong unless-
(a) the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the load
line regulations;
(b) the ship is marked with a deck-line and with load lines in
accordance with those regulations;
(c) the ship complies with the conditions of assignment; and (d) the information required by those regulations to be pro- vided for the guidance of the master of the ship has been so provided.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a ship in respect of which a valid Convention certificate is produced.
(3) If any ship proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea in contravention of subsection (1) the owner or master of the ship commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
(4) Any ship which in contravention of this section attempts to proceed to sea without being surveyed and marked as mentioned in
Inspection of ships.
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Valid Convention certificates.
2~262/85
Compliance with load line regulations.
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