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1981 Ed.]

Merchant Shipping (Safety)

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(a) to render to the other ship, the master, crew and passengers (if any) such assistance as may be practicable and may be necessary to save them from any danger caused by the collision, and to stay by the other ship until he has ascertained that there is no need of further assistance; and

(b) to give to the master or person in charge of the other ship—

(i) the name of his own ship;

(ii) the name of the port to which it belongs; and

(iii) the names of the ports from which it comes and to which it is bound.

(2) If the master or person in charge of any ship involved in a collision fails without reasonable cause to comply with subsection (1)—

(a) he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000; and

(b) if he is a certificated officer, an inquiry into his conduct may be held.

79. (1) The master of any ship registered in Hong Kong involved in a collision shall, where it is practicable to do so, immediately after the occurrence of the collision, cause a statement thereof and the circumstances under which it occurred to be entered in the official log-book (if any) of the ship.

(2) The entry referred to in subsection (1) shall be signed by the master and also by the mate or one of the crew.

(3) If the master of a ship involved in a collision contravenes subsection (1) he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000.

80. (1) Where any of the following casualties has occurred—

(a) the loss or presumed loss, stranding, grounding, abandonment of or damage to a ship;

(b) a loss of life or serious personal injury caused by fire on board or by any accident to a ship or a ship's boat, or by any accident occurring on board a ship or ship's boat; or

(c) any damage caused by a ship,

and, at the time it occurred, the ship was registered in Hong Kong, the owner or master of the ship shall, as soon as practicable, and in any case not later than 24 hours after the ship's arrival at the next port, submit to the Director a written report of the accident or damage.

(2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall—

(a) give a brief description of the accident or damage;

(b) state the time and place where it occurred;

Collision to be entered in official log-book.

Report to Director of accidents to ships.