Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ORDINANCE - SECT 34A

Production of documentary evidence of compliance with certificate requirements

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) This section applies to and only to a ship which is not-

   (a)  registered in Hong Kong;

   (b)  a ship holding an accepted Convention certificate;

   (c)  a passenger ship;

   (d)  a vessel required to be certificated under the Merchant 
        Shipping (Local Vessels) Ordinance ( Cap 548). (Amended 43 of 1999 s.
        91)

(2) The master of a ship to which this section applies shall, at the time a
clearance for the ship is demanded in respect of an international voyage or a
non-international voyage, produce to the Director documentary evidence to his
satisfaction-

   (a)  in the case of a ship of not less than 500 tons gross tonnage, of
        compliance with the requirements that would, if it were a ship holding
        an accepted Convention certificate, be required to be complied with
        for the purposes of section 34(1) or (1A);

   (b)  in the case of a ship-

        (i)    of less than 500 tons gross tonnage; or

        (ii)   of the same size as a vessel required to be certificated under
               the Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) Ordinance ( Cap 548),
               (Amended 43 of 1999 s. 91)
of compliance with the requirements that would, if it were a ship of the same
description registered in Hong Kong, be required to be complied with for the
purposes of section 25A(1), and a clearance shall not be granted and the ship
may be detained until such documentary evidence is produced. (Added 5 of 1993
s. 7)