Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ORDINANCE - SECT 93

Collision regulations

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"ship" (船、船舶) PART IX

REGULATIONS

(1) The Secretary for Economic Development and Labour may make regulations for
the prevention of collisions at sea. (Amended 20 of 1996 s. 9; L.N. 106 of
2002)

(2) The collision regulations may-

   (a)  regulate-

        (i)    the lights and shapes to be carried and exhibited;

        (ii)   the sound signals to be carried and used; and

        (iii)  the steering and sailing rules to be observed, by all ships
               registered in Hong Kong, wherever they may be;and

   (b)  provide for the prevention of collisions at sea-

        (i)    between seaplanes on the surface of the water; and

        (ii)   between ships and seaplanes on the surface of the water.

(3) In this section "ship" (船、船舶) includes a junk and a trawler to
which Part XII of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance ( Cap 281) applies. (Added
56 of 1990 s. 8)