Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ORDINANCE - SECT 94

Passenger ship construction regulations

(Past version on 01/07/2002).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution.

(1) The Secretary for Transport and Housing may make regulations prescribing
the requirements with which the hull, equipment and machinery of and fuel used
in passenger ships registered in Hong Kong shall comply. (Amended 20 of 1996
s. 9; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred on the
Secretary for Transport and Housing under subsection (1), the
passenger ship construction regulations- (Amended L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130
of 2007)

   (a)  may require the provision in such ships-

        (i)    of plans exhibited as provided by or under the regulations, and
               of other information, relating to the boundaries of watertight
               compartments, the openings therein, the means of closing such
               openings and the arrangements for correcting any list due to
               flooding; and

        (ii)   of information necessary for the guidance of the master in
               maintaining sufficient stability to enable the ship to
               withstand damage; and

   (b)  shall include such requirements as appear to the Secretary for
        Transport and Housing to be necessary to implement the provisions of
        the Convention prescribing the requirements which the hull, equipment
        and machinery of passenger ships shall comply with, except so far as
        those provisions are implemented by any other regulations made under
        this Ordinance. (Amended 20 of 1996 s. 9; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130
        of 2007)

(3) This section shall not operate to prejudice the generality of any power
under any other enactment to prescribe the requirements with which
passenger ships shall comply. (Replaced 20 of 1996 s. 2)

(4) If the passenger ship construction regulations are contravened in any
respect in relation to a ship the owner or master of the ship commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $10000.