Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) ORDINANCE - SECT 9

Part II of register

(1) Subject to section 12, Part II of the register shall contain only the
names of those persons who are qualified under subsection (2) to have their
names entered therein and, in the case of persons who desire to be employed in
coastal-going ships, in respect of whom the Superintendent has the opinion
referred to in section 7(1)(b).

(2) A person is qualified to have his name entered in Part II of the register
where-

   (a)  he holds a permanent identity card;

   (b)  he has attained the age of 17 years but has not attained the age of-

        (i)    in the case of a seafarer who is a direct trade entrant, 60
               years; and

        (ii)   in any other case, 35 years;

   (c)  he has passed such medical examination as to his fitness for
        employment in coastal-going ships as the Authority specifies;

   (d)  he-

        (i)    has satisfactorily completed a course of training at a pre-sea
               training school, or other school or institution, approved by
               the Authority for the purposes of this Ordinance, or possesses
               such experience as the Superintendent considers sufficient for
               the purposes of employment in coastal-going ships;

        (ii)   possesses such experience of the operation and maintenance of
               machinery as the Superintendent considers sufficient for the
               purposes of employment in coastal-going ships; or

        (iii)  possesses such experience in the catering industry as the
               Superintendent considers sufficient for the purposes of
               employment in coastal-going ships; and

   (e)  he has not been convicted of an offence which, if he were registered,
        would be grounds for the removal or suspension of his name from the
        register unless the Authority, after consultation with the
        Advisory Board, otherwise approves. (Enacted 1995)