Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) ORDINANCE - SECT 57

Duty to report collisions, etc.

PART XI

DUTIES TO REPORT COLLISIONS AND FIRES, ETC.

(1) Where, within the waters of Hong Kong or elsewhere-

   (a)  a local vessel is involved in a collision with another vessel, a
        port facility or other property;

   (b)  a local vessel sinks or becomes stranded or disabled;

   (c)  a person is killed or seriously injured on board a local vessel as a
        result of an accident;

   (d)  an explosion or fire occurs on board a local vessel;

   (e)  damage is caused by a local vessel to a port facility or other
        property; or

   (f)  a person, cargo or equipment is lost overboard from a local  vessel,
        the owner of the vessel, his agent or the coxswain shall report the
        occurrence forthwith to the Director orally, by means of signals, or
        in writing and shall furnish to the Director in writing full
        particulars thereof within 24 hours after the occurrence.

(2) The owner of a local vessel, his agent or the coxswain who-

   (a)  without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsection (1); or

   (b)  makes a report or furnishes any particulars under subsection

(1) which he knows to be false in any material particular, commits an offence
and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3.

(3) For the purpose of subsection (1)(c), a person shall be deemed to be
seriously injured if he is admitted to a hospital immediately after he
sustains the injury for observation or treatment.