Hong Kong Ordinances

BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS ORDINANCE - SECT 38

Procedure on, and method of, examination of boilers

(1) The following provisions apply to the examination of a boiler for the
purposes of section 27 or 32- (Amended 67 of 1978 s. 16)

   (a)  the boiler shall first be thoroughly examined when it is cold and has
        been prepared for examination in the manner prescribed in section  37
        (1);

   (b)  where, upon the examination in accordance with paragraph (a), the
        appointed examiner who carried out the same is of opinion that the
        boiler is in need of immediate repairs in order to maintain it in safe
        working order, he shall in writing notify the owner of the boiler of
        the repairs that he considers necessary;

   (c)  in each of the following cases, the boiler shall next be subjected by
        an appointed examiner to an hydraulic test-

        (i)    where any repairs that have been carried out pursuant to a
               notice given by an appointed examiner in accordance with
               paragraph (b) are extensive repairs;

        (ii)   where the size or design of the boiler is such that it is not
               possible for an appointed examiner to enter it in order to
               examine the internal parts thereof; and

        (iii)  without prejudice to the provisions of subparagraph (i) or

        (ii)   , whenever an appointed examiner considers it necessary;

   (ca) where the boiler is uncertified and the Authority, by notice in
        writing to the owner, so requires, the boiler shall be subjected to an
        hydraulic test or to testing by a specified non-destructive technique;
        and (Added 87 of 1988 s. 16)

   (d)  finally, on the first occasion on which the boiler is again operated,
        the boiler, save for any economizer or superheater that may be fitted
        therein, shall be- (Amended 87 of 1988 s. 16)

        (i)    examined when it is under the pressure that will be specified
               in the certificate of fitness as the maximum permissible
               working pressure at which it may be operated; and

        (ii)   subjected by the appointed examiner to a pressure accumulation
               test if he considers it necessary. (Replaced 67 of 1978 s. 16)

(2) The following provisions apply to the examination of a boiler for the
purposes of section 24-

   (a)  where an appointed examiner considers it necessary, the boiler shall
        first be examined when it is cold and has been prepared for
        examination in the manner prescribed in section 37(1)(a), (c), (d) and
        (e);

   (b)  where an appointed examiner considers it necessary, the boiler shall
        next be subjected by an appointed examiner to an hydraulic test;

   (ba) where the boiler is uncertified and the Authority, by notice in
        writing to the owner, so requires, the boiler shall be subjected to an
        hydraulic test or to testing by a specified non-destructive technique;
        and (Added 87 of 1988 s . 16)

   (c)  finally, on the first occasion on which the boiler is operated the
        boiler, save for any economizer or superheater that may be fitted
        therein, shall be- (Amended 87 of 1988 s. 16)

        (i)    examined when it is under the pressure that will be specified
               in the certificate of fitness as the maximum permissible
               working pressure at which it may be operated; and

        (ii)   subjected to a pressure accumulation test by the appointed 
               examiner except where he considers that the superheater might
               be damaged thereby. (Replaced 67 of 1978 s. 16)

(3) The following provisions apply to the examination of a boiler for the
purposes of section 25-

   (a)  the boiler shall first be examined when it is cold and has been
        prepared for examination in the manner prescribed in section 37(1)(a),

   (c)  , (d) and (e);

   (b)  where an appointed examiner considers it necessary, the boiler shall
        next be subjected by an appointed examiner to an hydraulic test; and

   (c)  finally, on the first occasion on which the boiler is again operated,
        the boiler, save for any economizer or superheater that may be fitted
        therein, shall be- (Amended 87 of 1988 s. 16)

        (i)    examined when it is under the pressure that will be specified
               in the certificate of fitness as the maximum permissible
               working pressure at which it may be operated; and

        (ii)   subjected by the appointed examiner to a pressure accumulation
               test if he considers it necessary. (Replaced 67 of 1978 s. 16)

(4) The following provisions apply to the examination of a boiler for the
purposes of section 26-

   (a)  the boiler shall first be subjected by an appointed examiner to an
        hydraulic test; and

   (b)  on the first occasion on which the boiler is again operated, the
        boiler, save for any economizer or superheater that may be fitted
        therein, shall be- (Amended 87 of 1988 s . 16)

        (i)    examined when it is under the pressure that will be specified
               in the certificate of fitness as the maximum permissible
               working pressure at which it may be operated; and

        (ii)   subjected by the appointed examiner to a pressure accumulation
               test if he considers it necessary. (Replaced 67 of 1978 s. 16)