Hong Kong Regulations

AERIAL ROPEWAYS (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 7

Records to be kept

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The competent person in charge of an aerial ropeway shall keep and
maintain an operational log, which shall be made up daily, and which shall
contain the following information-

   (a)  the date;

   (b)  the names and duties of those operating the ropeway and the number of
        hours on duty;

   (c)  the operating hours of the ropeway;

   (d)  the ambient temperature and the wind and weather conditions at
        2-hourly intervals;

   (e)  confirmation of compliance with daily inspections required under
        regulation 10;

   (f)  the readings of all installed instruments at 2-hourly intervals,
        including-

        (i)    the main drive voltage current and frequency;

        (ii)   the reduction gear lubricating oil pressure;

        (iii)  the brake system hydraulic pressures and the brake actuating or
               hold-off current;

        (iv)   the line supervision current; and

        (v)    the counterweight movement;

   (g)  details of any accident, malfunction or abnormal occurrence,
        including-

        (i)    fire;

        (ii)   landslide;

        (iii)  faulty clamping or unclamping of a grip on the rope; (L.N. 122
               of 2003)

        (iv)   the tripping of any line supervision switch; and

        (v)	the tripping of the "car door closed" switch;


   (h)  the location of sub-station, operating and safety circuit bridging
        keys;

   (i)  the record of the 2-hourly inspection, during normal operations, of
        the line by the workcar;

   (j)  details of any rescue operation or practice thereof;

   (k)  any other information or occurrences which may be required by the
        Director.

(2) The competent person in charge of an aerial ropeway shall also keep and
maintain the following records-

   (a)  a wire rope log giving the following information in respect of each
        rope-

        (i)    the approved specification;

        (ii)   a certified copy of the manufacturer's report on the test of
               the rope;

        (iii)  the date the rope was installed;

        (iv)   a copy of a splicing certificate for each splice given by the
               person carrying out the splice;

        (v)    a record of lubrication including the type of lubricant and the
               date on which it was applied;

        (vi)   a record of all visual examinations and reports thereon and all
               defectograph readings, including the master record; and

        (vii)  any other information which may be required by the Director;
               and

   (b)  a maintenance log which shall-

        (i)    show the execution of any maintenance work carried out;

        (ii)   state the components serviced, the condition of such components
               and the replacement of components; and

        (iii)  include the names of the persons carrying out the maintenance
               work.

(3) On being requested to do so by the Director, a competent person shall
produce any record kept and maintained by him under paragraph (1) or

(2) for inspection.

(4) All logs and records required to be kept and maintained under this
regulation shall be in such form as shall, from time to time, be approved by
the Director.