Hong Kong Regulations

AERIAL ROPEWAYS (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8

Operational personnel

PART IV

OPERATION

(1) The owner of an aerial ropeway shall not operate the ropeway unless he has
at all times in his employ a competent person to be in charge of the ropeway
and such number of controllers and other operators and of such grades,
experience or training as the Director shall approve and unless the duties of
such controllers and other operators have been approved by the Director.

(2) The Director may, if in his opinion the safe operation of an aerial
ropeway so requires, vary his approval given under paragraph (1) either as
regards the number of controllers and other operators to be employed on the
ropeway or as regards their grades, experience or training.

(3) For the purpose of securing the Director's approval under paragraph (1),
the owner of an aerial ropeway shall submit to the Director-

   (a)  in the case of a new aerial ropeway, not less than 2 months before the
        date on which the owner proposes to commence operating;

   (b)  in the case of an existing ropeway, within 1 month after the
        commencement of this Part, a notice in writing giving the name of the
        competent person, the proposed numbers and grades of the controllers
        and other operators to be employed in the operation of the ropeway and
        details of the proposed duties and hours of work of each controller
        and operator.

(4) When an aerial ropeway is in operation, the competent person in charge of
that ropeway shall ensure that there is on duty such number of controllers and
other operators as the Director has approved under paragraph (1).