Hong Kong Regulations

SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8G

Ready to depart report

When a vessel the subject of a pre-departure report under regulation 8F is
ready in all respects for the intended departure of the vessel, the master of
that vessel shall, prior to the vessel getting underway, report the vessel's
readiness to the vessel traffic centre on the VHF channel appropriate to the
VHF sector in which the vessel is presently located in the waters of Hong
Kong, and request permission to commence the intended departure of the vessel.
(L.N. 408 of 1994)