Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LAUNCHES AND FERRY VESSELS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 37

Identification of craft

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

PART VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

(1) The owner of any vessel licensed under these regulations shall, subject to
exemption granted by the Director, cause the name of such vessel to be painted
in English and Chinese characters of appropriate size on the stern and on
either bow of the vessel together with a number, in English and Chinese
characters, indicating the number of persons which such vessel is licensed to
carry. (64 of 1999 s. 3)

(2) Having regard to the type of craft and its employment for the time being,
the Director may in his discretion by notice in writing served upon the owner
of any vessel licensed under these regulations require that such vessel be
painted in such manner or in such colours for the purpose of identification as
he may consider appropriate: (L.N. 11 of 1970) Provided that no such vessel
shall be required to be repainted within 1 year since the last preceding
occasion upon which the same was painted for any purpose before the owner
thereof was served with notice of such requirement.

(3) The Director may refuse to permit any vessel licensed under these
regulations to bear a name which is the same as that of any other such vessel
or which is so similar thereto as, in the opinion of the Director, likely to
give rise to confusion. (L.N. 11 of 1970)