Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (INSTRUCTIONS TO SURVEYORS) (PASSENGER SHIPS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 93

Watertight bulkheads, decks, tunnels, etc.

A careful examination is to be made of all watertight bulkheads, decks,
tunnels, etc., in order to ascertain their condition and whether their
watertightness has in any way been impaired. In the case of a ship for which a
definite standard of subdivision has been approved, the surveyor is to satisfy
himself that the watertight compartments and all the arrangements and details
connected with the subdivision of the ship are in order. If a book B.H.1 has
previously been compiled for the ship, the arrangements and details in the
ship are to be compared with those recorded in the book. (See paragraph 1(6)).
If any alterations in the approved subdivision arrangements and details,
including watertight and non-watertight longitudinal bulkheads (where fitted),
appropriation of spaces below the bulkhead deck, etc., have been made since
the previous survey, they are to be reported in detail and B.H.1 and B.H.1A
amended as necessary.