Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (BCH CODE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3

Compliance with Code

Chemical tankers to which these regulations apply shall comply with the
requirements of the BCH Code as follows-

(1) (a) every internationally-trading chemical tanker for which the building
contract was placed on or after 2 November 1973; and

   (b)  every Hong Kong-trading chemical tanker which was constructed 
        on or after 1 July 1983, shall be constructed, fitted, equipped,
        arranged and operated in accordance with the requirements relevant to
        it of Chapters II-VI inclusive and VIII of the BCH Code; (L.N. 184 of
        1995)

(2) (a) every internationally-trading chemical tanker for which the building
contract was placed before 2 November 1973; and

   (b)  every Hong Kong-trading chemical tanker of 1600 tons gross tonnage or
        over which was constructed before 1 July 1983, shall be constructed,
        equipped and operated in accordance with the requirements relevant to
        it of the BCH Code except to the extent provided in sub-paragraphs
        1.7.3(a)-(f) thereof.

(3) Every Hong Kong-trading chemical tanker of less than 1600 tons gross
tonnage which was constructed before 1 July 1983 shall be operated in
accordance with the requirements of Chapters V and VA of the BCH Code.
(Enacted 1987)