Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY SEWAGE) REGULATION - SECT 21

Interpretation of Part 4

PART 4

DUTIES OF COMPANIES AND MASTERS, ADDITIONAL SURVEYS AND SUSPENSION OF VALIDITY
OF ISPP CERTIFICATES, ETC.

For the purposes of this Part, a serious accident occurs to a ship or there is
a material defect in a ship if the accident or defect substantially affects-

   (a)  the safety of the ship and persons on board the ship;

   (b)  the ship to the extent that the ship is not fit to proceed to sea
        without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine
        environment; or

   (c)  the efficiency or completeness of the equipment of the ship-

        (i)    where the ship is a Hong Kong ship, set out in the Schedule;

        (ii)   where the ship is a non-Hong Kong ship, set out in the
               provisions of Annex IV to the Convention that are equivalent to
               the provisions of the Schedule.