Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (REGISTRATION) (TONNAGE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 15

Ascertainment of tonnage and certification

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

(1) New Ships-

   (a)  The Certifying Authority may, at the request of the Administration of
        a Contracting Government, ascertain the gross and net tonnages of a
        new foreign ship in accordance with Part II of these regulations and
        issue to the owner an International Tonnage Certificate

(1969). In such cases the certificate shall be endorsed to the effect that it
has been issued at the request of the Government of the state whose flag the
ship is or will be flying, and a copy of the certificate and the calculations
of the tonnages shall be transmitted to the requesting Government as soon as
possible.

   (b)  The Certifying Authority may, at the request of an owner of a new
        foreign ship flying the flag of an Administration of a non
        Contracting  Government ascertain in gross and net tonnages of the
        ship in accordance with Part II of these regulations and issue a
        Certificate of Hong Kong Tonnage Measurement. In such cases the
        certificate will bear the endorsement "for use only whilst within the
        waters of Hong Kong".

(2) Existing Ships-

   (a)  The Certifying Authority may, at the request of the Administration of
        a Contracting Government, ascertain the gross and net tonnages of an
        existing foreign ship in accordance with Part II of these regulations
        and issue to the owner an International Tonnage Certificate

(1969). In such cases the certificate shall be endorsed to the effect that it
has been issued at the request of the Government of the state whose flag the
ship is or will be flying, and a copy of the certificate and the calculations
of the tonnages shall be transmitted to the requesting Government as soon as
possible.

   (b)  The Certifying Authority may, at the request of the owner of any
        existing foreign ship, ascertain the gross and net tonnages of the
        ship in accordance with Part IV of these regulations until 17 July
        1994. In such cases a Hong Kong Tonnage Certificate shall be issued.

(74 of 1990 Sch. 5)