Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (REGISTRATION) (TONNAGE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 9

Issue of certificates

The Certifying Authority shall, upon receipt of the appropriate fee, issue to
the owner of every ship registered in Hong Kong, the tonnages of which have
been ascertained in accordance with regulations 6 and 7 of these regulations,
an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) in the form set out in Schedule 4
to these regulations, certifying the tonnages of the ship and containing the
following particulars-

   (a)  the name, port of registry and official number of the ship;

   (b)  its length, breadth and moulded depth;

   (c)  its gross and net tonnages;

   (d)  the date on which the keel was laid or the ship was at a 
        similar stage of construction or date on which the ship underwent
        alterations or modifications of a major character.