Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CREW ACCOMMODATION) REGULATION - SECT 3

Application

This Part and Schedules 1 to 5 inclusive shall apply to-

   (a)  every Hong Kong ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a
        similar stage of construction on or after the date on which this
        Regulation comes into operation;

   (b)  every Hong Kong ship the keel of which was laid or which was at a
        similar stage of construction on or after 1 July 1979;

   (c)  any ship registered outside Hong Kong before 1 July 1979 and which was
        re-registered in Hong Kong on or after that date; and

   (d)  every ship to which section 40 would otherwise apply, but which has
        been reconstructed or substantially altered: Provided that this Part
        and Schedules 1 to 5 inclusive shall not apply to-

        (i)    a ship to which Part II applies;

        (ii)   a fishing vessel;

        (iii)  a pleasure vessel;

        (iv)   a vessel which is for the time being used for any purpose by
               the Government or a state; or

        (v)    a vessel authorized by virtue of a passenger certificate and
               general safety certificate issued under Part II of the
               Merchant Shipping  (Safety) Ordinance ( Cap 369) to carry
               passengers within river trade limits. (Enacted 1995)