Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CREW ACCOMMODATION) REGULATION - SECT 40

Application

This Part and Schedule 6 shall apply to every Hong Kong ship the keel of which
was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction before 1 July 1979,
except-

   (a)  a ship to which Part I applies;

   (b)  a fishing vessel;

   (c)  a pleasure vessel;

   (d)  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; or

   (e)  a vessel which is for the time being used for any purpose by the
        Government or a state, unless it was reconstructed or substantially
        altered. (Enacted 1995)