Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (TANKERS- OFFICERS AND RATINGS) REGULATION - SECT 2

Interpretation

In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires-

"Certification Regulation" (《資格證明規例》) means the Merchant
Shipping (Seafarers) (Certification of Officers) Regulation ( Cap 478 sub.
leg.);

"employer" (僱主) means the person for the time being employing a master;

"liquefied gas" (液化氣體) means liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied
natural gas and any of the gases listed in the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) publication entitled "International Code for the
Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC
Code)", together with any Supplements thereto, as in force from time to time;

"liquid chemical" (液體化學品) means any liquid chemical listed in the
IMO publication entitled "International Code for the Construction and
Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code)", together
with any Supplements thereto, as in force from time to time;

"petroleum products" (石油產品) means fuels, lubricants, bitumen, wax,
industrial spirits and any substance having a final boiling point at normal
atmospheric pressure of more than 50 degrees Celsius higher than its initial
boiling point, produced directly or indirectly, from crude petroleum, except
liquefied gas;

"qualified" (符合資格) means qualified in accordance with section 5;

"seagoing tanker" (海域航行油船) means a tanker other than one which
navigates exclusively within inland waters or in areas where port regulations
apply;

"supervised shipboard service" (受監督船上服務) means the performance
of duties connected with cargo or cargo equipment on a tanker (whether or not
a tanker to which this Regulation applies) under the supervision of a
qualified officer or rating in order to acquire an adequate knowledge of safe
operational practices on a tanker;

"tanker" (油船) means a ship which is constructed or adapted and used for
the carriage of bulk cargoes consisting in whole or in part of petroleum 
products, liquid chemicals or liquefied gases and any reference to a type of
tanker shall be a reference to the type of cargo which the tanker carries.
(Enacted 1995)

"Certification Regulation" (《資格證明規例》) means the Merchant
Shipping (Seafarers) (Certification of Officers) Regulation ( Cap 478 sub.
leg.);

"employer" (僱主) means the person for the time being employing a master;

"liquefied gas" (液化氣體) means liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied
natural gas and any of the gases listed in the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) publication entitled "International Code for the
Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC
Code)", together with any Supplements thereto, as in force from time to time;

"liquid chemical" (液體化學品) means any liquid chemical listed in the
IMO publication entitled "International Code for the Construction and
Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code)", together
with any Supplements thereto, as in force from time to time;

"petroleum products" (石油產品) means fuels, lubricants, bitumen, wax,
industrial spirits and any substance having a final boiling point at normal
atmospheric pressure of more than 50 degrees Celsius higher than its initial
boiling point, produced directly or indirectly, from crude petroleum, except
liquefied gas;

"qualified" (符合資格) means qualified in accordance with section 5;

"seagoing tanker" (海域航行油船) means a tanker other than one which
navigates exclusively within inland waters or in areas where port regulations
apply;

"supervised shipboard service" (受監督船上服務) means the performance
of duties connected with cargo or cargo equipment on a tanker (whether or not
a tanker to which this Regulation applies) under the supervision of a
qualified officer or rating in order to acquire an adequate knowledge of safe
operational practices on a tanker;

"tanker" (油船) means a ship which is constructed or adapted and used for
the carriage of bulk cargoes consisting in whole or in part of petroleum 
products, liquid chemicals or liquefied gases and any reference to a type of
tanker shall be a reference to the type of cargo which the tanker carries.