Hong Kong Regulations

FREIGHT CONTAINERS (SAFETY) (EXAMINATION PROCEDURE) ORDER - SECT 4

Frequency of examinations

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a container shall be examined in
accordance with the following schedule-

   (a)  the container shall be first examined within 5 years from the date of
        manufacture; and

   (b)  after that, the container shall be examined-

        (i)    at intervals of not more than 30 months; or

        (ii)   if on any occasion, a date is determined by the competent 
               person under section 8(b)(i), before that date.

(2) If on the application of an owner of a container, the Director has
approved a continuous examination programme for the examination of the
container under section 13(3)(a) of the Ordinance, then the container shall be
examined in accordance with the following schedule-

   (a)  the container shall be first examined at the time of any major repair
        or refurbishment or on-hire or off-hire interchange, but in any case
        not more than 30 months after the date of approval of such a
        programme; and

   (b)  after that, the container shall be examined at the time of any major
        repair or refurbishment or on-hire or off-hire interchange-

        (i)    but in any case not more than 30 months after the date of last
               examination; or

        (ii)   if on any occasion, a date is determined by the competent 
               person under section 8(b)(i), before that date. (L.N. 175 of
               2001)