Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING) REGULATION - SECT 10

Application for certificate of ownership

(1) The Director may, on application, issue a certificate of  ownership in
respect of a local vessel in the name of a person as the owner for a class and
a type if the Director is satisfied—

   (a)  that the person—

        (i)    is eligible to be named as the owner of the vessel under
               section 9; and

        (ii)   is a person referred to in section 12(1)(a) or (b) of the
               Ordinance; and

   (b)  that the vessel is constructed for operation as a local vessel of that
        class and that type.

(2) An application for the purpose of subsection (1) may be made by a person
who meets the requirements in subsection (1)(a) or the person's agent.

(3) An application—

   (a)  shall be made to the Director in the specified form; and

   (b)  shall be made at the time when an application for a full  licence,
        temporary licence or permission for a laid-up vessel is made.

(4) An application shall indicate the class and the type that the vessel is to
be certificated for and—

   (a)  shall contain—

        (i)    the name, shore address in Hong Kong and telephone number of
               the person who is to be named as the owner;

        (ii)   a general description and the technical particulars of the
               vessel;

        (iii)  a declaration made by the applicant that the general
               description and the technical particulars of the vessel
               contained in the application are correct;

        (iv)   if the person who is to be named as the owner is an individual,
               a declaration made by the person that he is ordinarily resident
               in Hong Kong;

        (v)    the year and place of construction of the vessel; (L.N. 63 of
               2004)

        (vi)   the year of purchase and the purchase price;

        (vii)  a description of the material of which the hull of the vessel
               is constructed; and

        (viii) a declaration made by the applicant as to whether the vessel is
               a used vessel and, if so, where the vessel was used;

   (b)  shall be accompanied by—

        (i)    proof for the claim that the person who is to be named as the
               owner is eligible to be so named under section 9; and

        (ii)   the document of identification of the person who is to be named
               as the owner, or a certified copy of it; and

   (c)  if the vessel is a used vessel from a place outside Hong Kong, shall
        be accompanied by—

        (i)    the vessel’s previous certificate of ownership, certificate
               of registry, licence or document of a similar nature;

        (ii)   a confirmation in writing by a relevant authority in that place
               that the certificate, licence or document has been cancelled;
               or

        (iii)  any other evidence of its previous use in that place.

(5) The Director may require an applicant to provide such other information
and documents as may be reasonably required for determining an application.

(6) The Director, in refusing to issue a certificate of ownership, shall
notify the applicant of the refusal and the reasons therefor.

(7) Even if an application under this section indicates that a local vessel is
to be certificated for a particular class and a particular type, the Director
may, with the agreement of the applicant, treat the application as an
application for the vessel to be certificated for another class and another
type and issue a certificate of ownership accordingly.