Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING) REGULATION - SECT 45

Reduction in number of passengers permitted in Class I vessels

(1) If, at any time, any seat provided for passengers in a Class I vessel is
occupied by cargo or baggage or is otherwise not available for use by a
passenger, the maximum number of passengers that may be carried in the vessel
shall be the number permitted under the full licence or temporary licence in
respect of the vessel reduced by the number of seats that are occupied or not
available.

(2) If a Class I vessel carries a greater number of passengers than the number
that it is permitted to carry having regard to subsection (1), the coxswain of
the vessel commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3
and to imprisonment for 6 months.