Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (FERRY TERMINALS) REGULATION - SECT 28

Berthing fee

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the owner, his agent or the coxswain of a local
vessel which berths in a terminal shall pay the prescribed fee for berthing in
respect of the local vessel.

(2) No prescribed fee for berthing shall be payable in respect of the
following local vessels-

   (a)  a cargo lighter or junk working cargo to or from a terminal or to or
        from a vessel moored alongside a terminal;

   (b)  a fresh water lighter, barge or other local vessel supplying fresh
        water to a vessel in a terminal;

   (c)  a fuelling lighter or barge supplying fuel to a vessel or to a storage
        tank in a terminal;

   (d)  a local vessel used to transfer passengers to or from a ferry  vessel
        in a terminal;

   (e)  any other local vessel or class of local vessels which the Director
        may exempt.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the prescribed fee for berthing shall be paid
in respect of each berthing of a local vessel.

(4) Where a local vessel leaves a berth in a terminal in compliance with a
direction under section 6(2)(b) or (c), no fee shall be chargeable on the
reberthing of the local vessel.

(5) Except with the permission in writing of the Director, no local vessel
shall remain at a berth in a terminal for more than 24 hours.

(6) For the purpose of this section, a local vessel berths in a terminal when
it comes alongside, or is in any way secured to, any part of the terminal.

(7) In this section-

"ferry vessel" (渡輪船隻) means a ferry vessel defined in section 2 of
this Regulation or regulation 2 of the Shipping and Port Control (Ferry 
Terminals) Regulations ( Cap 313 sub. leg. H).

"ferry vessel" (渡輪船隻)