| (Cap 369 sections 101 and 107) [2 August 1991] (L.N. 294 of 1991) Cap 369Z reg 1 Citation PART I PRELIMINARY (1) These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Gas Carriers) Regulations. (2) (omitted as spent) (Enacted 1991) Cap 369Z reg 2 Interpretation (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate" (货船构造安全证明书), "Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate" (货船设备安全证明书), "Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate" (货船无线电报安全证明书) and "Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate" (货船无线电话安全证明书) mean respectively the certificates so entitled, issued in conformity with the 1974 SOLAS Convention and, in the case of a Hong Kong ship, under or pursuant to the Ordinance; "constructed" (建造) in regulation 3 means, in relation to a ship, having its keel laid or being at a similar stage of construction, and "similar stage of construction" (相若建造阶段) means the stage at which- (a) construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; and (b) assembly of that ship has commenced, comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1% of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is the less;"Director" (处长) means the Director of Marine; "gas carrier" (气体运输船) means a self-propelled cargo ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquefied gas listed in Chapter 19 of the 1983 IGC Code or 1993 IGC Code or any other substance so listed; (L.N. 420 of 1996) "Hong Kong ship" (香港船舶) means a ship registered in Hong Kong; "IBC Code" (《国际散化规则》) means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (1994 Edition) published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time; (L.N. 420 of 1996) "1983 IGC Code" (《1983年国际气体规则》) means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk set out in the Annex to Resolution MSC. 5(48) adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization on 17 June 1983; (L.N. 420 of 1996) "1993 IGC Code" (《1993年国际气体规则》) means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk published by the International Maritime Organization; (L.N. 420 of 1996) "in bulk" (散装) means directly and without intermediate form of containment in a tank forming an integral part of, or permanently located on, a ship; "International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk" (国际散装运输液化气体适装证明书) means, in relation to a Hong Kong ship, a certificate issued pursuant to regulation 7 and, in relation to any other ship, a certificate issued in conformity with Chapter 1 of the 1983 IGC Code or 1993 IGC Code by or on behalf of the Administration of the State in which the ship is registered; (L.N. 420 of 1996) "surveyor" (验船师) means a surveyor appointed by the Director under regulation 6 or a person appointed under section 5 of the Ordinance to be a Government Surveyor; "the 1974 SOLAS Convention" (《1974年海上人命安全公约》) means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended. (2) For the purposes of the definitions of "1983 IGC Code" (《1983年国际气体规则》) and "1993 IGC Code" (《1993年国际气体规则》)- (a) the requirements of the 1983 IGC Code and 1993 IGC Code having been made mandatory under regulation 4 the language thereof shall be construed accordingly; (b) the definitions set out in Chapter 1, paragraph 1.3 thereof, shall apply; (c) references to the Administration shall, in relation to Hong Kong ships, be references to the Director; and references to the Port Administration shall, in relation to all ships in the waters of Hong Kong, be references to the Director; (d) the text of the 1983 IGC Code is to be amended according to Schedule 1; (L.N. 420 of 1996) (e) (Repealed L.N. 420 of 1996) (f) each of the references to regulations of the 1974 SOLAS Convention listed in columns 1 and 2 of the table in Schedule 2 shall be construed as a reference to the corresponding provision contained in regulations made pursuant to the Ordinance. (Enacted 1991. L.N. 420 of 1996) Cap 369Z reg 3 Application (1) These regulations apply, subject to subregulations (2) and (3) and regulation 11- (a) to gas carriers which are constructed on or after 1 July 1986; (b) to ships which are converted to being gas carriers on or after that date; and (c) to gas carriers which were constructed before that date but which have undergone repairs, alterations or modifications of a major character on or after that date.(2) Where a ship is constructed or adapted to carry one or more of the substances listed both in Chapter 17 of the IBC Code and in Chapter 19 of the 1983 IGC Code or 1993 IGC Code and is not constructed or adapted to carry any substance listed only in Chapter 19 of the 1983 IGC Code or 1993 IGC Code then these regulations shall not apply to that ship. (L.N. 420 of 1996) |
