| (Cap 478 sections 97, 119 and 134) [2 September 1996] L.N. 342 of 1996 (L.N. 583 of 1995) Cap 478I s 1 (Omitted as spent) (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1995) Cap 478I s 2 Interpretation PART I REQUIREMENTS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY HONG KONG SHIPS ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1979 In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- "controlled drugs" (受管制药物) means preparations subject to the prescription requirements of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985 (S.I. 1985/2066 U.K.); "passenger" (乘客) does not include the spouse or child of a member of the crew travelling with him; "passenger ship" (客船) means a ship carrying more than 12 passengers; "private bathroom" (私人浴室) means a bathroom provided for the exclusive use of 1 person; "semi-private bathroom" (半私人浴室) means a bathroom provided for the exclusive use of 2 persons; "suitable" (适合), in relation to material, means approved by the Authority as suitable for the purpose for which it is used; "tons" (吨) means gross tons and the gross tonnage of a ship having alternative gross tonnages shall be taken to be the larger of those tonnages. (Enacted 1995) Cap 478I s 3 Application This Part and Schedules 1 to 5 inclusive shall apply to- (a) every Hong Kong ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after the date on which this Regulation comes into operation; (b) every Hong Kong ship the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 July 1979; (c) any ship registered outside Hong Kong before 1 July 1979 and which was re-registered in Hong Kong on or after that date; and (d) every ship to which section 40 would otherwise apply, but which has been reconstructed or substantially altered:Provided that this Part and Schedules 1 to 5 inclusive shall not apply to- (i) a ship to which Part II applies; (ii) a fishing vessel; (iii) a pleasure vessel; (iv) a vessel which is for the time being used for any purpose by the Government or a state; or (v) a vessel authorized by virtue of a passenger certificate and general safety certificate issued under Part II of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance (Cap 369) to carry passengers within river trade limits. (Enacted 1995) Cap 478I s 4 (No provision) (No provision) (Enacted 1995) Cap 478I s 5 Plans (1) Every person to whose order a ship to which this Part applies is being constructed shall submit the following plans to a surveyor of ships- (a) before construction is begun, a plan of the ship on a scale not smaller than- (i) 1 in 100 in the case of a ship of less than 150 metres in length; and (ii) 1 in 200 in the case of any other ship showing clearly the proposed arrangements of the crew accommodation in the ship and its proposed position in relation to the ship's other spaces; and(b) before construction of any part of the crew accommodation is begun- (i) plans of the proposed crew accommodation on a scale not smaller than 1 in 50 showing clearly and in detail the purpose for which each space in the crew accommodation is to be appropriated and the proposed disposition of the furnishings, fittings and obstructions in it; and (ii) plans showing clearly the proposed arrangements for supplying water to the crew accommodation, for covering the floors, and for heating, lighting, ventilating, insulating and draining the crew accommodation.(2) The owner of every ship to which this Part applies shall, before any reconstruction or alteration of the ship's crew accommodation is carried out, submit to a surveyor of ships the plans specified in subsection (1) relating to the crew accommodation as reconstructed or altered as the case may be: Provided that if the crew accommodation is reconstructed or altered at a place outside Hong Kong in consequence of any emergency or any accident to the ship, such plans shall be submitted to a surveyor of ships as soon as practicable. (Enacted 1995) Cap 478I s 6 General (1) All parts of the crew accommodation, except store rooms, shall- (a) wherever practicable be situated amidships or aft but in no case shall any part of the crew accommodation, except a store room, be situated forward of the collision bulkhead; and (b) be situated wholly above the Summer Load Line (if any) marked on the ship in accordance with the provisions of regulations made under section 102 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance (Cap 369).(2) The crew accommodation shall be so situated, constructed and arranged as to exclude as far as is reasonably practicable- (a) from the crew accommodation, noise coming from other parts of the ship; and (b) from any part of the crew accommodation, noise coming from other parts of it.In particular, sleeping rooms forming part of the crew accommodation of a passenger ship shall not be situated immediately beneath a working passageway. In every ship any bulkhead, casing or deck separating a sleeping room from- (i) a machinery space; (ii) a mess room; |
