| (Cap 369 section 103) [2 August 1991] (L.N. 285 of 1991) Cap 369Q reg 1 Citation (1) These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Anchors and Chain Cables) Regulations. (2) (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1991) Cap 369Q reg 2 Interpretation and application (1) In these regulations- "Certifying Authority" (核证当局) means the Director and any person authorized by the Director and includes Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas, American Bureau of Shipping and Germanischer Lloyd being persons so authorized; "Director" (处长) means the Director of Marine; "lugless shackle" (无吊耳卸扣) means a device used for joining cables which in use has an outline in shape and dimensions similar to the links of the cables which it joins; "open link or short link cable" (开口链环或短链环锚链) means cable constructed of links not having studs; "Ordinance" (条例) means the Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance (Cap 369); "stud link cable" (有档链环锚链) means cable in which the links are fitted with studs or a similar component for minimising deformation of the links when the cable is under load; "Supervisor of Tests" (测试监督) means an officer of a Certifying Authority who has been appointed as a surveyor of ships under section 5 of the Ordinance to supervise tests of anchors and chain cables in accordance with these regulations; "testing establishment" (测试场所) means any premises complying with the requirements of regulation 3(1); "tonne" (公吨) means a metric ton of 1000 kilograms; "verified testing machine" (经核实测试机器) means a testing machine complying with and verified in accordance with the requirements of regulation 4. (2) These regulations apply to all anchors and chain cables for use in ships registered in Hong Kong except- (a) anchors of 76 kilograms or less in weight; (b) chain cables of less than 12.5 millimetres in diameter; (c) anchors or chain cables manufactured outside Hong Kong before the coming into operation of these regulations and first taken on board a ship registered in Hong Kong as part of its equipment not more than 6 months after that date; (d) anchors or chain cables exempted from these regulations by the Director.(3) The weight of any anchor shall for the purpose of these regulations be taken to be- (a) for stockless anchors, the weight of the anchor including its shackle if any; and (b) for stocked anchors, the weight of the anchor including its shackle, if any, but excluding the stock. (Enacted 1991) Cap 369Q reg 3 Testing establishments (1) Testing machines used for testing anchors and chain cables in accordance with these regulations shall be installed in premises having proper protection from weather, handling facilities for the articles to be tested, adequate lighting and facilities for proper inspection of the anchors and chain cables after testing. (2) A testing establishment shall not be used for testing anchors and chain cables unless there is in force a certificate, issued by a surveyor of ships appointed under section 5 of the Ordinance, to the effect that he has inspected and approved the establishment for such use. The person making the inspection shall send a copy of the certificate to the Director, and may revoke the certificate if he ceases to approve the establishment on further inspection. A certificate shall not remain in force for more than 2 years. (Enacted 1991) Cap 369Q reg 4 Requirements for testing machines (1) Testing machines used for proof load test of anchors and for tensile breaking load test and tensile proof load test of chain cables and their accessories shall comply with the following- (a) Every tensile testing machine used in a testing establishment shall be of suitable design and construction for its intended duty and shall be subjected to a load verification- (i) in the case of a new machine or machines not verified under these regulations, before being brought into use, and (ii) in the case of machines verified under these regulations, within 12 months of the last verification; and thereafter in both cases at intervals not exceeding 12 months. Verification shall also be made after any major overhaul or when any part affecting the accuracy of the machine is repaired or replaced or when the machine is moved to another site. Every verification required by this paragraph shall be witnessed by a surveyor of ships appointed under section 5 of the Ordinance. Any person undertaking such verification shall report the result to the Director.(b) The straining arrangement of every tensile testing machine used for tensile proof load tests of chain cable shall be such as to allow such a length of cable as defined in regulation 7(4) to be tested without the need to take a fresh hold to complete the test.(2) Testing machines used for impact testing of Grade 3 cables shall be suitable for Charpy tests and shall comply with the requirements for such machines specified in British Standards Specification No. 131 : 1959, Part 2, issued by the British Standards Institution. |
