| (Cap 313 section 29) [8 August 1986] (L.N. 188 of 1986) Cap 313R rule 1 Citation These rules may be cited as the Shipping and Port Control (Pleasure Vessels) (Certificates of Competency) Rules. (Enacted 1986) Cap 313R rule 2 Interpretation In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- "approved" (批准) means approved by the Director; "Examination Centre" (考试中心) means the Examination Centre of the Marine Department; "examiner" (主考员) means an examiner appointed under section 29 of the Ordinance; "length" (长度) means length overall; "pleasure vessel" (游乐船只) has the meaning assigned to it in the Merchant Shipping (Pleasure Vessels) Regulations (Cap 313 sub. leg.); "pleasure vessel certificate of competency" (游乐船只合格证书) means a local certificate of competency issued in respect of a pleasure vessel under section 29 of the Ordinance or under these rules. (Enacted 1986) Cap 313R rule 3 Types of pleasure vessel certificates of competency A pleasure vessel certificate of competency shall, according to the standards attained by the candidate, be issued in one or more of the following grades- -Pleasure Vessel Master Grade I, which, subject to rule 9, shall be endorsed as valid for vessels of not more than 20 m in length; (L.N. 327 of 1989) -Pleasure Vessel Master Grade II, which shall be endorsed as valid for vessels of not more than 13.7 m in length; -Pleasure Vessel Engineer Grade I, which, subject to rule 9, shall be endorsed as valid- (L.N. 327 of 1989) (a) for vessels with diesel engines, none of which is of more than 750 kW power; or (b) for vessels with petrol engines, none of which is of more than 750 kW power; or (c) for both types of vessel;-Pleasure Vessel Engineer Grade II, which shall be endorsed as valid- (a) for vessels with inboard diesel engines, none of which is of more than 120 kW power; or (b) for vessels with inboard petrol engines, none of which is of more than 120 kW power; or (c) for vessels with outboard engines. (Enacted 1986) Cap 313R rule 4 Recognition of equivalent certificates of competency (1) A valid local certificate of competency of the type specified in the first column of Part I of the First Schedule shall be recognized as equivalent to a pleasure vessel certificate of competency of the type shown opposite thereto in the second column of Part I of that Schedule, subject to any endorsement on such certificate as to the length of the vessel and the type of engine. (2) A valid local certificate of competency of the type specified in the first column of Part II of the First Schedule and issued before the commencement of these rules shall be recognized as equivalent to a pleasure vessel certificate of competency of the type shown opposite thereto in the second column of Part II of that Schedule, subject to any endorsement on such certificate as to the length of the vessel and the type of engine. (3) A person who is the holder of a valid local certificate of competency which, under paragraph (2), is recognized as equivalent to a pleasure vessel certificate of competency as a Pleasure Vessel Master Grade II shall, upon application to the Director, be granted a pleasure vessel certificate of competency as a Pleasure Vessel Master Grade I, if the Director is satisfied that that person has been the competent owner, part owner or operator of a vessel of more than 13.7 m in length for a period of not less than one year during the 3 years preceding the coming into operation of these rules. (4) A person who is the holder of a valid local certificate of competency which, under paragraph (1), is recognized as equivalent to a certificate of competency as Pleasure Vessel Engineer Grade I with an endorsement of validity for vessels with diesel engines, shall- (a) upon application to the Director; and (b) if the Director is satisfied that that person has been operating a pleasure vessel fitted with a petrol engine either for a period of not less than one year in the 3 years preceding, or for a period of one year immediately following, the coming into operation of these rules,be granted, a certificate of competency as a Pleasure Vessel Engineer Grade I or Grade II depending upon the power of the petrol engine he has been operating, with an endorsement of validity for vessels with petrol engines. (Enacted 1986) Cap 313R rule 5 Exemption from examination in parts of syllabus If an applicant for a pleasure vessel certificate of competency is the holder of a certificate of competency issued or deemed to be issued by the Seafarers' Authority under regulations made under section 73 of the Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance (Cap 478) or by any other competent authority, and if, in the opinion of the Director, such certificate is evidence that the holder has attained a sufficient standard of competency in any part of any of the syllabuses set out in the Fourth to the Seventh Schedules, the Director may exempt the applicant from being examined in that part of that syllabus. |
