SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL REGULATIONS

SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL REGULATIONS

SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMET OF REGULATIONS

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PART I

PRELIMINARY

....................... ...... ... ... ... ... ... A 4

2. interpretation ........................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 4

PART II

V.H.F. RADIOTELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS

3. Interpretation ........................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

4. Application .................... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

5. Possession of radiotelephone equipment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

6. V.H.F. contact with Port Communications Centre ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5
7. Initial report to Port Communications Centre ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6
8. Further reports to Port Communications Centre ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

9. Language of reports ...................... ... ... ... ... ... A 8
10. Reference to time ........................ ... ... ... ... ... A 8
11. Listening watch on radiotelephone ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
... A 8

12. Directions from Port Communications Centre ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 8

13. Authorization to deviate from this Part ... ... ... A 8

14. Deviation from this Part in emergencies ... ... ... ... ... A 9

15. Failure of radiotelephone contact ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 9

16. Penalties ................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 9

PART III

NAVIGATION AND CONTROL OF VESSELS

17. ....................Traffic separation schemes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... AA 0
18. Navigation in in Victoria port............... .. ... ... ... ... A 10

19. Speed of vessels. .......................... ... .. ... ... ... ... A 10

20, Stopping of vessels ................... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 11

21 Restriction on embarkation or disembarkation of pilots ... ... ... ... A 11

22. Master to report arrival .............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 11

23. Entry into restricted areas, etc............. ... ... ... ... ... ... A 12

24........................Navigation near the Victoria Naval Basin ... ... ... ... .. ... ... A 13

25....................Embarkation and loading, etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 13

26. Manning of ships A 13

27. Obtaining of port clearance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 13

28. Failure to depart on obtaining port clearance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 14





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29. Notification regarding dead ships ... ... ... ... ... ... A 14

30. Information regarding dead ships ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 14
31. Notification regarding laid-up vessels ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... A 15
32. Information regarding laid-up ships ... ... ... ... ... ... A 15

PART IV

DISPLAY OF SIGNALS AND
LIGHTS

33. Identification and display of signals ... . ... .. 1 ... ... ... ... ... A 16
34. Display of flags 'S' over the code pennant ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 16
35. Signals on police launches ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 17
36. Signals for fire or police assistance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... A 17
37. Vessels handling explosives or petroleum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 17
38. Towing signals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 18
39. Lights on junks, etc . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 18
40. Lighting of piers, etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 18

PART V

ANCHORING. MOORING AND BERTHING OF
VESSELS

41. Anchoring of vessels ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 18
42. Mooring to buoys ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 19
43. Use of Government buoys and moorings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 20
44. Berthing of vessels ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 20
45. Vessels alongside berthed vessels ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 20
46. Berthing etc. at Government piers ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 21
47. Use of piers ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 21
48. Laying of private moorings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... A 21

PART VI

PORT DUES AND
FEES

49. Port dues and fees ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 22
50. Anchorage dues ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 23
51. Mooring buoy dues ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 23
52. Fees ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 23
53. Tonnage of vessels liable to pay port dues or fees ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 23
54. Issue and production of receipt for port dues and fees ... ... .... ... ... ... A 24
55. Tables of port dues and fees ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 24

PART VII

LOGS AND OTHER
TIMBER

56. Discharge and storage of logs and timber ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A

57. Towing of logs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 25
58. Approval of timber storage pounds ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... A 25
59. Identification marks on logs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 25
60. Removal. etc. of logs and other objects ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 25





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PART VIII

MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS

61. Signal stations ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 26
62. Use of naked lights and oil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 27
63. Use of lights ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 27
64. Transport or disposal of things unlawfully obtained, etc . ... ... ... ... ... A 27
65. Minor prohibitions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 27
66. Control over races, etc., in the waters of Hong Kong ... ... ... ... ... ... A 28
67. Control over water-skiing and speed of vessels ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A28
68. Control of fishing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 29
69. Control of bright light fishing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 30
70. Notification and control of marine works ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 30
71. Form ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 30
72. Power to amend Schedules ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 31

First Schedule. V.H.F. Radiotelephone Channels ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 31
Second Schedule Traffic Separation Schemes A 31
Third Schedule. Principal Fairways ... ... . ... ...
... ... ... ... ... A 34
Fourth Schedule. Speed of Vessels ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 36
Fifth Schedule. Restricted Areas ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 36
Sixth Schedule. Cable Reserves ... ... ... ... . ... ...
... ... ... ... ... A 37
Seventh Schedule. Special Anchorages ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 38
Eighth Schedule. Berthing and other Signals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 40
Ninth Schedule. Towing Signals ... ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... A 42
Tenth Schedule. Signals Stations and Calling-in Points ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 43
Eleventh Schedule. Prohibited Fishing Areas and Bright Light Fishing
Areas ... ... ... A 44
Twelfth Schedule. Form ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 46
Thirteenth Schedule. Port Dues and Fees ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... A 47





SHIPPING AND, PORT CONTROL REGULATIONS

(Cap. 313, section 80)
N 10. [29 December 1978.

Part 11: 1 July 1979.]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

1. These regulations may be cited as the Shipping and Port

Control Regulations.

2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires

'all-round light- means a light showing an unbroken light over an arc of
the horizon of 360 degrees;

cable reserve- means an area of the waters of Hong Kong specified as
such in the Sixth Schedule;

'calling-in point- means a place specified as such in Part 11 of the Tenth
Schedule;

-dangerous goods anchorage' means an area of the waters of Hong
Kong specified as such in the Seventh Schedule;

'hydrofoil boat- means a vessel that is supported above the water
surface in normal operating conditions by hydrodynamic forces
generated on foils;

-immigration anchorage' means an approved immigration anchorage
under the Immigration Ordinance;

'naval anchorage' means an area of the waters of Hong Kong specified
as such in the Seventh Schedule;

'Port Communications Centre' means the Port Communications Centre
Signal Station, specified in Part 1 of the Tenth Schedule;

principal fairway' means any area of the waters of Hong Kong
specified as such in the Third Schedule;

private mooring' means a mooring which is not a Government
mooring;

'guarantine anchorage' means an area of the waters of Hong Kong
specified as such in the Seventh Schedule;

',signal station' means a signal station specified in Part 1 of the Tenth
Schedule;





'special anchorage' means any area of the waters of Hong Kong
specified as such in the Seventh Schedule;

'timber storage pound' means an area of the waters of Hong Kong
approved under regulation 58 for the storage of logs and other
timber;

Victoria port' means the area of the waters of Hong Kong declared
under section 56 of the Ordinance as Victoria port,

'Yau Ma Tei Anchorage' means the area of the waters of Hong Kong
specified as such in the Seventh Schedule.

(2) A vessel is 'underway' when she is not at anchor, made fast to
the shore, or aground.

PART II

V.H.F. RADIOTELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS

3. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-

'Channel means a Channel as defined in the Radio Regulations annexed
to the International Telecommunications Convention currently in
force;

'report' means a report by radiotelephone that is made, or required to
be made, to the Port Communications Centre by a vessel under this
Part;

'V.H.F.' means very high frequency.

4. (1) This Part applies to all vessels over 300 tons gross (other
than vessels to which Part IV of the Ordinance applies) in the waters of
Hong Kong.

1 (2) This Part applies in addition to any other provision in or under the
Ordinance or any other enactment.

5. (1) Every vessel shall have on board radiotelephone equipment
that is capable of operation in the V.H.F. Band on the Channels
specified in the First Schedule.

(2) The radiotelephone equipment shall at all times be maintained
in good working condition and shall be available for operation on the
navigational bridge of a vessel.

6. (1) No vessel shall enter the waters of Hong Kong unless the
master of the vessel has, before such entry, made contact with the Port
Communications Centre over a V.H.F. radiotelephone on Channel 12.

(2) After the initial contact with the Port Communications Centre
under paragraph (1), all reports shall be transmitted by a vessel on the
Channel designated by the Port Communications Centre.





7. No vessel shall enter the waters of Hong Kong unless the
master of the vessel has, before such entry, reported to the Port
Communications Centre-

(a) the name of the vessel;

(b) the type of the vessel;

(e) the position of the vessel at the time of reporting;

(d)the height of the masts or superstructure of the vessel,
whichever is the higher, above sea level;

(e) the overall length of the vessel and its maximum draft;

the speed at which the vessel intends to proceed in the
waters of Hong Kong;

(g) whether the pilotage service will be used;

(h)whether the vessel will enter via the eastern or western
approaches to the harbour;

(i)the destination of the vessel (berth) within the waters of
Hong Kong;

(j)whether the vessel will proceed directly to its berth or via
any quarantine or immigration anchorage;

(k) the type of dangerous cargo (if any) carried by the vessel,

(1)any condition affecting the navigation of the vessel includ-
ing fire on board, defective propulsion machinery, defec-
tive steering equipment, excessive list or engagement in
towing;

(m)any other information as may be required by the Port
Communications Centre.

8. (1) When a vessel anchors or moors in the waters of Hong
Kong, the master shall report to the Port Communications Centre-

(a)the time and place at which the vessel is so anchored or
moored; and

(b) the estimated time of the next movement of the vessel.

(2) When a vessel that is anchored or moored in the waters of
Hong Kong ceases to be so anchored or moored or is to be moved
within the waters of Hong Kong the master shall report such event
to the Port Communications Centre..

(3) A master of a vessel that is within the waters of Hong
Kong shall report to the Port Communications Centre when he
becomes aware of any of the following conditions-

(a)any condition affecting the navigation of the vessel includ-
ing fire on board, defective propulsion machinery, defec-
tive steering equipment or excessive list;





(b)if any tow, which the vessel is towing, cannot be controlled
or can be controlled only with difficulty;

(c) concentrations of fishing vessels;
(d) reduced visibility or other adverse weather conditions;

(e) floating logs or other obstruction to navigation;
(f) any defect in an aid to navigation;

(g)any defect on another vessel that is likely to affect the
navigation of that vessel.
(4) Not less than 60 minutes before a vessel proceeds to sea,
the master of the vessel shall report to the Port Communications
Centre-
(a) the name of the vessel;
(b) tie. type of the vessel;
(c) the position of the vessel at the time of reporting;
(d)the height of the masts or superstructure of the vessel,
whichever is the higher, above sea level;

(e)the overall length of the vessel and its maximum draft;
the speed at which the vessel intends to proceed in the
waters of Hong Kong;
(g) whether the pilotage service will be used;

(h)whether the vessel will leave via the eastern or western
approaches to the harbour;
(i) the intended time of departure of the vessel;

(j) the type of dangerous cargo (if any) carried by the vessel;

(k)any condition affecting the navigation of the vessel includ-
ing fire on board, defective propulsion machinery, defec-
tive steering equipment, excessive list or engagement in
towing;
(1)any other information as may be required by the Port
Communications Centre.

(5) When a vessel passes any calling-in point, the master shall,
if so required by the Port Communications Centre, report to the
Port Communications Centre-
(a) the name of the vessel;
(b) the name of the calling-in point;

(c) the time of passing the calling-in point;
(d) the speed of the vessel; and
(e)any other information as may be required by the Port
Communications Centre.
(6) When a vessel embarks or disembarks a pilot, the master
shall report to the Port Communications Centre such occurrence
together with its time and place.





9. Except where the Port Communications Centre permits the use of any
other language, all reports shall be made in the English language.

10. Where reference to time is made in any report, or in any
communication from the Port Communications Centre, the time shall be
specified in---

(a) Hong Kong Time; and

(b) the 24-hour clock system.

11. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the master of every vessel that is within
the waters of Hong Kong shall maintain continuous listening watch on the
radiotelephone on board the vessel on Channel 12.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply when-

(a) transmission by the vessel on that Channel is in progress;

(b)permission is granted by the Port Communications Centre to
transmit on another Channel, in which event the listening watch on
the radiotelephone shall be maintained continuously on such other
Channel, except when transmission by the vessel on such other
Channel is in progress: or

(c)permission is granted by the Port Communication Centre to the
master of a vessel to suspend the listening watch on the
radiotelephone.

12. (1) Where in the opinion of the person in charge of the Port
Communications Centre there exists in the waters of Hong Kong any of the
conditions specified in paragraph (2). he may give directions to the master of
any vessel specifying the time when lien and the place where the vessel shall

(a) enter;

(b) move within or through, or

(e) depart from,

the waters of Hong Kong.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the conditions are---

(a) vessel congestion

(b) adverse weather;

(c) reduced visibility; or

(d) other hazardous conditions.

13. (1) The person in charge of the Port Communications Centre may
upon request from a master of a vessel grant permission to the master to
deviate from any provision of or direction given under this Part and shall
specify the manner in which such deviation may be made.





(2) A master shall, in making a request under paragraph (1), state
the manner in which he wishes to deviate from any particular provision
of or direction given under this Part and the need for doing so.

(3) The granting of permission under paragraph (1) shall not
diminish or in any way affect the responsibility of the master to whom
the permission is granted in relation to his vessel, persons on board, its
cargo or any other person or property.

14. (1) A master of a vessel may, in any emergency affecting the
safety of life or property, deviate from any provision of or direction
given under this Part, or any permission granted under regulation 13, to
the extent necessary to avoid endangering persons, property or the
environment.

(2) Where a master deviates from any provision of or direction
given under this Part, or any permission granted under regulation 13, he
shall report such deviation to the Port Communications Centre.

15. (1) If for any reason it is not possible to operate the
radiotelephone equipment carried on board a vessel, the master shall at
the earliest practicable time restore it or cause it to be restored to
effective operating condition.

(2) During the time it is not possible to operate the radiotelephone
equipment carried on board a vessel

(a)compliance with regulations 7, 8(5) and (6) and 11 shall not be
required; and

(b)compliance with regulation 8(1), (2), (3) and (4) shall not be
required unless the required report can be made by telephone
or by any other means.

(3) A master shall as soon as practicable notify the Port
Communications Centre

(a)if it is not possible to operate the radiotelephone equipment
carried on board the vessel; and

(b)when such radiotelephone equipment is restored to effective
operating condition.

16. (1) If without reasonable excuse regulation 5 is contravened,
the owner and the master of the vessel commit an offence and each of
them is liable to a fine of 520,000.

(2) If without reasonable excuse regulation 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14(2) or 15
is contravened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of 55,000.

(3) If without reasonable excuse a master contravenes regulation 7
he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 5 10,000.





(4) If without reasonable excuse a master fails to comply with any
direction given to him under regulation 12 or any permission granted
under regulation 13 he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of
$10,000.

PART III

NAVIGATION AND CONTROL OF VESSELS
17. (1) Notwithstanding any rule relating to traffic separation
schemes in the internationl regulations for preventing collisions at
sea, all vessels using a traffic separation scheme in the waters of
Hong Kong shall comply with the rules of the traffic separation
schemes contained in Part I of the Second Schedule.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), traffic separation
schemes shall be the traffic separation schemes contained in Part II
of the Second Schedule.

(3) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is con-
travened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisionment for 6 months.

18. (1) Notwithstanding any rule relating to right of way in
the international regulations for preventing collision at sea, a vessel
which is proceeding along, as opposed to crossing, any principal
fairway shall have right of way over a vessel which is proceeding
accross such fairway, and a vessel which is proceeding across a
principal fairway shall give way to a vessel proceeding along a
principal fairway.

(2) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is con-
travened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

19. (1) Without prejudice to paragraph (2), no hydrofoil boat shall,
when underway in the waters of Hong Kong between half an hour after
sunset and half an hour before sunrise, proceed at a speed exceeding
the maximum speed to which a hydrofoil boat is subject in accordance
with the Fourth Schedule, except with the permission in writing from the
Director.

(2) Every vessel underway in any. port shall proceed with caution
and, unless the Director otherwise permits, at a speed not exceeding the
maximum speed to which the vessel is subject in accordance with the
Fourth Schedule.

(3) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 5
10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.





20. (1) Any vessel underway to which the international code signal
'L' is made by flag, sound or flashing lamp from a marine, police,
immigration or customs and excise department launch or a signal
station, or to which any signal prescribed in regulation 35 is exhibited
from a police launch, shall stop until authorized to proceed.

(2) Any vessel not underway to which the international code signal
'L' is made in the manner specified in paragraph (1), or to which any
signal prescribed in regulation 35 is exhibited from a police launch, shall
not move from its position until authorized to do so.

(3) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000
and to imprisonment for 6 months.

21. (1) No vessel shall when entering Victoria port embark, or when
leaving it disembark, a pilot outside the port within a distance of one
nautical mile from the centre of the Lei Yue Mun Pass or Sulphur
Channel.

(2) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

22. (1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4). when a ship arrives in a
port or anchors in any other place in the waters of Hong Kong, the
owner of the ship, or if the owner is not in Hong Kong his agent, shall
within 24 hours after such arrival or anchoring

(a)report at the office of the Director the arrival or anchoring of
the ship; and

(b) deposit at the office of the Director-

(i) the ship's clearance from the last port of call;

(ii) if cargo is to be discharged or transhipped, a copy of
the manifest of such cargo;

(iii) a list of the passengers on board (if any);

(iv) a list of crew; and

(v) such other documents as the Director may require; and

(c)in the case of a British ship or a ship belonging to a nation
not having a consular officer in Hong Kong

(i) produce at the office of the Director the certificate of
registry of the ship;

(ii) deposit at the office of the Director the ship's articles.

(2) If an owner of a ship or his agent who complies with paragraph
(1) ceases to be the owner or agent, as the case may be, whilst the ship
is within the waters of Hong Kong he shall forthwith notify the Director
to that effect in writing.





(3) If the owner of a ship or his agent is not in Hong Kong, paragraph (1)
shall be complied with by the master of the ship.

(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any ship for the time being used by
the Hong Kong Government, or to any warship or ship for the time being used
by Her Majesty's Government or the Government of any State for other than
commercial purposes.

(5) Any owner, agent or master who without reasonable excuse
contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000

23. (1) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel shall enter
the Hong Kong Airport Approach Area No. 1 specified in paragraph 1 of the
Fifth Schedule.

(2) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel which has a
mast or superstructure height exceeding 30 metres above sea level shall enter or
pass through part of Kowloon Bay which lies to the north of the Hong Kong
Airport Approach Area No. 1 specified in paragraph 1 of the Fifth Schedule.

(3) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel which has a
mast or superstructure height exceeding 35 metres above sea level shall when
proceeding to or from the Kwun Tong Oil Installation pass through the Hong
Kong Airport Approach Area No. 2 specified in paragraph -1 of the Fifth
Schedule.

(4) No vessel shall enter the Hong Kong Airport Approach Area No. 2
specified in paragraph 2 of the Fifth Schedule except

(a) with the permission of the Director;

(b)when a tropical cyclone warning signal other than No. 1 or 3 is
hoisted at the Port Communications Centre; or

(c)when proceeding to or from the Kwun Tong Oil Installation,
provided that the mast or superstructure height of such vessel does
not exceed 35 metres above sea level.

(5) No vessel shall enter and remain in an area of any cable reserve
specified in the Sixth Schedule except for the purpose of-

(a) laying or repairing a submarine cable or pipeline; or

(b) berthing at any pier within any such area.

(6) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel shall enter any
area within

(a)100 metres of any part of the seawall of the Hong Kong Airport
runway;

(b) 100 metres from the low water mark on Green Island; or

100 metres from the low water mark on Stonecutters Island;

7) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the master
of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 55,000 and to
imprisonment for 6 months.





24. (1) Except with the permission of a naval authority, no
vessel shall enter or navigate within 100 metres of any part of the
Victoria Naval Basin.

(2) A vessel entering the Victoria Naval Basin shall keep a
distance of at least 60 metres from the seawall of the Victoria Naval
Basin before turning in and shall not turn in until the entrance is in
full view.

(3) A vessel leaving the Victoria Naval Basin shall proceed on
a north-westerly course which shall be maintained until well clear of
the point of exit.

(4) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is con-
travened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $2,000.

25. (1) Except with the written permission of the Director, no
person shall be embarked or disembarked, and no cargo shall be
loaded, unloaded or transhipped, onto or from a vessel at any place
within the waters of Hong Kong other than in-

(a) a port; or

(b) a special anchorage.

(2) This regulation shall not apply to vessels to which Part IV
of the Ordinance applies.

(3) If without reasonable excuse paragraph (1) is contravened,
the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of
$20,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.

26. (1) A ship shall, while within the waters of Hong Kong,
have on board at all times such number of crew as is, in the opinion
of the Director, qualified and capable of carrying out all duties
which may reasonably be required to ensure the safety of the ship
having regard to the circumstances pertaining thereto.

(2) If this regulation is contravened, the owner and the master
of the ship commit an offence and each of them is liable to a fine of
$20,000.

27. (1) A master who is required to have port clearance in
respect of his vessel under section 15 of the Ordinance and who
intends to proceed to sea shall apply to the Director for a port
clearance before his intended departure and shall state the time of
departure.

(2) The Director shall, unless he has reason to refuse port
clearance, grant port clearance on application made under para-
graph (1) and return the ship's papers to the master.

(3) Before a port clearance is granted under paragraph (2), the
master shall, if required to do so by the Director, inform the
Director of the nature of the intended voyage, the number of





passengers (if any) and the general description of the cargo on board
the vessel, and provide such other information as the Director may
require.

(4) A port clearance granted under paragraph (2) shall cease
to be valid if the vessel does not proceed to sea within 48 hours after
the grant of the port clearance.

28. (1) If a master after having obtained port clearance under
regulation 27 does not proceed to sea within 48 hours thereafter, he
shall report forthwith to the Director the reason for not proceeding
to sea and shall, if so required by the Director, deposit the ship's
papers with the Director.

(2) Any master who without reasonable excuse contravenes
this regulation commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

29. (1) Where a dead ship is expected to arrive in the waters
of Hong Kong, the owner or his agent or the master thereof shall
notify the Director of such expected arrival not less than 24 hours
before the arrival of the dead ship, or, if that is not practicable, as
early as practicable before the arrival of the dead ship.

(2) Subject to paragraph (5), the owner or his agent or the
master of a ship shall without delay notify the Director if the ship
becomes a dead ship after its arrival within the waters of Hong
Kong.

(3) Subject to paragraph (5), the owner or his agent or the
master of a dead ship which is within the waters of Hong Kong shall
without delay notify the Director after the dead ship ceases to be a
dead ship.

(4) A notification required to be given to the Director under
this regulation shall initially be given over a telephone or by means
of a radio or radiotelephone transmission and shall then be con-
firmed in writing by the owner. agent or master within 24 hours after
such initial notification.

(5)(a) Paragraph (2) shall not apply where permission to
carry out maintenance or repair work is obtained under
section 18(3) of the Ordinance.

(b)Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to any dead ship to
which section 18(2) and (3) of the Ordinance does not
apply.

(6) Any owner, agent or master who without reasonable
excuse contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $5,000.

30. (1) An owner, agent or master shall give to the Director
such information as the Director may require in respect of a dead
ship or a ship which is to become a dead ship.





(2) The information which the Director may require under
paragraph (1) shall be such as he may reasonably require for the
exercise of his powers in relation to the proper control of dead ships.

(3) Any information required under paragraph (1) which is
given over a telephone or by means of a radio or radiotelephone
transmission shall, if so required by the Director, be given in
writing by the owner, agent or master within 24 hours after such
requirement.

31. (1) Where a vessel, which to the knowledge of the owner
or his agent or the master thereof will become a laid-up vessel whilst
within the waters of Hong Kong, is expected to arrive in such waters,
the owner, agent or master shall notify the Director of such expected
arrival not less than 24 hours before the arrival of the vessel, or, if
that is not practicable, as early as practicable before the arrival of
the vessel.

(2) The owner or his agent or the master of a vessel shall
without delay notify the Director if the vessel becomes a laid-up
vessel after its arrival within the waters of Hong Kong.

(3) The owner or his agent or the master of a laid-up vessel
which is within the waters of Hong Kong shall without delay notify
the Director after the laid-up vessel ceases to be a laid-up vessel.

(4) A notification required to be given to the Director under
this regulation shall initially be given over a telephone or by means
of a radio or radiotelephone transmission and shall then be con-
firmed in writing by the owner, agent or master within 24 hours after
such initial notification.

(5) Any owner, agent or master who without reasonable
excuse contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $5,000.

32. (1) An owner, agent or master shall give to the Director
such information as the Director may require in respect of a laid-up
vessel or a vessel which is to become a laid-up vessel.

(2) The information which the Director may require under
paragraph (1) shall be such as he may reasonably require for the
exercise of his powers in relation to the proper control of laid-up
vessels.

(3) Any information required under paragraph (1) which is
given over a telephone or by means of a radio or radiotelephone
transmission shall, if so required by the Director, be given in writing
by the owner, agent or master within 24 hours after such re-
quirement.





PART IV

DISPLAY OF SIGNALS AND LIGHTS

33. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), every vessel shall-

(a)on arrival within signalling distance of a signal station
when entering or leaving the waters of Hong Kong, hoist
her
(i) national colours;
(ii) house flag (if any); and
(iii) signal letters;

(b)when entering and leaving any port, hoist her national
colours;

(c)when underway in any port between sunrise and sunset,
keep her identification flags hoisted and also fly, well clear
of the identification flags, the appropriate berthing signal,
if any, specified in the Eighth Schedule.

(d)when underway in the waters of Hong Kong between
sunset and sunrise, identify herself, if so required by any
vessel which makes the international code signal 'K';

(e)hoist her signal letters not less than 30 minutes before
leaving a berth or anchorage between sunrise and sunset,

hoist a Blue Peter not less than 18 hours before the
intended time of proceeding to sea.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to vessels to which Part IV of
the Ordinance applies.

(3) If without reasonable excuse paragraph (1) is contravened,
the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of
$5,000.

34. (1) The master of a vessel which has been boarded by an
authorized officer pursuant to section 59 of the Ordinance shall if
required by such authorized officer hoist the international code flags
'S' over the answering pennant.

(2) Where the international code flags 'S' over the answering
pennant are hoisted under paragraph (1)-

(a) no person shall board or leave the vessel; and

(b)no other vessel shall approach within 30 metres of the
vessel,
without the permission of the authorized officer.

(3) Any master who fails to comply with a requirement under
paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 55,000.

(4) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2)(a), or the
master of any vessel which contravenes paragraph (2)(b), commits
an offence and is liable to a fine of 55,000.





35. (1) A police launch shall, for the purposes of regulation 20,
exhibit the following signal

(a)between sunrise and sunset, a blue flag with one white and
two red diagonal stripes; and

(b) between sunset and sunrise, a blue light.

(2) If any vessel exhibits without authority any signal specified in
paragraph (1), the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $5,000.

36. Where fire services assistance or police assistance is required
on a vessel

(a)between sunrise and sunset, the international code signal
'CB3' shall be hoisted and, in the case of fire, that signal may
be supplemented by the international code signal 'CB6' 'I am
on fire

(b)between sunset and sunrise, 3 all-round lights in a vertical
line, the highest and the lowest lights white and the middle
red, shall be exhibited and that signal may be supplemented by
a flare up' every minute in the case of fire or 'blue lights' in
the case of riot or disturbance, and, in either case, a
continuous sounding with any fog signal apparatus may, in
addition, be adopted.

37. (1) Without prejudice to anything contained in the Dangerous
Goods (Shipping) Regulations, a vessel on which explosives are being
handled shall

(a)between sunrise and sunset, fly the international code signal
'B' at the fore masthead; and

(b)between sunset and sunrise, exhibit an all-round red light at a
height of not less than 6 metres above the uppermost deck,
and such light shall be of such intensity as to be visible in
clear atmosphere on a dark night at a distance of at least one
nautical mile.

(2) Without prejudice to anything contained in the Dangerous
Goods (Shipping) Regulations, a vessel on which petroleum having a
flash point of less than 65.5 Celsius is being handled shall

(a)between sunrise and sunset, fly a red flag of not less than one
metre square with a white circular centre 150 millimetres in
diameter at the fore masthead and shall also fly the
international code signal 'S.U.7.' and

(b)between sunset and sunrise, exhibit an all-round red light at a
height of not less than 6 metres above the uppermost deck,
and such light shall be of such intensity as to be visible in
clear atmosphere on a dark night at a distance of at least one
nautical mile.





(3) If this regulation is contravened, the master of the vessel
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 55,000 and to imprisonment
for 6 months.

(4) For the purpose of this regulation, 'handle' includes all
operations connected with the loading, unloading, discharging,
stacking, stowing or restowing

38. (1) A vessel which is being towed by tugs in the waters of Hong
Kong shall, where radiotelephone equipment is not available for use, use
the towing signals specified in the Ninth Schedule to convey directions
to the tugs.

(2) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

39. (1) Every junk, which is not mechanically propelled, when
underway in the waters of Hong Kong at any time between sunset and
sunrise shall exhibit

(a) the lights prescribed for sailing vessel underway in the
international regulations for preventing collisions at sea;
or

(b)2 all-round white lights of such intensity as to be visible in
clear atmosphere on a dark night at a distance of at least one
nautical mile, one of which shall be placed at the fore
masthead and the other at the stern at a height above the
uppermost continuous deck of not less than 2 metres.

(2) Unless the Director so directs, no lights shall be required to be
exhibited on any vessel to which Part IV of the Ordinance applies that
tends to remain stationary in any part of the waters of Hong Kong.

(3) If this regulation is contravened, the master of the junk commits
an offence and is liable to a fine of 55,000.

40. (1) An owner or occupier of a pier, whether completed or under
construction, shall, unless exempted in writing by the Director, at all
times between sunset and sunrise cause a red light to be exhibited
within 2 metres of the outer end of the pier and at a height above it of
not less than 3 metres nor more than 6 metres, and such red light shall
be of such intensity and so constructed as to be visible from seaward in
clear atmosphere on a dark night at a distance of at least one nautical
mile.

(2) Any owner or occupier of a pier who contravenes paragraph (1)
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

PART V

ANCHORING, MOORING AND BERTHING OF
VESSELS

41. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a vessel shall not anchor at any
place in a port other than at a place





(a)set aside by the Director for the anchorage of that particular
type, class or description of vessel or for a particular purpose;
or

(b) specified by the Director in any particular case.

(2) No vessel shall anchor or lie-

(a) within any principal fairway;

(b)in the direct approaches to the Lei Yue Mun Pass or Sulphur
Channel;

(c)in a position which obstructs the approaches or entrances to
any principal fairway, typhoon shelter or pier;

(d)in a position which gives a foul berth to any other vessel
made fast to a mooring, pier or dock premises;

(e)except with the permission of the Director, within 500 metres
of any place or vessel designated as a Government Explosives
Depot under section 13A of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance;

except with the permission of the Director, at any place at
which anchoring or lying is prohibited by notice to that effect
conspicuously posted at or near that place by order of the
Director;

(g)if the vessel exceeds an overall length of 100 metres, within
the Yau Ma Tei Anchorage except with the permission of the
Director,

(h)in an immigration anchorage except for the purpose of
compliance with the Immigration Ordinance;

(i)in a quarantine anchorage except for the purpsoe of
compliance with the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease
Ordinance;

(j)in a dangerous goods anchorage except for the purpose of
compliance with the Dangerous Goods Ordinance; and

(k)in a naval anchorage except with the permission of the naval
authorities.

(3) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 510,000
and to imprisonment for 6 months.

42. (1) No vessel shall moor to a buoy unless the buoy is one laid
for mooring purposes.

(2) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000.





43. (1) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel
shall moor to a Government mooring buoy.
(2) A vessel shall be secured to a Government mooring buoy
by her anchor cable.
(3) A vessel which is moored to a Government mooring buoy
shall not-
(a) swing ship for compass adjustment., or
(b) test main propulsion machinery.
(4) When a tropical cyclone warning signal is hoisted at the
Port Communications Centre every vessel (other than a dead ship)
which is moored to a Government mooring buoy shall clear anchor
and cables and prepare the main propulsion machinery to full power
conditions and such vessel shall, if so directed by the Director. leave
the mooring buoy.
(5) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contra-
vened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to
a fine of $10,000.

44. (1) Subject to paragraph (3), no vessel shall berth at any
berth other than at the berth allocated to the vessel by the Director.
(2) A vessel which is berthed shall not leave the berth unless-

(a) directed to do so by the Director. or
(b) permission to do so is obtained from the Director.
(3) This regulation shall not apply to any vessel to which Part
IV of the Ordinance applies.
(4) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contra-
vened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a
fine of $10,000 and to a further fine of S 1,000 for every hour or part
of an hour during which the vessel remains in a berth in contraven-
tion of this regulation after the master thereof has been directed by
the Director to move from such berth.

45. (1) Save as provided in this regulation or as permitted by
the Director, no vessel shall lie alongside any other vessel which is
berthed anywhere in a port, other than in a typhoon shelter specified
in the Shipping and Port Control (Typhoon Shelters) Regulations.
(2) An oil bunkering vessel not exceeding 2 000 tons net
register may lie alongside another vessel for the purpose of
bunkering.
(3) Vessels to which Part IV of the Ordinance applies may lie
alongside a ship-
(a) not more than 3 abreast at the gangway of the ship;
(b)not more than 5 abreast at other parts on either side of the
ship;

(c)not more than 4 abreast alongside if the ship is moored at
any wharf,





(d)not more than 2 abreast alongside if the ship is moored at No.
5 North Berth of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and
Godown Company.

(4) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

46. (1) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel shall lie
alongside a Government pier for any purpose other than to enable
passengers to embark or disembark (with their luggage, if any) and for
any time longer than is reasonably necessary for such embarking or
disembarking.

(2) Except with the permission of the Director, no vessel exceeding
35 metres in length shall go alongside any Government pier.

(3) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000.

47. (1) No vessel shall make fast to any part of a Government or
British Forces pier except to the recognized mooring bollards and rings
provided thereon as moorings.

(2) No vessel shall lie alongside any pier unless the pier is
designed and constructed for the purpose.

(3) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the
master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 52,000.

48. (1) No person shall lay a private mooring anywhere in the
waters of Hong Kong except in the place specified in the permission
granted under section 6 of the Ordinance.

(2) A private mooring laid under paragraph (1) shall not be used by
any vessel not owned by or under the control of the owner of the
private mooring except with the consent of the owner of the private
mooring or by direction of the Director.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the fee prescribed in the Thirteenth
Schedule shall be paid for the keeping of a private mooring.

(4) No fee shall be payable in respect of a private mooring if the
Director is satisfied that the mooring is used exclusively for warping
purposes.

(5) Subject to paragraph (5A), if the owner of a private mooring
sells or otherwise transfers the private mooring

(a)he and the purchaser or transferee shall notify the Director in
a form specified by the Director of the name and address of
the new owner and shall give such other information as the
Director may require; and





(b)the purchaser or transferee shall pay the transfer of ownership
fee prescribed in the Thirteenth Schedule,

in each case within 14 days after the date of the sale or transfer.

(5A) Paragraph 5 shall not apply to the sale or transfer of a private
mooring by the Director.

(6) A private mooring and the chains, shackles and other
accessories of the mooring shall be of such nature and construction as
the Director may direct and the owner of the mooring shall keep and
maintain the mooring and its accessories in the approved position and
in good condition.

(7) The Director may inspect a private mooring and its accessories
and may require the owner of the private mooring

(a) to carry out any repairs to the mooring or its accessories;

(b) to re-lay or renew the mooring; or

(c) to remove the mooring.

(8) Any person who-

(a) contravenes paragraph (1). (5)(a) or (6); or

(b)fails to comply with any direction or requirement under
paragraph (6) or (7),

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

(9) If any vessel uses any private mooring in contravention of
paragraph (2), the owner or master of the vessel commits an offence and
is liable to a fine of $300 for each day or part of a day during which the
mooring is so used.

(10) Where in respect of a private mooring

(a)the prescribed fee is not paid under paragraph (3) or (5)(b), or

(b) an offence is committed under paragraph (8),

the Director may, without prejudice to the liability of the owner of the
private mooring for the fee or the penalty, as the case may be, remove
the private mooring and its accessories or sell the mooring and its
accessories.

PART VI

PORT DUES AND FEES

49. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the port dues and fees prescribed
in the Thirteenth Schedule shall be paid in respect of every vessel which
enters the waters of Hong Kong.

(2) No port dues shall be payable under paragraph (1) in respect of





(a)a vessel underway in transit through the waters of Hong
Kong;

(b)a vessel sheltering in the waters of Hong Kong from stress of
weather; or

(c)a vessel entering the waters of Hong Kong solely for the
purpose of landing a sick or injured person.

50. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the anchorage dues prescribed in
the Thirteenth Schedule shall be paid in respect of every vessel which
continues to lie at anchor in the waters of Hong Kong after the day on
which it arrives.

(2) No anchorage dues shall be payable under paragraph (1) in
respect of any vessel

(a)to which Part IV of the Ordinance applies, other than a vessel
of 50 metres or more in length;

(b)sheltering in the waters of Hong Kong from stress of weather;

(c)equipped to the Director's satisfaction as a cable ship or
salvage vessel and which is based on Hong Kong,

(d) at anchor in a naval anchorage;

(e) secured to a mooring or pier,

(f) secured alongside a shipyard or at a slipway or dry dock; or

(g)secured alongside a vessel which is secured alongside a
shipyard.

51. The mooring buoy dues prescribed in the Thirteenth Schedule
shall be paid in respect of every Government mooring buoy which is
occupied by or reserved for a vessel.

52. The fees prescribed in the Thirteenth Schedule shall be payable
for certificates, permits and other services specified in that Schedule.

53. (1) For the purpose of calculating any port dues or fees payable
under the Ordinance which are based on the tonnage of a vessel, the
Director may require the owner or his agent or the master of the vessel
to produce for inspection the register of the vessel.

(2) Where the owner, agent or master fails to comply with any
requirement under paragraph (1) or to satisfy the Director as to the true
tonnage of a vessel, the Director may cause the vessel to be measured,
and such measurement shall be deemed to be the true tonnage of the
vessel for the purpose of calculating the port dues or fees.





(3) Any expenses incurred by the Director in measuring a vessel
under paragraph (2) shall be recoverable from the owner or his agent or
the master of the vessel in the same manner as port dues payable under
the Ordinance are recoverable.

(4) An owner or master of a vessel who refuses to allow his vessel
to be measured under paragraph (2) or obstructs any person carrying
out such measurement shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
on conviction to a fine of $5,000.

54. (1) The Director shall issue a receipt for any port dues or fees
paid under the Ordinance.

(2) The Director may require the production for inspection of any
receipt issued under paragraph (1) and may refuse to grant port
clearance in respect of a vessel, in respect of which any dues or fees are
payable, until such receipt is produced.

55. The Director shall cause to be posted at such place as he may
determine tables of all port dues and fees prescribed under the
Ordinance.

PART VII

LOGS AND OTHER TIMBER

56. (1) Except with the written permission of the Director, no person
shall

(a)load or discharge on or from a vessel logs or other timber onto
or from any waterfront or seawall within the boundaries of any
port other than within the limits of a privately owned or leased
waterfront or seawall;

(b)discharge logs or other timber from a vessel into the waters of
Hong Kong other than in a timber storage pound;

(c)store logs or other timber in the waters of Hong Kong other
than in a timber storage pound;

(d)tow logs, or permit them to lie afloat or rest on the sea bed, in
the waters of Hong Kong other than in a timber storage
pound; or

(e)discharge logs or other timber (other than sawn timber) from
one vessel to another in the waters of Hong Kong.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) commits an offence
and is liable to a fine of 510,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(3) The owner or his agent or master of a vessel from which it is
intended to discharge logs or other timber (other than sawn timber) into
any other vessel within the waters of Hong Kong shall give notice of
such intention to the Director, in such form as the Director may specify,
not less than 24 hours before the discharge commences.





57. (1) The owner, or the person in charge, of logs or log rafts
which are being towed in the waters of Hong Kong shall exhibit-

(a)between sunrise and sunset, red flags not less than 600
millimetres square at each end of every log or log raft at a
height of not less than 2 metres above sea level, and if any
log or log raft exceeds 15 metres in length a third similar
flag at the middle thereof;

(b)between sunset and sunrise, all-round white lights in place
of the flags required under sub-paragraph (a), and such
lights shall be of sufficient intensity so as to be visible in
clear atmosphere on a dark night at a distance of at least
one nautical mile.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for
6 months.

58. (1) The Director may approve as a timber storage pound
any area of the waters of Hong Kong in which logs and other timber
may be stored, whether floating or submerged, and in granting such
approval he may impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

(2) Any person who fails to comply with any condition im-
posed under paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine
of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

59. (1) The owner of logs stored in the waters of Hong Kong
shall mark every such log for the purpose of identifying the owner
and shall notify the Director in writing of the identification mark
used.

(2) Any owner of logs who contravenes paragraph (1) com-
mits an offence and is liable to a fine of 510,000 and to imprisonment
for 6 months.

60. (1) The Director may give such directions as he thinks fit
in respect of the removal, movement or securing of-

(a)a log or other timber which is stranded, floating or
submerged in the waters of Hong Kong, other than in a
timber storage pound;

(b)any other object which is stranded, floating or submerged
in the waters of Hong Kong and which is a hazard to
navigation.

(2) A direction under paragraph (1) may be given to the owner
or other person who claims that he is entitled to the possession of the
log or other timber or object.

(3) If any direction given under paragraph (1) is not complied
with by the person to whom the direction is given, he commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for
6 months.





(4) The Director may seize and detain a log or other timber or
object referred to in paragraph (1) if-

(a)a direction given under paragraph (1) is not complied with;
or

(b)after reasonable inquiry he is unable to ascertain the name
and address of, or after reasonable attempts fails to
contact, the owner or other person entitled to the posses-
sion of the log or other timber or object.

(5) For the purposes of seizing a log or other timber or object
under paragraph (4), the Director may take any action that is
necessary to remove, move or secure the log or other timber or
object.

(6) The Director shall publish in the Gazette and in one
English language and one Chinese language newspaper circulating
in Hong Kong a notice of a seizure effected under paragraph (4) and
the notice shall specify-

(a)the name (if known to the Director) of the person whom
the Director believes to be the owner or otherwise entitled
to the possession of the log or other timber or object;

(b)a description of the log or other timber or object and the
place at which it was seized;

(c)a reasonable period within which and the place at which a
claim shall be submitted for the release of the log or other
timber or object.

(7) If a valid claim to a log or other timber or object seized
under paragraph (4) is submitted at any time before a notice is
published under paragraph (6) or within the period specified in a
notice published under that paragraph, the Director shall, on
payment to him of all expenses involved in the seizure and custody
thereof, release the log or other timber or object to the claimant.

(8) If the release of a log or other timber or object is not
obtained in pursuance of paragraph (7), the Director may sell, or
otherwise dispose of in such other manner as he thinks fit, the log or
other timber or object, as the case may be, and in the case of sale the
proceeds, after deducting all expenses payable under paragraph (7)
and any reasonable expense incurred in the sale, shall be paid to the
person making a valid claim thereto within 6 months after the date
of sale or forfeited to the Crown if not claimed within that period.

PART VIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

61. The signal stations specified in Part 1 of the Tenth Schedule
shall be the signal stations for the purposes of conveying directions
to vessels in the waters of Hong Kong and for the other purposes of
the Ordinance.





62. (1) No naked light shall be used on board any vessel in the
waters of Hong Kong.

(2) No oil which gives off an inflammable vapour at less than 49.9
Celsius shall be used to burn in lanterns on any vessel.

(3) Any person who contravenes this regulation commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of 55,000.

63. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall use a light on or
from a vessel in the waters of Hong Kong in a manner that is likely to
interfere with the safe operation of any other vessel or any aircraft.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to-

(a)a public officer in the exercise of his powers or performance of
his duty, and

(b) Her Majesty's forces.

(3) Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes
paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 55,000.

64. (1) Any person who for the purpose of preventing seizure or
discovery of any cargo or other thing unlawfully obtained from or
carried on a vessel wilfully lets fall or throws such cargo or other thing
into the waters of Hong Kong commits an offence.

(2) Any person who-

(a) conveys in any vessel; or

(b)in any manner conveys away from a vessel, pier, seawal or
waterfront,

any cargo or other thing unlawfully obtained from a vessel in the waters
of Hong Kong commits an offence.

(3) Any person who commits an offence under this regulation is
liable to a fine of 55,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(4) A police officer may take into custody any person who is
contravening, or who he has reasonable grounds for believing has
contravened, paragraph (1) or (2) and may seize and detain any vessel

(a) out of which the cargo or other thing is let fall or thrown;

(b) in which the cargo or other thing is conveyed; or

(e) in which such person is found.

65. (1) No person-

(a) shall dredge for any purpose in any cable reserve,

(b) shall without the permission of the Director sound a
whistle, siren, bell, gong or foghorn on board any vessel in
a port except as provided in the international regulations
for preventing collisions at sea or these regulations;




(e)not being a public officer or a member of Her Majesty's forces
on duty, shall make fast to or cause to be made fast to a ship
underway within the waters of Hong Kong any vessel except
with the permission of the master of the ship.

(2) Any person who contravenes this regulation commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

66. (1) Except with the permission of the Director, no person shall
hold or organize in or upon any part of the waters of Hong Kong any

(a)race, regatta or similar event in which vessels of any type take
part; or

(b) swimming race or similar event

which interferes with, or is likely to interfere with, the navigation of
vessels or the safety of any person in or upon such waters.

(2) On the occasion of any race, regatta or similar event referred to
in paragraph (1) in or upon any part of the waters of Hong Kong, the
Director may prohibit or regulate all traffic upon or in the vicinity of
such waters and may give to an organizer of, and persons taking part in,
the race, regatta or similar event such directions as he thinks fit for the
avoidance of accidents and the safety of persons.

(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or fails to comply
with any prohibition or regulation of traffic, or direction given, under
paragraph (2) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000.

67. (1) The Director may, by notice in the Gazette and in any other
manner he thinks fit, prohibit within any area of the waters of Hong
Kong any vessel from

(a)towing any water ski, aquaplane or other similar object, or any
person, or r any person riding upon a water ski, aquaplane or
other similar object;

(b)proceeding at a speed exceeding the maximum speed specified
in the notice.

(2) A person in charge of a vessel which is used for the purpose of
towing any person, whether or not such person is riding upon a water
ski, aquaplane or other similar object, shall be accompanied by another
person not below 18 years of age who shall be responsible for
communicating to the person in charge any mishap occurring to the
person being towed.

(3) Any person in charge of a vessel who contravenes a notice
under paragraph (1), or paragraph (2), commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $2,000.





68. (1) No person shall fish by purse net, seine net, drift net, trawl,
cage trap, hand line or long line in any prohibited fishing area specified
in Part 1 of the Eleventh Schedule.

(2) No person shall in the waters of Hong Kong-

(a) erect or maintain a stake net; or

(b) operate a beach seine net,

except under, and in accordance with, a licence granted under paragraph
(3).

(3) The Director may, on payment of the fee prescribed in the
Thirteenth Schedule, grant to any person an annual licence, or renew an
annual licence

(a) for the erection and maintenance of a stake net; or

(b) for the operation of a beach seine net.

(4) A licensee shall-

(a) not transfer a licence,

(b)not erect or maintain a stake net otherwise than at the place
specified in the licence or within 200 metres of an existing
stake net without the permission of the owner of that existing
stake net,

(e)exhibit on a stake net in a conspicuous position a notice,
supplied free of charge by the Director, showing the number of
the licence of the stake net;

(d)exhibit on a stake net, between sunset and sunrise, a white
light visible in all directions seaward, and such light shall be
of such intensity as to be visible in clear atmosphere on a dark
night at a distance of at least one nautical mile;

(e)remove at his expense a stake net that is not in use, and if he
fails to do so the Director may remove it and recover the cost
of removal from the licensee as a civil debt;

comply with any conditions attached to a licence.

(5) Any person who contravenes this regulation commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of 52,000.

(6) In this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires-

'beach seine net' means a net not less than 30 metres in length by 1
metre in width, that is shot from a boat and hauled by both ends to
the shore;

',stake net' includes

(a)an inshore net, which means a net attached to poles and
worked by a windlass stationed on shore or in less than 6
metres of water;





(b)an offshore net, which means a net attached to poles and
worked by a windlass stationed in more than 6 metres of
water;

(e)a line of stakes and nets, which means a net or nets
attached to a line of stakes driven into the foreshore or
sea-bed.

69. (1) No person shall within the waters of Hong Kong use
bright light on any vessel for the purpose of fishing or attracting fish
except in the areas specified in Part 11 of the Eleventh Schedule and
in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) Not more than 2 bright lights shall be used at the same
time on a vessel, and no bright light shall be placed at a height
greater than 3 metres above sea level.

(3) A bright light shall be shaded to the satisfaction of the
Director and shall be so constructed and used that the shade shall at
all times extend not less than 120 millimetres below the lowest part
of the light.

(4) Any person who contravenes this regulation commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

70. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other
enactment, no person shall commence any construction or reclama-
tion works, dredging, boring, cable laying or any other type of
works in the waters of Hong Kong, which interfere or are likely to
interfere with the navigation of vessels or with port facilities,
without giving the Director at least 14 days' notice in writing of-

(a) the nature of the works;

(b) the date of their commencement;

(e) the locality in which they will be carried out; and

(d) the estimated duration of the works.

(2) The person in control of the works referred to in para-
graph (1) shall, during the carrying out of the works, comply with
such directions as the Director may give to ensure the safety of
vessels navigating in the vicinity of the works.

(3) Any person who-

(a) contravenes paragraph (1); or

(b)fails to comply with any direction given under paragraph
(2),

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of 510,000 and to
imprisonment for 6 months.

71. The notice under section 77 of the Ordinance shall be in the
form contained in the Twelfth Schedule.
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FOURTH SCHEDULE [reg. 19.1

SPEED OF VESSELS

1. The maximum permitted speed for a hydrofoil boat under regulation 19(1)
is 15 knots.

2. The maximum permitted speed in any port, other than Victoria port, is
10 knots.

3. The maximum permitted speeds within the limits of Victoria port are-

(a) in the case of a vessel of an overall length of 15 metres or less-

(i) 10 knots within the area bounded to the cast by aline drawn from the
North Point Signal Station on a bearing due north to the point of
intersection with the Hong Kong Airport runway, and to the west by a
line drawn from the western extremity of Stonecutters Island to the
eastern extremity of Little Green Island and thence on a bearing due south
to the shore, and to the north by a line drawn from the southern
extremity of Stonecutters Island eastwards to the northern arm of the
northern entrance to the Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter;

(ii) 10 knots within the Western Dangerous Goods Anchorage;

(iii) 10 knots within 100 metres of the shore or any structure
projecting therefrom;

(iv) 15 knots within any other area of Victoria port.

(b)in the case of a vessel exceeding an overall length of 15 metres but not
exceeding 60 metres. 10 knots;

(e) in the case of a vessel of an overall length of 60 metres more. 8 knots.

FIFTH SCHEDULE [reg. 23.]

RESTRICTED AREAS

1. HONG KONG AIRPORT APPROACH AREA No. 1

The area of the waters of Hong Kong situated in the approaches to the
Hong Kong Airport runway and bounded by straight lines joining the following
positions:

(a) latitude22' IS' 28' north,
longitude114' 12' 34' cast;
(h) latitude22' 18' 17 north,
longitude114' 12' 48 cast:
(c) latitude221 IS' 21' north,
longitude114' 12' 54' cast;
(d) latitude22' 18'04' north,
longitude1141' 13' 21 east;
(e) latitude22' IT46' north,
longitude1141 13' 03 cast:
latitude22' 18'04' north,
longitude114' 12' 18' cast;
(g) latitude22' 18' 28' north,
longitude114' 12' 34' cast.

2. HONG KONG AIRPORT APPROACH AREA No. 2

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded by straight lines joining the
following positions:







(a) latitude 22' IT 54' north.

longitude114' 13' 11 cast;





(b) latitude 22' 18' 0 1
north,
longitude 114' 13' 18' east;

(c) latitude 22' 17' 21' north,
longitude 114' 14' OT'
east;

(d) latitude 22' IT 11
north,
longitude 114' 13' 54'
east;

(e) latitude 22' 17' 53' north,
longitude 114' 13' 1 l' cast.

SIXTH SCHEDULE [reg. 2 21]

CABLE RESERVES

1. Central Cable Reserve
The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded-

(a)on the west, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 22' IT 43'
north, longitude 114' 09' W' east to position latitude 22' 17' 13.5,' north,
longitude 1141 09' 1911 east;

(b)on the east, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 22' 17' 43.Y'
north, longitude 114' 10' 1S.Y' east to position latitude 22' IT 035' north,
longitude 114' 09' 36.5' east.

These boundaries are marked by black and white diamond day-marks and by

fixed red lights at night.

Note:In this cable reserve is the harbour pipeline for conveyance of water
from Kowloon to the Island of Hong Kong. It lies on the harbour bed
between the sign boards erected on the harbour front of Kowloon Point
in the line of Nathan Road projected to the seawall. and Queen's Pier.
Victoria.
2. Stonecutters Island West) Cable Reserve The area of
the waters of Hong Kong bounded

(a)on the west, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 221 20' W'
north, longitude 114' 08' 02.Y' cast to position latitude 22' 19' 2 V north,
longitude 114' OT W east;

(b)on the east, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 221 20' 115'
north, longitude 114' 08' OT' east to the western corner of Stonecutters
Island;

(c)on the north, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 22, 20, W'
north, longitude 1141 08' 02.5' east to position latitude 221 20' 13. 5'
north, longitude 114' 08' 07 east;

(d)on the south, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 221 19' 2V
north, longitude 1141 OT W' east to the western corner of Stonecutters
Island.
3. Stonecutters Island (East) Cable Reserve The area of
the waters of Hong Kong bounded

(a)on the north, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 22' 19, 2W
north, longitude 1141 08' 35' cast to position latitude 22' 19' 205' north,






longitude 1141 08' 445' cast, thence a straight line drawn to position
latitude 22' 19' 18.5' north. longitude 1141 09' 27.5' cast;

(b)on the south, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 22` 19, IT'
north, longitude 1141 08' 3V cast to position latitude 221 19' 093' north,
longitude 114' 09' 2T' east.





4. Sulphur Channel Cable Reserve

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded

(a) on the south-wesi, by the harbour limits:

(b)on the north-cast, by a line parallel to the south-west boundary lying four
cables to the north-east.

5. Aberdeen Cable Reserve

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded

(a)on the cast, by a straight line drawn 008 from position latitude 221 14
49.5 north, longitude 114 09 19.5 cast on Ap Lei Chau to the mainland;

(h)on the west, by a straight line drawn 000 from position latitude 22 14 48
north, longitude 114 09 16.5 cast on Ap Lei Chau to the mainland,

the lines in each case being marked by two beacons in transit on Ap Lei

Chau
6, Cross Harbour Gas Main Cable Reserve The area of
the waters of Hong Kong bounded

(a)on the east. by a straight line drawn from position latitude 22 IT IF'
north, longitude 114 10 48 cast to position latitude 22 IT 56.5 north,
longitude 114' 10' 34.5 east;

(b)on the west. by a straight line drawn from position latitude 22 IT 10
north. longitude 114' 10 46 cast to position latitude 221 IT 55 north.
longitude 114' 10 32.5 east.

7. North Point Cable Reserve

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded

(a)on the cast, by a straight line drawn from position latitude 221 189 35.9
north, longitude 1141 1 V 28.3 cast to position latitude 22 IT 43.1
north. longitude 114' 11' 57.9 cast;

(b)on the west. by a straight line drawn from position latitude 221 IT 40.5
north, longitude 114' IV 45 cast to position latitude 22 18 21 north,
longitude 1141 1 l' 24.5 cast.

SEVENTH SCHEDULE [reg. 2.]

SPEC SPECIAL
ANCHORAGES

1. Quarantine Anchorages

(a) Eastern Quarantine Anchorage

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded by straight lines
joining the following positions

(i) latitude22` 18' 21 north.
longitude 114' 12' 00 cast;

(ii) latitude2 18'04' north,
longitude 1141 1200 cast:

(iii) latitude221 18' 04' north,






loneitude1141 12' 1 W' cast;
(iv) latitude22' 18' 21 north,
longitude1141 12' 29' case
(v) latitude221 1 S' 21 north,

longitude 1141 12'OW cast.





(b) Western Quarantine Anchorage

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded by straight lines
joining the following positions

(i) latitude22' 19' 21 north,
longitude114' 06' 16.5' east;
(ii) latitude22' 18' 3T' north,
longitude114' 06' 21' cast;
(iii) latitude22' 18' 21 north,
longitude114' 06' 03 east;
(iv) latitude22' 19' OY' north,
longitude1141 05'42' east.

2. Dangerous Goods Anchorages

(a) Pun Shan Dangerous Goods Anchorages

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded by straight lines
joining the following positions

(i) latitude22` 19' 24' north.
longitude 114' 03' 24' east;

(ii) latitude22` 19' 24' north,
longitude 114' 04' OW east;

(iii) latitude22' 18' 00' north.
longitude 114103' 24' east,

(iv) latitude 221 18'00' north,

longitude114' 04' 30' east.

(h) Tsuen Wan Dangerous Goods Anchorage

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded

(i) on the north, by the
mainland:

(ii) on the south, by a straight line drawn 090' from the southern
extremity of Ngan Ying Chau to the mainland. (By a straight
line drawn 0791 from the southern extremity of Ngan Ying
Chau to the mainland, see B.A. Chart 3632 for typhoon
shelter);

(iii) on the cast, by the mainland,

(iv) on the west, by a straight line drawn 0001 from the

northwest extremity of Ngan Ying Chau to the mainland.

(c) Western Dangerous Goods Anchorage

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded by straight lines
joining the following positions

(i) latitude22' 18' 5Y' north,
longitude114' 07' 24' east;
(ii) latitude22' 19' 0 1 north,
longitude114' 07' 21 east;
(iii) latitude22' 19' M' north,
longitude114' 06'48' east.
(iv) latitude221 19' 21 north,






longitude1141 06' 17 cast.
(v) latitude22' 18' 47 north,
longitude1141 06' 2W east;
(vi) latitude22' 18' 2T' north,
longitude114' 07' 03 east.

(d) Rocky Harbour Dangerous Goods Anchorage

The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded by straight lines
joining the following positions

(i) latitude22' 20' 48' north,
longitude 114'20'09'east;

(ii) latitude 22` 20' 48' north.

longitude114120' 27 east;





(iii) latitude22' 20' 3 1 north,
longitude 114' 20' 2T' cast:

(iv) latitude221 20' 3 1 north,
longitude 114' 20' 09 cast.

(e) Bay Dangerous Goods The area of the waters of Hong Kong Kong bounded by straight lines 9
joining the following positions

(i) latitude221 17 33 north.
longitude114' 15 00 cast;
(ii) latitude22' 17 33 north.
longitude114' 15' 21 cast;
(iii) latitude22' IT 12 north,
longitude114' 15 21 east;
(iv) latitude22' IT 12 north,

longitude 114' 15 00 cast.

3. Yau Mu Tei Anchorage
The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded by straight lines

joining the following positions

(a) latitude22' 19' 10.5 north..
longitude1140 09 15 east;

(b) latitude22 19' 11.5' north
longitude114108' 43 east;
(c.) latitude221 1 S' 36 north,
longitude114108' 36 cast;
(d) latitude221 1 S' 24.5 north.
longitude114 09 cast

4. Naval A nchorage
The area of the waters of Hong Kong bounded by. lines drawn
(a)from a point on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island position latitude
22` 17 03 north. longitude 1140 09 37 cast. to position latitude 22' IT 14
north. longitude 114' 09 39.5 cast..

(h)thence to position latitude 22' IT 23 north. longitude 114' 09' 4T' cast and
to position latitude 2-10 IT 2Y' north. longitude 110 10' 11. 5 east:

(c)thence following the circumference of a circle xiilh radius 300 metres from
position latitude 22' 17' 1Y' north. longitude 114' 10' IV cast to position
latitude 220 17' 0521' north. longitude 114' 10' JY cast;

(d)thence to position latitude 220 17' 0Y north, loncitude 114' 09' 59' cast;

(e)thence to a point on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island position
latitude 221 16' 5S.Y' north. longitude 114' 09' 5Y east.

EIGHTH SCHEDULE [reg. 33.1

BERTHING AND OTHER SIGNALS

The Ocean Terminal at Tsim Sha Tsui belong- Answering Pennant-OT

ing to the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf

Godown Co. Lid.

The wharf at Kwun Tong belonging to the Answering Pennant-KT







Shell Company of Hong Kong Ltd.

The wharf at Ap Lei Chau belonging to the Answering Pennant-AP

Shell Company of Hong Kong Ltd.





The wharf at Tsuen Wan belonging to the Answering Pennant-TW Hong
Kong Oil Co. Ltd.

The wharf at Tsuen Wan belonging to Caltex Answering Pennant-TW
Oil Hong Kong Ltd.

The wharf at Sham Tseng belonging to Hong Answering Pennant-SW
Kong Breweries Ltd.

The wharf at Hung Horn belonging to Hong Answering Pennant-KD
Kong United Dockyards Co. Ltd.

The wharf at Ngan Ying Chau belonging to Answering Pennant-NY
China Resources Co. Ltd.

The wharf at Chai Wan belonging to China Answering Pennant-CW
Resources, Petroleum and Chemicals Co.

Ltd.

Thewharf at Kennedy Town belonging to Answering Pennant-CM China
Merchants Lighterage and Trans

portation Co. Ltd.

The wharf at Lamma Island belonging to Far Answering Pennant-FE
East Cement Co. Ltd.

The wharf at Tsing Yi Island belonging to Answering Pennant-MO Mobil
Oil Hong Kong Ltd.

Thewharf at Tsing yi Island (south side) Answering Pennant-ET
belonging to Caltex Oil Hong Kong Ltd.

The wharf at Tsing Yi Island belonging to Answering Pennant-CO Caltex
Oil Hong Kong Ltd.

The wharf at Tsing Yi Island belonging to Answering Pennant_EO Esso
Oil Co. Ltd.

The wharf at Tsing Yi Island belonging to Answering Pennant-GO Hong
Kong Oil Co. Ltd.

The wharf at Tsing Yi Island belonging to Answering Pennant-FO Feoso
Oil Co. Ltd.

The wharf at Kwai Chung (Lot No. 1) belong- Answering Pennant-KC I
ing to Modern Terminals Ltd.

The wharf at Kwai Chung (Lot No. 2) belong- Answering Pennant-KC2
ing to Hong Kong International Terminals Ltd.

The wharf at Kwai Chung (Lot No. 3) belong- Answering Pennant-KC3
ing to Sealand Orient Ltd.

The wharf at Kwai Chung (Lot No. 4) belong- Answering Pennant-KC4
ing to Hong Kong International Terminals Ltd.

The wharf at Kwai Chung (Lot No. 5) belong- Answering Pennant-KC5
ing to Modern Terminals Ltd.

The wharf at Kwai Chung (Lot No. 6) belong- Answering Pennant-KC6
ing to Hong Kong International Terminals Ltd., southern side

Theanchorage off the north-cast coast of Answering Pennant-PS Lantau






Island known as Pun Shan Dan

gerous Goods Anchorage

Western Dangerous Goods Anchorage Answering Pennant-WE
Western Quarantine Anchorage Answering Pennant-WQ
Kellett Bank Anchorage Answering Pennant-BA
Yau Ma Tei Anchorage Answering Pennant-YT
Yam 0 Bay Anchorage Answering Pennant-OA





Tolo Harbour Anchorage Answering Pennant-TA
Sham Shui Po Anchorage Answering Pennant-SA
Junk Bay Anchorage Answering Pennant - JA
~Rocky Harbour Anchorage Answering Pennant-RH
Sok Kwu Wan Anchorage Answering Pennant-PA

Theanchorage off north coast of Lantau Answering Pennant-LA Island
known as Laid Up Ship

Anchorage

Naval Base Answering Pennant-NB

The wharf at Connaught Road West known Answering Pennant-MW as
the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal

The wharf at Siu Lam belonging to Lok On Answering Pennant-SD Pai
Desalination Plant

Thewharf at Po Lo Tsui, Lamma Island. Answering Pennant-LE
belonging to Hong Kong Electric Co.

Ltd.

Thewharf at Tap Shek Kok belonging to Answering Pennant-TE China
Light Power Co. Ltd.

Thewharf at Tap Shek Kok belonging to Answering Pennant-TC China
Cement Co. Ltd.

Floating Dock at Tsing Yi Island (Apple Answering Pennant-AD Dock)
belonging to Euroasia Dockyards

Co. Ltd.

Floating Dock at Tsing Yi Island (Whampoa Answering Pennant-WD
Dock) belonging to Hong Kong, United Dockyards Co. Ltd.

Floating Dock at Tsing Yi Island (Taikoo Answering Pennant-TD Dock)
belonging to Hong Kong United

Dockyards Co. Ltd.

Floating Dock at Tsing Yi Island (Yiu Lian Answering Pennant-YDI No. 1
Dock) belonging to Yiu Lian Dockyards Co. Ltd.

Floating Dock at Tsuen Wan (Yiu Lian No. 2 Answering Pennant-YD2
Dock) belonging to Yiu Lian Dockyards Co. Ltd.

'A' buoys Ans'ering Pennant-A-with
appropriate buoy number
'B' buoys Answering Pennant-B-with
appropriate buoy number
Naval Buoys Answering Pennant-N-with
appropriate buoy number

NINTH SCHEDULE [reg. 38.1

ToWING SIG\ALS

A vessel being towed by lugs shall use the following sound signals on whistle or
siren

1. Conventional Method (Bow and Stern Wires







(i) Tow ahead ...one long blast
(ii) Tow to starboard one long blast followed by one short
.................blast





(iii) Tow to port ......... one long blast followed by two short
....blasts
(iv) Tow astern........... three short blasts
(v) Stop towing........... two long blasts
(vi) Let go ......... one long blast followed by four short
....blasts
(vii) Steering tug take up
stern position............ four short blasts

2. Alongside Method

(a) If two tugs are engaged alongside

(i) Tow ahead......... 1 one long blast
(ii) Tow to starboard ......... one long blast followed by one short
...blast
(iii) Tow to port ......... one lone blast followed by two short
...blasts
(iv) Tow astern ......... three short blasts
(v) Stop towing ........ two long blasts (vi) Let go .......
one long blast followed by four short
...blasts

(b) If three tugs are engaged alongside

Any signal intended for the after tug op7~t. will be preceded by the signal

one short hlast.lolloit.ed hi. one long hlast

(c) If four tugs are engaged alongside

Any signal intended for the after two tugs oii~i. will be preceded by the
signal

one short hlavt.f(?llo;t,ed hY one long hlasi

TENTH SCHEDULE [regs. 2 6 1.1

PART I

SIGNALS STATIONS

Name Location

1. Waglan Signal Station latitude 22' 1 V OW'
north.

longitude 114' 18' 0Y east.

2. B] ufr Point Signal Station latitude 22' 11' 5T' north.
longitude 114' 12' 45' east.
3. Green Island Signal Station latitude 22' 17' 11 'north.
longitude 114' 06' 3T' cast.
4. North Point Signal Station latitude 22' 17' 45' north.
longitude 114' 11' 54.5 cast.
5. Port Communications Centre latitude 22' 17' 21 north.

Signal Station longitude 114' 09' 0Y east.





PART 11

CALLING-IN POPT

1. Eastern Approaches

Waglan Lighthouse Tathong
Point Hak Kok Tau (Cape
Collinson) Lei Yuc Mun
Eastern Quarantine
Anchorage.

2. Weslern Approaches

Po Toi Island Lamma Channel
Separation Buoy No. 1 Larnma Patch
Buoy Green Island Western Quarantine
Anchorage.

ELEVENTH SCHEDULE [regs. 68 69.1

PART 1

PROHIBIM) FisHi\G AREAS

The following areas of the waters of Hong Kong are prohibited fishing areas
for the purposes ofregulation 68

1 The direct approaches to the Lei Yuc Mun Pass.

2. The direct approaches to the Sulphur Channel,

3. Any, principal fairway.

4.Any area at or near which a notice prohibiting fishing is conspicuously
posted hs, order of the Director.

PART 11

AREAS WHFRE BRIGHT LIGHT FISHING 15 PERMITTED UNDER
REGULATION 69

1. Mirs Bar, Tolo Harbour and Pori Shcher-The waters of Hong Kong
bounded on the south by a straight line drawn from Mirs Point, latitude 22' 27' 06'
north, longitude 114' 30' OT' cast. to the south eastern extremity of East Ninepin
Island (Tung Kwo Chau). thence a straight line drawn 1-381 to the south eastern
extremity of South Ninepin Island (Nam Kwo Chau). thence a straight line drawn
278' to tu Tau Point (Fat Tong Kok).

2. Tseting Kivan 0 or Junk Ba i-The waters of Hong Kong bounded on the
south and west by a straight line drawn from a position to the south of Titi Keng
Wan. latitude '2' IS' 1W north. longitude 114' 15' 10 cast. to the western extremity
of Junk Island (Fat Tau Chau). thence a straight line drawn 090' to meet the
mainland.

3. Deep Bay-The waters of Hong Kong bounded on '.he west by a straight line
drawn from South West Point. latitude 22 28 30 north. longitude 1131 52 50
cast, to Black Point (Lan Kok Tsui)





4. Castle Peak-The waters of Hong Kong bounded on the south by a straight
line drawn 0971 from Pillar Point (Mong Hau Shek) to Brother's Point (Tai Lam
Kok).

5. North Lantau-The waters of Hong Kong bounded on the north by a straight
line drawn from the headland on the western side of Luk Keng Bay, latitude 22' 20'
07 north, longitude 114' 01' 04' east, to the southern extremity of East Brother
Island (Siu Mo To), thence a straight line drawn 248' to the southernmost
extremity of West Brother Island (Tai Mo To), thence a straight line drawn 254'
to the northernmost extremity of Chek Lap Kok Island and a straight line drawn
from the westernmost extremity of Chek Lap Kok Island. latitude 22' 18' 5Y
north. longitude 114' 55'24'cast, to the headland, latitude 22' IT42' north.
longitude (1B) 53' 45' cast, near Sha lo Wan.

6~ North Lantau-The waters of Hong Kong bounded by a straight line drawn
from the headland. latitude 22' 20' 57 north, longitude 114' 02' 36' cast, near
Kwai Shek to a headland at latitude 22120' IT' north, longitude 114' 0 V 54' east.

7. East Lantau-The waters of Hong Kong bounded on the cast by a straight
line drawn from a small unnamed island (25 feet) in latitude 221 19' 54' north,
longitude 114' 03' 24' east to the north eastern extremity of Kau Yi Chau and
thence from the south eastern extremity of Kau Yi Chau a straight line drawn
2181 to the south eastern extremity of Hei Ling Chau, thence a line drawn to a
headland at latitude 22' 13' 55' north, longitude 1141 01' 06' east. Lantau Island

8. South Lawau-The waters of Hong Kong bounded on the south by a straight
line drawn from a headland. latitude 22' 12' 5W north, longitude (1B) 59' 06,' cast,
to the south cast of Mong Fung Wan, to a headland at latitude 220 12AT' north,
longtitude 1131 55'43' cast. cast of Lo Kei Wan.

9. South Lantau-The waters of Hong Kong bounded on the south by a straight
line drawn from a headland. latitude 22' 12' 3W north. longitude 1131 54' 37' cast,
to the west of Lo Kei Wan to a headland at latitude 22' 1 V 54---north. longitude
113' 5 V OW cast. cast of Kau Ling Chung.

10. The Soko Islands and West Lamma Channel-The waters of Hong Kong
bounded on the west by a straight line drawn from the northern extremity of Siu A
Chau, latitude 22' 1 V 2Y north, longitude 113' 54' 13' cast. to a small unnamed
island (98 feet) in latitude 22' 10' 24' north, longitude (1B) 53' 5V cast thence a
straight line drawn to a position at latitude 22' 09' OW north and longitude (1B)
53, 47' east.

11. The Soko Islands and West Lamina Channel-The waters of Hong Kong
bounded on the south by a straight line drawn from position latitude 221 09' 00'
north, longitude (1B) 53' 47' east, to a position latitude 22' 09' OW north,
longitude 114' 08' 5V east.

12. The Soko Islands and West Lamma Channel-The waters of Hong Kong
bounded on the east by a straight line drawn 360' from a position at latitude 22' 09,
00' north, longitude 114' 08' 51' east to Yuen Kok, south eastern extremity of
Lamma Island thence along the coast line from Yuen Kok to Wong Chuk Kok,
thence by a straight line drawn from Wong Chuk Kok to a position at latitude 22'
14' 2V north and longitude 1141 OT 12' east.

13. The Soko Islands and West Lamma Channel-The waters of Hong Kong
bounded on the north by a straight line drawn from the headland at latitude 22' 14,
34' north, longitude 114' 06' 5T' cast to the north eastern extremity of Cheung
Chau Island, latitude 22' 13' 37 north, longitude 114' 01' 5T' cast. and a straight
line drawn from the south western extremity of Cheung Chau Island. latitude 22'
11' 51' north, longitude 114' 01' OT' cast, to the south western extremity of Shek
Kwu Chau, latitude 22' 11' 24' north, longitude 113' 59' 18' cast. thence a straight
line drawn 270' to the northern extremity of Siu A Chau.

14. Hong Kong Island (South)-The waters of Hong Kong bounded on the west
by a straight line drawn from the headland at Waterfall Bay, latitude 22' 15' IT'






north, longitude 114' OT 48' cast, thence to the south western extremity of Ap
Lei Pai, latitude 221 13' 50' north, longitude 114' 09' 3Y cast, thence a straight
line drawn 126' to Wong Ma Kok (Bluff Head) thence a straight line drawn 075' to
Hok Tsui (Cape D'Agui[ar).





15. Hong Kong Island (South)-The waters of Hong Kong bounded by a
straight line drawn 037' from the easternmost extremity of Po Toi Island to the
south eastern extremity of Sung Kong Island and by a straight line drawn 2701
from the north eastern extremity of Sung Kong Island to the north eastern
extremity of Lo Chau (Beaufort Island) and by a straight line drawn 157 from the
southern extremity of Lo Chau (Beaufort Island) to the southern extremity of Po
Toi Island.

TWELFTH SCHEDULE [reg. 71.1

SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE

(Chapter 313)

Notice under section 77 of the Shipping and Port
Control
Ordinance to be served on a Master of a vessel
alleged to have committed an offence

To ...............................
............................................

master of (h) ...............................................................................................

1,......(c) .......................................................... ........ ..............

(d) . . ...**** ... .... . .***

(being an officer of the Marine Department of the rank of Marine Inspector Class 11

or above), have reasons to suspect that you on the day

of ............................................ 19 at about
*a.m. p.m.

did (c) ....................................................................................
...........................................

at/in (f) .............................. ....................................................................
.............................

in the waters of Hong Kong, thereby committing an offence under section

(g) ........... of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance*

regulation W ......................... of the Shipping and Port
Control

Regulations particulars of which are *below overleaf (111 ...................

2. Pursuant to section 77 of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance. 1
hereby serve you with notice that you are required to be and appear on the

....................day of ......19 at

*a.m. p.m. at the Magistrate's Court at ... ................. 1.1 *Hong
Kong

Kowloon before such magistrate as may then be there. to answer to the alleged
offence and to be dealt with according to law.

Dated this .............day of ............ 19

..................................... 1







Officer of the Marine Department

Rank .........................................................
WARNING:If you fail to appear at the time and place mentioned in paragraph 2
of this notice

(a) The magistrate may issue his warrant for your arrest; and

(b)you may have to pay the costs of such warrant not
exceeding 5400 in addition to any other penalty which on
conviction may be imposed on you.

delete whichever is not applicable.

Notes: (a) insert full name of the master of the vessel alleged to have committed the offence:
(b) insert the name of the vessel
insert name of the officer of the Marine Department serving notice.
(d) insert rank of such officer of the Marine Department.
(e) insert particulars of the offence alleged

place at which the alleged offence was committed: (g) insert the section
of the Ordinance or the regulation. contravened (h) insert the relevant
provisions of the section or regulation contravened: (i) to be signed by the
officer serving this notice.

This notice is to he completed in
duplicate.





The original is to be served personally on the offending master or may, be handed
personally to the senior officer on board the vessel or to the person appearing to
be in charge or command of the vessel at the time of service.

This notice was served by me at on

the .day of ............................... 19 at

...................................... .........................................
*a.m./p.m. by handing the same personally
to ................................... who stated himself in

............. (language) to be

and who appeared to understand the contents thereof.

................

(Signature of the officer of the

Marine Department
serving the
notice)

.Dated .
.(o verleaf)

Particulars of the section of the
Ordinance
or regulation contravened

THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE [regs. 48, 50.
51, 52 others.]
PORT DUES AND FEES
Purpose or service Fees
5

The following port dues, fees and charges shall be payble

1. Anchorage dues

For a ship lying at anchor, per 100 tons or part thereof,
per day or part of a day

(a) Whilst lying in the limits of Victoria port 37.00 up to and
.............................including 31
.............................March 1986 and
.............................545.00 thereafter
(b) Whilst lying elsewhere in the waters of Hong Kong 19.00 up to and
.............................including 31
.............................March 1986 and
.............................530.00 thereafter
2..............................Buoy dues-
For each day or part of a day that a buoy is occupied or
reserved-
(a) A Class A buoy ..........2. 100.00 up to
.............................and including
.............................31 March 1986
.............................and $2,400.00
.............................thereafter
(b) A Class B buoy ..........1,400.00 up to
.............................and including
.............................31 March 1986
.............................and S 1,600.00
.............................thereafter






Note: (1)A buoy may be reserved up to a maximum of 2
days in advance of a vessel's estimated time of
arrival.
1985 ED CAP 313 A48 1985 ED CAP 313 A49




Purpose or service Fees
S

6. Registers and records-
The following fees shall be payble-
(a) For a search in the registers and records on behalf of an
applicant ........................75.00
(b) For any certified extract or copy of a document 100.00
(c) For each uncertified sheet of a Rank Xerox (or similar)
copy of a document ...............5.00

7. Charges for service outside office hours

Where any officer of the Marine Department is required to
perform any service referred to in this Schedule either at the
Marine Department, or at any other place at Hong Kong
outside office hours, there shall be payable. in addition to the
fee prescribed for the service required, the following
charges-
(a) On weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
(per hour per official) ........400.00

(b) On weekdays before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. and on

Saturdays after noon (per hour per official) ....... 800.00

(c) On Sundays and public holidays (per hour per official) 1.200.00

Note:A service occupying less than an hour will be charged for as one hour.
according to the scale. Where a service occupies more than one hour but
not an exact number of hours. the charge will be

(a)if the period in excess of an exact number of hours is 30 minutes or
less, half the appropriate fee for one houn

(b) if the period in excess is more than 30 minutes. the appropriate fee

for one hour.
8. Fishing licence fees-
(a) For the erection and maintenance of each inshore or
offshore stake net ...............120.00
(b) For the operation of each beach seine net 120.00
L.N. 274/78. L.N. 95/79. L.N. 98/79. L.N. 297/80. 46 of 1981. L.N. 150/82. L.N. 69/83. L.N. 118/83. L.N. 78/84. L.N. 29/85. L.N. 127/85. L.N. 236/85. L.N. 237/85. L.N. 293/78. Citation. Interpretation. Sixth Schedule. Tenth Schedule. Seventh Schedule. (Cap. 115.) Seventh Schedule. Tenth Schedule. Third Schedule. Seventy Schedule. Tenth Schedule. Seventh Schedule. Seventh Schedule. Interpretation. Application. Possession of radiotelephone equipment. First Schedule. V.H.F. contact with Port Communications Centre. Initial report to Port Communications Centre. Further reports to Port Communications Centre. Language of reports. Reference to time. Listening watch on radiotelephone. Directions from Port Communications Centre. Authorization to deviate from this Part. Deviation from this Part in emergencies. Failure of radiotelephone contact. Penalties. Traffic separation schemes. Second Schedule. Second Schedule. Navigation in Victoria port. Speed of vessels. Fourth Schedule. Fourth Schedule. Stopping of vessels. Restriction on embarkation or disembarkation of pilots. Master to report arrival. Entry into restricted areas, etc. Fifth Schedule. Fifth Schedule. Fifth Schedule. Fifth Schedule. Fifth Schedule. Navigation near the Victoria Naval Basin. Embarkation and loading, etc. Manning of ships. Obtaining or port clearance. Failure to depart on obtaining port clearance. Notification regarding dead ships. Information regarding dead ships. Notification regarding laid-up vessels. Information regarding laid-up ships. Identification and display of signals. Eighth Schedule. Display of flags 'S' over the code pennant. Signals on police launches. Signals for fire or police assistance. Vessels handling explosives or petroleum. (Cap. 295, sub. leg.) Towing signals. Ninth Schedule. Lights on junks, etc. Lighting of piers, etc. Anchoring of vessels. (Cap. 295.) (Cap. 115.) (Cap. 141.) (Cap. 295.) Mooring to buoys. Use of Government buoys and moorings. Berthing of vessels. Vessels alongside berthed vessels. (Cap. 313, sub. leg.) Berthing, etc. at Government piers. Use of piers. Laying of private moorings. Thirteenth Schedule. L.N. 127/85. L.N. 127/85. Thirteenth Schedule. L.N. 127/85. L.N. 127/85. L.N. 127/85. Port dues and fees. Thirteenth Schedule. Anchorage dues. Thirteenth Schedule. Mooring buoy dues. Thirteenth Schedule. Fees. Thirteenth Schedule. Tonnage of vessels liable to pay port dues or fees. Issue and production of receipt for port dues and fees. Tables of port dues and fees. Discharge and storage of logs and timber. Towing of logs. Approval of timber storage pounds. Identification marks on logs. Removal, etc. of logs and other objects. Signal stations. Tenth Schedule. Use of naked lights and oil. Use of lights. Transport or disposal of things unlawfully obtained, etc. Minor prohibitions. Control over races, etc., in the waters of Hong Kong. Control over water-skiing and speed of vessels. Control of fishing. Eleventh Schedule. Thirteenth Schedule. Control of bright light fishing. Eleventh Schedule. Notification and control of marine works. Form. Twelfth Schedule. Power to amend Schedules. L.N. 236/85. 7 L.N. 297/80. L.N. 237/85. L.N. 150/82. L.N. 29/85. L.N. 29/85. L.N. 29/85. L.N. 95/79. L.N. 95/79. 46 of 1981, s. 15. L.N. 98/79. L.N. 69/83. L.N. 118/83. L.N. 78/84. L.N. 127/85. (Cap. 104.)

L.N. 274/78. L.N. 95/79. L.N. 98/79. L.N. 297/80. 46 of 1981. L.N. 150/82. L.N. 69/83. L.N. 118/83. L.N. 78/84. L.N. 29/85. L.N. 127/85. L.N. 236/85. L.N. 237/85. L.N. 293/78. Citation. Interpretation. Sixth Schedule. Tenth Schedule. Seventh Schedule. (Cap. 115.) Seventh Schedule. Tenth Schedule. Third Schedule. Seventy Schedule. Tenth Schedule. Seventh Schedule. Seventh Schedule. Interpretation. Application. Possession of radiotelephone equipment. First Schedule. V.H.F. contact with Port Communications Centre. Initial report to Port Communications Centre. Further reports to Port Communications Centre. Language of reports. Reference to time. Listening watch on radiotelephone. Directions from Port Communications Centre. Authorization to deviate from this Part. Deviation from this Part in emergencies. Failure of radiotelephone contact. Penalties. Traffic separation schemes. Second Schedule. Second Schedule. Navigation in Victoria port. Speed of vessels. Fourth Schedule. Fourth Schedule. Stopping of vessels. Restriction on embarkation or disembarkation of pilots. Master to report arrival. Entry into restricted areas, etc. Fifth Schedule. Fifth Schedule. Fifth Schedule. Fifth Schedule. Fifth Schedule. Navigation near the Victoria Naval Basin. Embarkation and loading, etc. Manning of ships. Obtaining or port clearance. Failure to depart on obtaining port clearance. Notification regarding dead ships. Information regarding dead ships. Notification regarding laid-up vessels. Information regarding laid-up ships. Identification and display of signals. Eighth Schedule. Display of flags 'S' over the code pennant. Signals on police launches. Signals for fire or police assistance. Vessels handling explosives or petroleum. (Cap. 295, sub. leg.) Towing signals. Ninth Schedule. Lights on junks, etc. Lighting of piers, etc. Anchoring of vessels. (Cap. 295.) (Cap. 115.) (Cap. 141.) (Cap. 295.) Mooring to buoys. Use of Government buoys and moorings. Berthing of vessels. Vessels alongside berthed vessels. (Cap. 313, sub. leg.) Berthing, etc. at Government piers. Use of piers. Laying of private moorings. Thirteenth Schedule. L.N. 127/85. L.N. 127/85. Thirteenth Schedule. L.N. 127/85. L.N. 127/85. L.N. 127/85. Port dues and fees. Thirteenth Schedule. Anchorage dues. Thirteenth Schedule. Mooring buoy dues. Thirteenth Schedule. Fees. Thirteenth Schedule. Tonnage of vessels liable to pay port dues or fees. Issue and production of receipt for port dues and fees. Tables of port dues and fees. Discharge and storage of logs and timber. Towing of logs. Approval of timber storage pounds. Identification marks on logs. Removal, etc. of logs and other objects. Signal stations. Tenth Schedule. Use of naked lights and oil. Use of lights. Transport or disposal of things unlawfully obtained, etc. Minor prohibitions. Control over races, etc., in the waters of Hong Kong. Control over water-skiing and speed of vessels. Control of fishing. Eleventh Schedule. Thirteenth Schedule. Control of bright light fishing. Eleventh Schedule. Notification and control of marine works. Form. Twelfth Schedule. Power to amend Schedules. L.N. 236/85. 7 L.N. 297/80. L.N. 237/85. L.N. 150/82. L.N. 29/85. L.N. 29/85. L.N. 29/85. L.N. 95/79. L.N. 95/79. 46 of 1981, s. 15. L.N. 98/79. L.N. 69/83. L.N. 118/83. L.N. 78/84. L.N. 127/85. (Cap. 104.)

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