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[接上页] 13. Alternative tonnages (1) The Certifying Authority may, on the application of the owner of a ship, assign to the ship, as an alternative to its gross tonnage and register tonnage ascertained in accordance with Part II of this Schedule, the modified gross tonnage and modified register tonnage ascertained in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 12. (2) Where alternative tonnages have been assigned to a ship there shall be placed on each side of that ship a tonnage mark in the form described in Appendix 3 to this Schedule in a position determined in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 4. (3) The gross tonnage and register tonnage of the ship shall be taken to be respectively the modified gross tonnage and modified register tonnage when the ship is so loaded that the tonnage mark is not submerged. At all other times the gross and register tonnages of the ship shall be those ascertained in accordance with Part II of this Schedule. PART IV PLEASURE VESSELS UNDER 45 FEET IN LENGTH 14. (1) This Part of this Schedule applies only in relation to pleasure vessels under 45 feet (13.7 metres) in overall length which either- (a) are to be registered in Hong Kong on or after the coming into operation of these regulations; or (b) being so registered before that date fall to be re-measured thereafter pursuant to section 13 of the Ordinance.(2) Parts I to III of this Schedule shall not apply in relation to pleasure vessels to which this Part of this Schedule applies. (74 of 1990 Sch. 5) 15. The tonnage of a pleasure vessel to which this Part of this Schedule applies shall be ascertained in accordance with paragraph 16 and the tonnage so ascertained shall be taken to be its gross and register tonnage. 16. (1) The owner of such a pleasure vessel to be measured shall make it available for measurement pursuant to section 14 of the Ordinance by a surveyor appointed by the Certifying Authority or a measurer appointed by any organization authorized by the Director to appoint persons to undertake the measurement of pleasure vessels to which this Part of this Schedule applies and shall afford all necessary facilities for its inspection and measurement and shall produce for the surveyor's or measurer's use and retention if required such plans, drawings, specifications and other documents relating to the pleasure vessel as he may require. (64 of 1999 s. 3) (2) The tonnage of a pleasure vessel to which this Part of this Schedule applies shall be measured in the manner specified in Appendix 5 to this Schedule. (74 of 1990 Sch. 5) PART V SPACE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE DUES PAYABLE ON GOODS CARRIED IN SPACES NOT FORMING PART OF THE REGISTERED TONNAGE 17. (1) Space to be taken into account for the purpose of determining the dues payable where goods are carried in spaces not forming part of the registered tonnage shall, subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, be ascertained in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 of Rule I of Appendix 1 to this Schedule. (2) Where- (a) a ship has been assigned alternative tonnages in pursuance of paragraph 13; and (b) the tonnages applicable to the ship are the modified tonnages ascertained in accordance with paragraph 12(3),no account shall be taken for the purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (1) of any space, which is included in the register tonnage ascertained in accordance with Part II of this Schedule but which is not included in the modified register tonnage to the extent that the tonnage of such space exceeds the difference between those register tonnages. (3) Goods or stores shall not be carried in any permanently closed-in space on board the ship which has not been included in the registered tonnage of the ship other than- (a) dry cargo spaces; (b) workshops or storeroom appropriated for the use of pumpmen, engineers, electricians, carpenters and boatswains; (c) the lamp-room; or (d) double bottom tanks. (74 of 1990 Sch. 5) APPENDIX 1 TO SCHEDULE 5 MEASUREMENT OF TONNAGE RULE I Paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 1. Underdeck tonnage (1) The length of the tonnage deck shall be measured in a straight line in a middle plane of the ship between the points at the forward and after ends of the deck where the underside of the deck, or the line of continuation thereof in way of breaks or discontinuations of the deck, meets the inner face of the frames, timbers, ceiling or sparring as the case may be. Such length so measured is hereafter referred to in this Appendix and in Appendix 2 to this Schedule as the "tonnage length". (2) In ships which have a break, or breaks, in a double bottom the tonnage length shall be measured in parts corresponding to the number and position of such break or breaks. (3) The tonnage length, or the length of each of the several parts thereof obtained in accordance with sub-paragraph (2), shall be divided into equal parts as shown in the following table- length 50 feet or under, into 4 equal parts; |