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[接上页] (b) similar storage units or other receptacles,can be loaded and unloaded normally in a horizontal direction; (L.N. 85 of 1999) "terminal representative" (码头代表), in relation to a terminal, wharf or other similar facility, means the person appointed under section 8A(1) or (2) to be the terminal representative in respect of the terminal, wharf or other similar facility; (L.N. 85 of 1999) "tons" (吨) means gross tonnage and shall be- (a) for a ship having alternative gross tonnages under paragraph 13 of Schedule 5 to the Merchant Shipping (Registration) (Tonnage) Regulations (Cap 415 sub. leg.), the larger of those tonnages; (b) for a ship having its tonnage determined both under Part II and regulation 16 of those Regulations, its gross tonnage as determined under regulation 16;"transportable moisture limit" (可运输水分限量) in relation to a substance means the maximum moisture content of the substance which is considered safe for carriage in ships not complying with the special provisions of paragraphs 7.2.2 and 7.2.3 of the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes, published by IMO, as derived in accordance with- (a) Appendix D. 1 of that Code; or (b) other test methods approved by the appropriate authority of the port state as being equally reliable.(2) Any reference in this Regulation to the IMDG Code shall include a reference to any document amending that publication which is considered by the Director to be relevant and is specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice. Cap 369AV s 2 Application (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation applies in relation to- (a) Hong Kong ships; and (b) other ships while they are within the waters of Hong Kong.(2) This Regulation shall not apply in relation to any ship which is not a Hong Kong ship if it would not have been within the waters of Hong Kong but for stress of weather or any other circumstances which both the owner, the charterer (if any) and the master of the ship could not have prevented or forestalled. (3) The Director may on such terms (if any) as he may specify- (a) grant exemptions from all or any of the provisions of this Regulation for ships of under 500 tons if he is satisfied, having regard to the sheltered nature and conditions of voyage on which such ships engage, that it is unreasonable or unnecessary to require compliance with section 3(1), 4, 5, 6(1), (2), (3) or (4) or 8(1), (2), (4), (5) or (6) in relation to such ships; and (b) after giving reasonable notice, vary or revoke any such exemption. (Enacted 1995) Cap 369AV s 3 Cargo information to be furnished before loading (1) A- (a) master or owner of a ship; or (b) person assigned by the owner or master of a ship to take charge of loading cargoes on the ship,shall not accept for carriage by the ship any cargo unless the shipper of the cargo has, before the cargo is accepted, furnished such master, owner or person with information on the cargo in accordance with subsection (2). (2) Information on cargoes referred to in subsection (1) shall be- (a) furnished- (i) in writing; or (ii) by means of transmission of electronic data which can be reproduced in a legible form; and(b) furnished at such time and in such detail that would allow sufficient time for putting in to effect in relation to stowage and carriage of the cargo precaution that is necessary to minimize the risk to the safety of the ship or the health or safety of any person on board the ship.(3) Information on cargoes referred to in subsection (1) shall be- (a) in the case of bulk cargo- (i) the figure which expresses the number of cubic metres which one tonne of such cargo will occupy; (ii) the trimming procedure of the cargo; and (iii) (where the cargo may liquefy when carried by sea) a certificate on the moisture content and transportable moisture limit of such cargo; and (iiia) the likelihood of shifting of the cargo and, in the case of non-cohesive granular material, the angle of repose (being the maximum slope angle between a horizontal plane and the cone slope of the material); and (L.N. 85 of 1999) (iv) (where the cargo is not goods classified in the IMDG Code or any other IMO publication as dangerous for carriage by sea but nevertheless has chemical properties which might create a risk to the health or safety of any person if such cargo is carried by sea) information on the chemical properties of such cargo;(b) in the case of any other cargo- (i) a general description of the cargo; (ii) the gross mass of the cargo or, where the cargo is carried in cargo units; the gross mass of such cargo units; (L.N. 85 of 1999) (iii) any properties of the cargo that are relevant to the safe carriage of the cargo by sea; and (L.N. 85 of 1999) (iv) the information required to be furnished under sub-chapter 1.9 of the Code of Safe Practices for Cargo Stowage and Securing. (L.N. 85 of 1999)(4) Before the loading of any cargo unit on board a ship, the shipper of the cargo unit shall ensure that the gross mass of such unit shall be the same as that declared in respect of such unit on any shipping document. |