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[接上页] (2) Where a trap door is fitted in the lower platform of the accommodation ladder to allow access from and to a pilot ladder- (a) the aperture shall not be less than 750 millimetres times 750 millimetres; (b) the after part of the lower platform shall also be fenced; and (c) the pilot ladder shall extend above the lower platform to the height of the handrail. (Enacted 1995) Cap 369AU s 12 Requirements for accommodation ladders (1) An accommodation ladder shall be so sited and made secure that, when used in conjunction with a pilot ladder for embarking or disembarking- (a) the ladder shall lead aft; and (b) the accommodation ladder falls are bowsed-in against the roll of the ship.(2) The lower end of an accommodation ladder fitted before 1 January 1994 shall rest firmly against the side of the ship as near to the mid-length of the ship as is practicable. (3) An accommodation ladder fitted on or after 1 January 1994 shall be clear of all discharges and the lower end of such ladder shall rest firmly against the ship's side within the parallel body length of the ship and as near the mid-ship as is practicable. (Enacted 1995) Cap 369AU s 13 Passage from pilot ladders (1) Means shall be provided to ensure safe and convenient passage for any person embarking on or disembarking from the ship between the head of a pilot ladder, or of any accommodation ladder or other appliance provided pursuant to section 4(1)(i)(ii), and the ship's deck. (2) Where the passage referred to in subsection (1)- (a) is by means of a gateway in the rails or bulwark, adequate handholds shall be provided; and (b) is by means of a bulwark ladder- (i) the ladder shall be securely attached to the bulwark rail or landing platform; (ii) 2 hand-hold stanchions shall be fitted at the point of embarking on or disembarking from the ship on each side, such stanchions to be not less than 0.70 metre and not more than 0.80 metre apart; (iii) each such stanchion shall- (A) be rigidly secured to the ship's structure at or near its base and also at a higher point; (B) extend not less than 1.20 metres above the top of the bulwarks; and (C) be not less than, in the case of a ladder fitted before 1 January 1994, 40 millimetres or, in the case of a ladder fitted on or after 1 January 1994, 32 millimetres in diameter; and(iv) no stanchions or handrails shall be attached to the bulwark ladder. (Enacted 1995) Cap 369AU s 14 General requirements for hoists PART III HOISTS (1) The owner shall ensure that a hoist, if provided, and its ancillary equipment- (a) is of a type approved by, or acceptable to, the Director; (b) is of such design and construction as to ensure that any person can be embarked and disembarked in a safe manner, including a safe access from the hoist to the deck and from the deck to the hoist; and (c) is used solely for the embarkation and disembarkation of pilots, and of officials and other persons while a ship is arriving at or leaving port.(2) A hoist shall be so located that it is- (a) in the case of a hoist installed before 1 January 1994, clear of the finer lines and, so far as is practicable, at the mid-length of the ship; (b) in the case of a hoist installed on or after 1 January 1994, within the parallel body of the ship and, as far as practicable, within the mid-ship half section of the ship and clear of all discharges.(3) The working load of a hoist shall be the sum of the weight of the hoist ladder or lift platform and falls in the fully lowered condition and the maximum number of persons which the hoist is designed to carry, the weight of each person being taken as 150 kg. (4) A hoist shall be capable of lifting, lowering and stopping when carrying 2.2 times its working load determined in accordance with subsection (3). (5) The maximum complement a hoist is permitted to carry shall be clearly and permanently marked on the hoist. (6) The average lifting and lowering speeds when the hoist is carrying its full working load shall be between- (a) in the case of a hoist installed before 1 January 1994, 15 and 30 metres per minute; (b) in the case of a hoist installed on or after 1 January 1994, 15 and 21 metres per minute.(7) From a standing position at the control point it shall be possible for an operator to have the hoist under observation continuously between its highest and lowest working positions. (8) The owner and master shall ensure that- (a) in respect of a hoist there is on board a copy of the manufacturer's maintenance manual, approved by the Director, which contains a maintenance log book; and (b) the hoist is kept in good order and maintained in accordance with the maintenance manual.(9) A record of maintenance and repairs of a hoist shall be entered in the maintenance log book by the officer responsible for its maintenance. (10) Any approval given pursuant to this section shall be given in writing and shall specify the date when it is to come into force and the conditions (if any) on which it is given. |