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(Cap 369 section 107) [2 August 1991] (L.N. 325 of 1991) Cap 369AM reg 1 Interpretation and application Expanded Cross Reference: 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9I PART I GENERAL (1) (Repealed L.N. 139 of 1994) (1A) (Omitted as spent) (2) In these regulations the following expressions have the following meanings respectively- "accommodation spaces" (起居舱) means- (a) public spaces; (b) corridors and lobbies; (c) stairways; (d) lavatories; (e) cabins; (f) offices; (g) crew spaces; (h) hairdressing salons; (i) pantries not containing cooking appliances; (j) lockers; and (k) space similar to any of the foregoing and trunks to such space;"approved" (批准) means approved by the Director; "auxiliary steering gear" (辅助舵机) means the equipment, other than any part of the main steering gear, necessary to steer the ship in the event of failure of the main steering gear but not including the tiller, quadrant or components serving the same purpose; "breadth of the ship" (船舶宽度) means the greatest moulded breadth at or below the ship's deepest subdivision load waterline; "bulkhead deck" (舱壁甲板) means the uppermost deck up to which transverse watertight bulkheads are carried; "classification society" (船级社) means any society for the classification of ships authorised by the Director where appropriate; "conning position" (指挥位置) means the position from which the navigation of a ship is controlled; (L.N. 109 of 2001) "control room" (控制室) means a room either within or outside a propelling machinery space from which propelling machinery and boilers may be controlled; "control stations" (控制站) means spaces in which radio or main navigating equipment, or the emergency source of power, or the central fire recording equipment, or fire control equipment, or fire extinguishing installations are located, or a control room located outside a propelling machinery space; "crew space" (船员舱) means crew accommodation which includes sleeping rooms, mess rooms, sanitary accommodation, hospital accommodation, recreation accommodation, store rooms and catering accommodation provided for the use of seafarers but does not include any accommodation which is also used by or provided for the use of passengers; "criterion numeral" (衡准数) in relation to any ship means the criterion numeral of the ship determined in accordance with such provisions of Schedule 1 as apply to that ship; "dangerous goods" (危险货物) means goods defined as such in the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Dangerous Goods) Regulations (Cap 369 sub. leg.); "dead ship condition" (废船状态) means the condition under which the main propulsion plant, boilers and auxiliaries are not in operation due to the absence of power; "deadweight" (载重量) means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship in water of a specific gravity of 1.025 and the lightweight of the ship; "emergency condition" (紧急情况) means a condition under which any services needed for normal operational and habitable conditions are not in working order due to failure of the main source of electrical power; "emergency source of electrical power" (应急电源) means a source of electrical power intended to supply the emergency switchboard in the event of failure of the supply from the main source of electrical power; "emergency switchboard" (应急配电板) means a switchboard which in the event of a failure of the main electrical power supply system is directly supplied by the emergency source of electrical power or the transitional source of emergency electrical power and is intended to distribute electrical energy to the emergency services; "enclosed superstructure" (围封上层建筑) means a superstructure- (a) which has enclosing bulkheads of efficient construction in which all access openings are fitted with sills and weathertight doors, and (b) in which all other openings in the sides or ends thereof are fitted with efficient weathertight means of closing,however it should not include a bridge or poop fulfilling these requirements unless access is provided by which the crew can reach machinery and other working spaces within the bridge or poop by alternative means which are available for the purpose at all times when access openings in the bulkheads of the bridge or poop are closed;"equivalent material" (同等物料) where the words are used in the expression "steel or other equivalent material" (钢或其他同等物料) means any material which, by itself or due to insulation provided, has structural and integrity properties equivalent to steel at the end of an appropriate fire test; "existing passenger ship" (现有客船) means a passenger ship which is not a new passenger ship; "factor of subdivision" (分舱因数) in relation to any ship or portion thereof means the factor of subdivision determined in accordance with such of the provisions of Schedule 1 as apply to that ship or portion as the case may be; |