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[接上页] (ii) Part VIA shall only apply to non-Hong Kong ro/ro passenger ships while they are within the waters of Hong Kong; and (iii) regulations 9B to 9I shall not apply to non-Hong Kong ships. <* Note - Exp. X-Ref.: Regulations 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9I *> (L.N. 139 of 1994) (Enacted 1991) Cap 369AM reg 2 Exemptions for certain classes of ships and individual ships The Director may exempt certain classes of ships or individual ships from the provisions of any of these regulations, subject to such conditions as he may specify, and may alter or cancel any exemption so granted. In particular he may exempt- (a) any ship of Class II or II(A) (as defined in regulation 3) which does not proceed more than 20 miles from the nearest land, from the requirements of these regulations to the extent that he is satisfied that compliance therewith is unreasonable or unnecessary by reason of the sheltered nature and conditions of the intended services of the ship; (b) any ship which is not normally engaged on international voyages but which, in exceptional circumstances is required to undertake a single international voyage, from any of the requirements of these regulations: provided that she complies with safety requirements which in the opinion of the Director are adequate for the voyage which is to be undertaken by the ship; (c) any ship which embodies features of a novel kind, from any of the requirements of these regulations if the application might, in his opinion, seriously impede research into the development of such features and their incorporation in ships engaged on international voyages; any such ship shall, however, comply with safety requirements which, in the opinion of the Director, are adequate for the service for which it is intended and are such as to ensure the overall safety of the ship; (d) any ship of Class I or II (as defined in regulation 3) employed in special trades for the carriage of large numbers of special trade passengers, such as the pilgrim trade, from any of the requirements of these regulations: provided that she complies fully with the provisions of- (i) the Final Act of the International Conference on Special Trade Passenger Ships 1971; and (ii) the Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships 1973. (Enacted 1991) Cap 369AM reg 3 Classification of ships (1) For the purposes of these regulations passenger ships shall be arranged in Classes as follows- Ships engaged on international voyages Class I. Ships engaged on voyages (not being short international voyages) any of which are long international voyages. Class II. Ships engaged on voyages (not being long international voyages) any of which are short international voyages. Ships not engaged on international voyages Class II(A). Ships engaged on voyages of any kind other than international voyages. (2) For the purposes of this regulation- "Long international voyage" (长途国际航程) means an international voyage which is not a short international voyage within the meaning of Part II of the Ordinance; (Enacted 1991) Cap 369AM reg 4 Structural strength The structural strength of every ship shall be sufficient for the service for which the ship is intended. (Enacted 1991) Cap 369AM reg 5 Application of Part IIA Expanded Cross Reference: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 14, 15, 15A, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 PART IIA WATERTIGHT SUBDIVISION This Part applies to every ship; provided that a ship which complies fully with regulations 2 to 8, 11 and 13 of IMO Resolution A.265 (VIII) need not comply with the requirements of this Part, except that regulations 7, 10, 12 and 14 to 26 inclusive of these regulations shall apply. <* Note - Exp. X-Ref.: Regulations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 15A, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 *> (Enacted 1991) Cap 369AM reg 6 Watertight subdivision Every ship shall be subdivided by bulkheads, which shall be watertight up to the bulkhead deck, into compartments the maximum length of which shall be calculated in accordance with such of the provisions of Schedule 1 as apply to that ship. Every other portion of the internal structure which affects the efficiency of the subdivision of the ship shall be watertight, and shall be of a design which will maintain the integrity of the subdivision: Provided that for a ship of Class II or II(A) such maximum length shall be calculated in accordance with either Part II or Part III of that Schedule. (Enacted 1991) Cap 369AM reg 7 Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels, etc. (1) Every ship shall be provided with a collision bulkhead which shall be watertight up to the bulkhead deck and shall be fitted at a distance from the ship's forward perpendicular of not less than 5% of the length of the ship and not more than 3.0 metres plus 5% of such length. If the ship has a forward superstructure, the collision bulkhead shall be extended weathertight to the deck next above the bulkhead deck. The extension shall not be required to be fitted directly over the bulkhead below, provided that it is fitted at a distance of at least 5% but not more than 3.0 metres plus 5% of the length of the ship from the forward perpendicular and the part of the bulkhead deck which forms the step is made effectively weathertight. The plating and stiffeners of such an extension shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 4 as if the extension formed part of a bulkhead immediately below the bulkhead deck. |