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[接上页] "outbound" (出航的), in relation to the intended departure of a vessel from the waters of Hong Kong, means the outward passage of that vessel from those waters to sea or river trade waters, as the case may be; "pilot boarding station" (领港员登船区) has the same meaning as in section 10A of the Pilotage Ordinance (Cap 84); "port clearance" (出港证) means a port clearance referred to in section 15(1) of the Ordinance; "Radio Regulations" (无线电规则) means the Radio Regulations annexed to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union currently in force; (36 of 2000 s. 28) "report" (报告) means a message, identified by the call sign "MARDEP" or "MARDEP, HONG KONG" and the call sign of a vessel, transmitted by VHF radiotelephone communication from that vessel to the vessel traffic centre; "river trade waters" (内河通航水域) means the waters contained within river trade limits other than the waters of Hong Kong contained within those limits; "sea" (海) means the waters of the sea other than those contained within river trade limits; "seaward limits of the vessel traffic service coverage" (船只航行监察服务范围的朝海界限) means the limits delineated in the Fifteenth Schedule specifying the extent of the coverage of the vessel traffic service; "special condition of the vessel" (船只的特殊状况) means any such condition relating to- (a) the abnormal stability of a vessel; (b) any trimming, heeling or listing of a vessel; (c) any deficiency of a vessel's propulsion or steering gear, anchors or windlass; (d) the breach of, or damage to, a vessel's hull which may affect the water-tight integrity of the vessel; (e) the abnormal state of a vessel's cargo; or (f) the breakdown of a vessel's radar or other aid to navigation of a major nature;"standard marine navigation vocabulary" (标准航海词汇) means the Standard Marine Navigation Vocabulary adopted by the International Maritime Organisation Assembly and currently in force; "vessel not under command" (失控船只) means a vessel which is unable to manoeuvre in accordance with collision regulations; "vessel traffic centre" (船只航行监察中心) means the vessel traffic centre (identified by the call sign "MARDEP" or "MARDEP, HONG KONG") from which the vessel traffic service of Hong Kong is operated and to which reports are made; "vessel traffic service" (船只航行监察服务) means the vessel traffic service of Hong Kong operated by the Director in respect of vessels within the seaward limits of the vessel traffic service coverage; "VHF" (甚高频) means very high frequency; "VHF channel" (甚高频频道), in relation to VHF radiotelephone communication, means any radiotelephone channel in the VHF band provided for in the Radio Regulations and specified as such in column 1 of the First Schedule; "VHF sector" (甚高频区段) means any VHF sector the boundaries of which are delineated in the Second Schedule. (L.N. 408 of 1994) Cap 313A reg 4 Application (1) This Part, other than regulation 6A, applies to- (a) a vessel of over 300 tons gross other than a vessel to which Part IV of the Ordinance applies; (b) a vessel- (i) of 300 tons gross or less; or (ii) to which Part IV of the Ordinance applies,and which is the subject of a direction given by the Director under section 16 of the Ordinance; (c) a vessel- (i) of 300 tons gross or less; or (ii) to which Part IV of the Ordinance applies,and which is the subject of a requirement made by the Director or an authorized officer at the vessel traffic centre to participate in the vessel traffic service.(2) Subject to paragraph (3), regulation 6A applies to any vessel (including a vessel to which Part IV of the Ordinance applies), whatever its tonnage, other than the following vessels- (a) a vessel licensed in accordance with the regulations made under Part IV of the Ordinance; and (b) a ferry vessel within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Shipping and Port Control (Ferry Terminals) Regulations (Cap 313 sub. leg.).(3) Regulation 6A applies to a vessel referred to in paragraph (2)(a) or (b) if it is the subject of a direction given by the Director under section 16 of the Ordinance. (L.N. 117 of 2002) Cap 313A reg 5 Possession of radiotelephone equipment (1) Every vessel shall have on board radiotelephone equipment that is capable of operation in the VHF band on the channels specified in the First Schedule. (L.N. 408 of 1994) (2) The radiotelephone equipment shall at all times be maintained in good working condition and shall be available for operation on the navigational bridge of a vessel. Cap 313A reg 6 Radiotelephone communication (1) Any VHF radiotelephone communication required to be made under this Part shall, so far as practicable, be communicated in accordance with the Radio Regulations. (2) Any VHF radiotelephone communication made by the master of a vessel shall be communicated to the vessel traffic centre and identified by the call sign "MARDEP" or "MARDEP, HONG KONG". |