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(Cap 413, section 3)* [6 May 1987] (L.N. 121 of 1987) _________________________________________________________________________________ Note: * These regulations were made under Article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/470 U.K.) as modified and extended to Hong Kong by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Hong Kong) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/664 U.K.). See sections, 3 and 12(1)(b) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention) and Control of Pollution) Ordinance, enacted in 1990 (Cap 413). Cap 413E reg 1 Citation and interpretation (1) These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (IBC Code) Regulations. (2) In these regulations the following expressions have the following meanings- "1974 SOLAS Convention" (《1974年国际海上人命安全公约》) means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (a); "1983 IGC Code" (1983年国际气体规则) means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk set out in the Annex to Resolution MSC. 5(48) adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization on 17 June 1983; (L.N. 185 of 1995) "1993 IGC Code" (1993年国际气体规则) means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time; (L.N. 185 of 1995) "BCH Code" (散化规则) means the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (1993 Edition) published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time; (L.N. 185 of 1995) "Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate" (货船构造安全证书) , "Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate" (货船设备安全证书) , "Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate" (货船无线电报安全证书) and "Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate" (货船无线电话安全证书) mean respectively the certificates so entitled issued in conformity with the 1974 SOLAS Convention and, in the case of a Hong Kong ship, under or pursuant to the Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance (Cap 369); "chemical tanker" (化学品液货船) means a self-propelled cargo ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid substance listed in Chapter 17 of the IBC Code; but does not include offshore support vessels or dry cargo ships with deep tanks; "constructed" (建造) in regulation 2 means, in relation to a ship, having its keel laid or being at a similar stage of construction; and "similar stage of construction" (相若建造阶段) means the stage at which- (a) construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; and (b) assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1 per cent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is the less;"Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances Regulations" (控制有毒液体物质污染规则) means the Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations (Cap 413 sub. leg.); "Director" (处长) means the Director of Marine; "IBC Code" (国际散化规则) means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemical in Bulk (1994 Edition) published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time; (L.N. 185 of 1995) "in bulk" (散装) means directly and without intermediate form of containment in a tank forming an integral part of, or permanently located on, a ship; "International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk" (国际散装运输危险化学品适装证书) means, in relation to a Hong Kong ship, a certificate issued pursuant to regulation 5 and, in relation to any other ship, a certificate issued in conformity with Chapter 1 of the IBC Code by or on behalf of the government of the State in which the ship is registered; "MARPOL 1973/78" (《1973/78年防污公约》) means the International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended (b); "pollution hazard substance" (有污染危险的物质) means a substance listed in column "a" of the table in Chapter 17 of the IBC Code and having against it in column "d" thereof an entry "p" only. (L.N. 185 of 1995)(3) In interpreting the IBC Code- (a) the provisions of the IBC Code having been made mandatory under regulation 3 the language thereof shall be construed accordingly; (b) the definitions set out in Chapter I, paragraph 1.3 thereof, shall apply; (c) references to the Administration shall, in relation to Hong Kong ships, be references to the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour; and references to the Port Administration shall, in relation to all ships in the waters of Hong Kong, be references to the Director; ( L.N. 106 of 2002) (d) each of the references to regulations of the 1974 SOLAS Convention listed in column (2) of the table in the Schedule hereto shall be construed as a reference to the corresponding provisions contained in regulations made under the Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance (Cap 369) and listed opposite to it in column (4) of that table; (L.N. 185 of 1995) |