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CHN-1989-R-8049
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Title_of_text
Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Signals of Distress and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1989. L.N. 140.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
China
Territorial subdivision(s)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Subjects (Classification)
Seafarers - Occupational safety and health and welfare
Adopted on (Date of text)
1989-05-09
Scope of text
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
These Regulations give effect to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 as amended by Resolution A464 (XII) of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization, which are set out in the Schedule. Regulation 4 prescribes the signals of distress set out in Annex IV to the International Regulations as the signals of distress to be used by ships registered in Hong Kong. Regulation 5 requires all ships registered in Hong Kong to comply with the International Regulations. These Regulations replace the United Kingdom Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1983 (SI 1983/708) which at present apply to Hong Kong.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1981-11-25 (CHN-1981-L-103785)
Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance (Cap. 369).
Serial region
Serial title
Hong Kong Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 2.
Date
1989-05-19
Number
Vol. CXXXI, No. 20
Page range
p. B394-B417