### Merchant Shipping (Court of Survey) Regulations 《商船(驗船法庭)規例》

12. Calling of witness by appellant
The appellant shall then call his witnesses and, having done so, shall state in writing what order he requires the court to make.

13. Witnesses in reply
After the appellant has examined all his witnesses, the person representing the Chief Executive and the complainant may, on cause shown to the satisfaction of the court, call further witnesses in reply.
(10 of 2009 s. 41)

14. Addresses of parties
After all the witnesses have been examined, the court shall first hear the appellant, then the complainant (if any), and afterwards the person representing the Chief Executive.
(10 of 2009 s. 41)

15. Adjournment
The president may adjourn the court from time to time and from place to place as may be most convenient.

16. Delivery of decision
The president shall deliver the decision of the court in writing and the same may be sent or delivered to the respective parties, and it shall not be necessary to hold a court merely for the purpose of giving the decision.

17. Release or detention of vessel and report
As soon as possible after the court has come to its decision the court shall issue an order for the release or detention (either finally or on condition) of the vessel, in the form of Form 3 in the First Schedule and the president shall report to the Chief Executive in the form of Form 4 in the First Schedule.
(10 of 2009 s. 41)

18. Forms
The forms in the First Schedule are prescribed for use under these regulations.

19. Fees
The appropriate fees prescribed in the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations (Cap. 281 sub. leg. F) shall be payable in respect of any proceedings before a court of survey.
(L.N. 86 of 1965) 

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Use of Signals of Distress) Regulations 《商船(安全)(遇險訊號的使用)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Use of Signals of Distress) Regulations.

2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“signal of distress” (遇險訊號) means any of the signals of distress prescribed by regulation 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety)(Signals of Distress and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations (Cap. 369 sub. leg. N) for use by ships as signals of distress.

3. Use of signals of distress
(1) No signal of distress shall be used by any ship unless the master of the ship so orders.
(2) The master of a ship shall not order any signal of distress to be used by his ship unless he is satisfied—
(a) that his ship is in serious and imminent danger, that a person is in serious and imminent danger, or that another ship or an aircraft is in serious and imminent danger and cannot of itself send that signal; and
(b) that the ship in danger (whether his own ship or another ship), the person in danger or the aircraft in danger, as the case may be, requires immediate assistance in addition to any assistance then available to him or it.
(3) The master of a ship which has sent any signal of distress by means of radio or other means, shall cause that signal to be revoked by all appropriate means as soon as he is satisfied that the ship, person or aircraft to which the signal relates is no longer in need of assistance.
(L.N. 50 of 1992)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Appliances) (Ships Built On or After 25 May 1980 but Before 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(消防裝置)(1980年5月25日或之後但1984年9月1日之前建造的船舶)規例》

5. Fixed fire extinguishing systems in cargo spaces
(1) In every ship of Class I of 1,000 tons or over and in every ship of Class I engaged in the carriage of dangerous goods there shall be provided a fixed fire extinguishing installation complying with the requirements of Schedule 9 to protect every cargo space except special category spaces and cargo spaces intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion.
(2) The Director may exempt any ship (other than a ship engaged in the carriage of dangerous goods) from the requirements of this regulation if he is satisfied that to require compliance therewith would be unreasonable on account of the short duration of the voyages on which the ship is engaged.

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Appliances) (Ships Built On or After 25 May 1980 but Before 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(消防裝置)(1980年5月25日或之後但1984年9月1日之前建造的船舶)規例》

6. Fixed pressure water spraying system, etc.
(1) In every ship of Class I there shall be provided in each special category space a fixed pressure water spraying system complying with the requirements of Schedule 8. The Director may permit the use of any other fixed fire extinguishing system that has been shown by full-scale test in conditions simulating a flowing petrol fire in a special category space to be not less effective in controlling fires likely to occur in such a space.
(2) In every ship of Class I there shall be provided in each cargo space intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion a fixed fire extinguishing system complying with the requirements of Schedule 9 so as to protect every such cargo space.
(3) In every ship of Class I there shall be provided in each open ro/ro cargo space having a deck over and each space deemed to be a closed ro/ro cargo space not capable of being sealed, a fixed pressure water spraying system complying with Schedule 8. Due consideration shall be given to bilge pumping arrangements and drainage facilities.

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Appliances) (Ships Built On or After 25 May 1980 but Before 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(消防裝置)(1980年5月25日或之後但1984年9月1日之前建造的船舶)規例》

8. Machinery spaces containing steam turbines or enclosed steam engines
In every ship of Class I there shall be provided in spaces containing steam turbines or enclosed pressure lubricated steam engines used either for main propulsion, or having in the aggregate a total power of not less than 373 kW for auxiliary purposes—
(a) foam fire extinguishers each of at least 45 litres capacity or carbon dioxide fire extinguishers each of at least 16 kilograms capacity sufficient in number to enable foam or carbon dioxide to be directed on to any part of the pressure lubrication system and on to any part of the casings enclosing pressure lubricated parts of the turbine, engines or associated gearing and any other areas of high fire risk. Provided that such extinguishers shall not be required if equivalent protection is provided in such spaces by a fixed fire extinguishing installation fitted in compliance with regulation 7(1); and
(b) portable fire extinguishers suitable for extinguishing oil fires sufficient in number to ensure that at least one extinguisher is not more than 10 metres walking distance, from any position within the space: provided that there shall be not less than 2 such extinguishers.

9. Fire extinguishing appliances in other machinery spaces
In every ship of Class I where a fire hazard exists in any machinery space for which no specific provisions for fire extinguishing are required by regulation 7 or 8 there shall be provided in, or adjacent to, that space a sufficient number of portable fire extinguishers to ensure that at least one extinguisher is not more than 10 metres walking distance from any position within that space unless equivalent means of fire extinction are provided.

10. Special requirements for machinery spaces
In every ship of Class I in any machinery space of Category A to which access is provided at a low level from an adjacent shaft tunnel there shall be provided in addition to any watertight door and on the side remote from that machinery space a light steel fire-screen door which shall be operable from each side.

10A. Paint lockers, etc.
In every ship of Class I, every paint locker and flammable liquid locker shall be protected by an approved fire-extinguishing system.
(L.N. 412 of 1995)