### Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance 《商船(安全)條例》

78. Assistance to be rendered in the event of collisions
(1) Where two ships collide and either of those ships is registered in Hong Kong it shall be the duty of the master or person in charge of the ship registered in Hong Kong involved in the collision, if and so far as he can do so without danger to his own ship, crew and passengers (if any)—
(a) to render to the other ship, the master, crew and passengers (if any) such assistance as may be practicable and may be necessary to save them from any danger caused by the collision, and to stay by the other ship until he has ascertained that there is no need of further assistance; and
(b) to give to the master or person in charge of the other ship—
(i) the name of his own ship;
(ii) the name of the port to which it belongs; and
(iii) the names of the ports from which it comes and to which it is bound.
(2) If the master or person in charge of any ship involved in a collision fails without reasonable cause to comply with subsection (1)—
(a) he commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5; and (Amended E.R. 5 of 2021)
(b) if he is a certificated officer, an inquiry into his conduct may be held.

79. Collision to be entered in official log-book
(1) The master of any ship registered in Hong Kong involved in a collision shall, where it is practicable to do so, immediately after the occurrence of the collision, cause a statement thereof and the circumstances under which it occurred to be entered in the official log-book (if any) of the ship.
(2) The entry referred to in subsection (1) shall be signed by the master and also by the mate or one of the crew.
(3) If the master of a ship involved in a collision contravenes subsection (1) he commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1. (Amended E.R. 5 of 2021)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance 《商船(安全)條例》

80. Report to Director of accidents to ships
(1) Where any of the following casualties has occurred—
(a) the loss or presumed loss, stranding, grounding, abandonment of or damage to a ship;
(b) a loss of life or serious personal injury caused by fire on board or by any accident to a ship or a ship’s boat, or by any accident occurring on board a ship or ship’s boat; or
(c) any damage caused by a ship,
and, at the time it occurred, the ship was registered in Hong Kong, the owner or master of the ship shall, as soon as practicable, and in any case not later than 24 hours after the ship’s arrival at the next port, submit to the Director a written report of the accident or damage.
(2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall—
(a) give a brief description of the accident or damage;
(b) state the time and place where it occurred;
(c) state the name of the ship and its official number, its position at the time of the report and the next port of call; and
(d) give the particulars of any other ship involved in the accident.
(3) If the owner or master of a ship fails without reasonable excuse to comply with this section he commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3. (Amended E.R. 5 of 2021)

81. Notice of loss of ship registered in Hong Kong to be given to the Director
(Amended 10 of 2009 s. 27)(1) If the owner or agent of any ship registered in Hong Kong has reason, owing to the non-appearance of the ship or to any other circumstance, to believe that the ship has been wholly lost he shall, as soon as practicable, submit a written report of the loss to the Director.
(2) The written report referred to in subsection (1) shall specify—
(a) the probable cause of the loss of the ship; and
(b) the name of the ship and its official number.
(3) Any owner or agent who fails to comply with this section commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1. (Amended E.R. 5 of 2021)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance 《商船(安全)條例》

82. Report of dangers to navigation
(1)-(2) (Repealed 56 of 1990 s. 6)(3) Every person in charge of a wireless telegraph station which is under the control of the Authority under the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106), or which is established or installed under a licence issued by the Authority, shall, on receiving the signal prescribed by regulations made under section 100, regarding warnings of navigational dangers, for indicating that a message is about to be sent under those regulations— (Amended 56 of 1990 s. 6; 38 of 1993 s. 10; 36 of 2000 s. 28)
(a) refrain from sending messages for a time sufficient to allow other stations to receive the message; and
(b) if so required by the Director transmit the message in such manner as may be required by the Director.
(4) Compliance with subsection (3) shall be deemed to be a condition of every licence issued by the Authority under the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) in respect of the establishment or installation of a wireless telegraph station. (Amended 38 of 1993 s. 10; 36 of 2000 s. 28)
(5) (Repealed 56 of 1990 s. 6)

83. Signals of distress
(1) If the master of a ship uses or displays or causes or permits any person under his authority to use or display—
(a) any signal prescribed by regulations made under section 100 except in the circumstances and for the purposes prescribed by regulations made under that section; or
(b) any private signal, whether registered or not, which is liable to be mistaken for any signal prescribed by those regulations,
he commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 4 and shall further be liable to pay compensation for any labour undertaken, risk incurred or loss sustained in consequence of the signal having been supposed to be a signal of distress; and that compensation may, without prejudice to any other remedy, be recovered in the same manner as salvage. (Amended 56 of 1990 s. 7; E.R. 5 of 2021)
(2) Nothing in section 82(3) shall interfere with the transmission of signals prescribed by regulations made under section 100.
(3) In this section ship (船、船舶) includes a junk and a trawler to which Part XII of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Cap. 281) applies. (Added 56 of 1990 s. 7)