### Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance 《商船(海員)條例》

64. Lists of registered persons available for employment in ships
(Amended 16 of 2013 s. 42)(1) A permitted body must keep in its permitted crew department a list of the registered persons contained in its crew department record who are available for employment—
(a) if the body is a company, in ships that it owns, manages or charters; or
(b) if the body is a seafarers’ organization, in Hong Kong ships. (Replaced 16 of 2013 s. 42)
(2) The list of registered persons must be—
(a) kept in a form and manner approved by the Superintendent; and
(b) in both the English and Chinese languages. (Replaced 16 of 2013 s. 42)
(3) Any list kept under this section must contain in respect of each registered person whose name appears in the list such particulars as the Superintendent requires. (Amended 16 of 2013 s. 42)
(4) Any permitted body which contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2. (Amended 16 of 2013 s. 42)

65. Particulars of registered persons supplied by permitted body to be delivered to Superintendent
(Amended 16 of 2013 s. 43)(1) Within 7 working days after the last day of each month during the whole or part of which a permit is in force, the permitted body shall deliver to the Superintendent a notice in the prescribed form, and signed by the person in charge of the permitted crew department, containing such particulars in relation to registered persons supplied by it for employment in sea-going ships or coastal-going ships during that month as are required by such form. (Amended 23 of 1998 s. 2)
(2) Any permitted body which contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2.
(Amended 16 of 2013 s. 43)

### Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance 《商船(海員)條例》

66. Changes in particulars or information supplied for application for permit to be notified to Superintendent
(Amended 16 of 2013 s. 44)(1) Within 7 working days after the last day of each month, a permitted body shall deliver to the Superintendent a notice in the prescribed form and signed by the person in charge of the permitted crew department— (Amended 16 of 2013 s. 44)
(a) setting out any changes in any of the particulars or information supplied to the Superintendent pursuant to section 53(1) or (2), other than particulars or information in relation to persons employed in the permitted crew department, since the permit was granted or since the preceding notice delivered pursuant to this section was delivered, as the case may be; or
(b) where there have been no such changes, declaring that there have been no such changes.
(2) Any permitted body which contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2.
(Amended 16 of 2013 s. 44)

67. Approval of methods used in permitted crew department to select registered persons
The Superintendent’s approval is required for the method or methods used in the permitted crew department of a permitted body to select registered persons, whose names are contained in its crew department record, to be supplied for employment in ships.
(Replaced 16 of 2013 s. 45)

### Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance 《商船(海員)條例》

69. Advance of wages
(1) Where an advance of wages is to be paid to a registered person supplied by a permitted company for employment in a ship, the whole of such advance of wages, without any deduction therefrom, shall be paid to such person personally by— (Amended 16 of 2013 s. 2)
(a) the person in charge of the permitted crew department; or
(b) a person employed by the permitted company who has been appointed for the purpose by the person in charge of the permitted crew department.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 3 months.

70. Approval of methods used by permitted company to pay allotments and remittances and display of certain notices
(1) The Superintendent’s approval is required for the method or methods used by a permitted company to pay to persons in whose favour allotments or remittances are made by registered persons who are selected by it for employment in ships that it owns, manages or charters. (Amended 16 of 2013 s. 47)
(2) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Ordinance, a permitted company shall at all times cause to be displayed in a conspicuous position in a part of its permitted crew department to which registered persons have access and, where allotments and remittances are dealt with elsewhere than in the permitted crew department, in that part of the premises of the permitted company in which the same are dealt with— (Amended 16 of 2013 s. 47)
(a) a notice or notices specifying the approved method or methods used by the permitted company to pay allotments and remittances;
(b) a notice specifying the days on and times at which allotments and remittances are dealt with; and
(c) such other notices relating to allotments and remittances as the Superintendent requires.
(3) Every notice displayed in a permitted crew department pursuant to subsection (2) shall be in the English and Chinese languages.
(4) Any permitted company which contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2.

### Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance 《商船(海員)條例》

71. Corruption
(1) Any person employed by a permitted body who, by himself or by or in conjunction with any other person, corruptly solicits or receives, or agrees to receive, for himself or for any other person, any gift, loan, fee, reward or advantage as an inducement to, or reward for, or otherwise on account of any person employed by the permitted body doing or forbearing to do anything in respect of any matter or transaction, actual or proposed, in which the permitted crew department maintained by such body is concerned commits an offence.
(2) Any person who, by himself or by or in conjunction with any other person, corruptly gives, promises or offers any gift, loan, fee, reward or advantage to any person, whether for the benefit of that person or another person, as an inducement to or reward for or otherwise on account of any person employed by a permitted body doing or forbearing to do anything in respect of any matter or transaction, actual or proposed, in which the permitted crew department maintained by the body is concerned commits an offence.
(3) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable—
(a) on conviction upon indictment, to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 5 years; and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
(Amended 16 of 2013 s. 2)