### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(貨船構造及檢驗)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

55. Gas welding, flame cutting and domestic gaseous fuel installations
(1) In every ship every gas welding, flame cutting or domestic gaseous fuel installation shall be designed, constructed and installed so that the safety of the ship and of the persons on board is not impaired.
(2) Every domestic liquefied petroleum gas installation shall be at least in accordance with Merchant Shipping Notice No. M 984.

55A. Damage control
(1) This regulation applies to all post 1992 ships other than tankers.
(2) There shall be permanently exhibited or readily available on the navigating bridge, for the guidance of the officer in charge of the ship, a plan showing clearly for each deck and hold the boundaries of the watertight compartments, the openings therein with the means of closure and position of any controls thereof, and the arrangements for the correction of any list due to flooding. In addition, booklets containing the afore-mentioned information shall be made available by the owners for the use of the officers of the ship.
(3) Indicators shall be provided for all sliding doors and for hinged doors in watertight bulkheads. Indication showing whether the doors are open or closed shall be given on the navigating bridge. In addition, shell doors and other openings which in the opinion of the Certifying Authority could lead to major flooding if left open or not properly secured, shall be provided with such indicators.
(L.N. 415 of 1995)

55B. Emergency towing arrangements
(1) This regulation applies to tankers having a deadweight of 20,000 tons or over.
(2) In the case of tankers built before the commencement of this regulation, an emergency towing arrangement shall be fitted at the first scheduled dry-docking after the commencement of this regulation and in any case not later than 1 January 1999.
(3) In the case of tankers built on or after the commencement of this regulation, an emergency towing arrangement shall be fitted at the time of building.
(4) The emergency towing arrangement shall be subject to the approval of the Director, based on the guidelines developed or amended from time to time by the International Maritime Organization.
(L.N. 480 of 1996)

55BA. Safe access to tanker bows
A tanker constructed on or after 1 July 1998 must be provided with the means of access to its bow—
(a) as required by regulation 3-3 of specified Chapter II-1; and
(b) as approved by the Director by reference to the guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization as amended from time to time.
(L.N. 251 of 2018)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(貨船構造及檢驗)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

56. Initial surveys
(1) The structure, machinery and equipment of a ship shall be subject to an initial survey before the ship is put in service or before a cargo ship safety construction certificate is issued in respect of the ship for the first time.
(2) The initial survey shall include a complete inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment including an inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom. The survey shall ensure that the arrangements, materials, scantlings and workmanship of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery including steering gear and associated control systems, electrical installations and other equipment comply with the requirements of these regulations and all other applicable enactments relating to construction of the ship, are in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service for which the ship is intended. In the case of tankers, the survey shall also include an inspection of the pump rooms, cargo spaces, bunker and ventilation piping systems and associated safety devices.
(3) Upon completion of an initial survey of a ship, and on the application of the owner, agent or master of the ship, if the Director is satisfied that the ship complies with the requirements of these regulations and all other applicable enactments relating to construction of the ship, he may issue in respect of the ship a cargo ship safety construction certificate. The certificate shall be valid for 5 years from the date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.
(L.N. 33 of 2000; L.N. 251 of 2018)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(貨船構造及檢驗)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

57. Renewal surveys
(1) The structure, machinery and equipment of a ship shall be subject to a renewal survey at intervals specified by the Director which shall not exceed 5 years for the renewal of a cargo ship safety construction certificate.
(2) The renewal survey shall include an inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment referred to in regulation 56(2), to ensure that they comply with the requirements of these regulations and all other applicable enactments relating to construction of the ship, are in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service for which the ship is intended. (L.N. 251 of 2018)
(3) Upon completion of a renewal survey of a ship, and on the application of the owner, agent or master of the ship, if the Director is satisfied that the ship complies with the requirements of these regulations and all other applicable enactments relating to construction of the ship, he may issue in respect of the ship a cargo ship safety construction certificate. The certificate shall be valid for 5 years from the date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate. (L.N. 251 of 2018)
(4) Where a renewal survey of a ship in respect of which an extension of a cargo ship safety construction certificate is granted under regulation 59C is completed, the new cargo ship safety construction certificate issued in consequence of the survey shall be valid for 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate before the extension was granted or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate or, if the Director considers it is appropriate in the special circumstances of the case, valid for 5 years from the date of completion of the survey or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.
(L.N. 33 of 2000)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(貨船構造及檢驗)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

58. Intermediate surveys
(1) The structure, machinery and equipment of a ship in respect of which a cargo ship safety construction certificate has been issued shall be subject to an intermediate survey within the period commencing 3 months before the second anniversary date of the certificate and ending 3 months after the third anniversary date of the certificate, and if the intermediate survey is completed within the period commencing 3 months before, and ending 3 months after, the second anniversary date or the third anniversary date of the certificate, it is to take the place of an annual survey to be carried out in the same year in which the intermediate survey is carried out. (L.N. 150 of 2021)
(2) The intermediate survey shall include an inspection of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, machinery and equipment, the steering gear and associated control systems and electrical installations to ensure that they remain in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service for which the ship is intended. In the case of tankers, the survey shall also include an inspection of the pump rooms, cargo spaces, bunker and ventilation piping systems and associated safety devices and the testing of insulation resistance of electrical installations in dangerous zones.
(3) If a new date (new date