### Shipping and Port Control Regulations 《船舶及港口管制規例》

11. Listening watch on radiotelephone
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the master of every vessel that is within the waters of Hong Kong shall maintain continuous listening watch on the radiotelephone on board the vessel on the VHF channel appropriate to the VHF sector in which the vessel is located. (L.N. 171 of 2017)
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply when—
(a) transmission by the master of the vessel on that channel is in progress;
(b) permission is granted by the vessel traffic centre to the master of the vessel to transmit on another channel, in which event the listening watch on the radiotelephone shall be maintained continuously on that other channel, except when transmission by the master of the vessel on that other channel is in progress; or
(c) permission is granted by the vessel traffic centre to the master of a vessel to suspend the listening watch on the radiotelephone. (L.N. 408 of 1994)
(L.N. 408 of 1994)

12. Directions from vessel traffic centre
(1) Where in the opinion of an authorized officer at the vessel traffic centre there exists in the waters of Hong Kong any of the conditions specified in paragraph (2), he may give directions to the master of any vessel specifying the time when and the place where the vessel shall—
(a) enter;
(b) move within or through; or
(c) depart from,
the waters of Hong Kong.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the conditions are—
(a) vessel traffic congestion;
(b) adverse weather;
(c) reduced visibility; or
(d) other hazardous conditions.
(L.N. 408 of 1994)

12A. Observation report
The master of a vessel within the waters of Hong Kong shall—
(a) if he observes any circumstances adversely affecting, or likely to adversely affect, any other vessel or aid to navigation within those waters; or
(b) if he becomes aware of the existence within those waters of any conditions concerning—
(i) danger to navigation;
(ii) adverse weather;
(iii) reduced visibility;
(iv) serious pollution; or
(v) other adverse phenomenon,
report those circumstances or conditions, as the case may be, to the vessel traffic centre on the VHF channel appropriate to the VHF sector in which the vessel is located. 
(L.N. 408 of 1994; L.N. 171 of 2017)

### Shipping and Port Control Regulations 《船舶及港口管制規例》

12B. Calling-in point report
When a vessel is in the vicinity of any calling-in point specified in the Tenth Schedule, the master of that vessel shall report the identity of that calling-in point, and the position of the vessel in relation thereto, to the vessel traffic centre on the VHF channel appropriate to the VHF sector in which the vessel is located.
(L.N. 408 of 1994; L.N. 171 of 2017)

13. Authorization to deviate from this Part
(1) An authorized officer at the vessel traffic centre may upon request from a master of a vessel grant permission to the master to deviate from any provision of or direction given under this Part and shall specify the manner in which such deviation may be made. (L.N. 408 of 1994)
(2) A master shall, in making a request under paragraph (1), state the manner in which he wishes to deviate from any particular provision of or direction given under this Part and the need for doing so.
(3) The granting of permission under paragraph (1) shall not diminish or in any way affect the responsibility of the master to whom the permission is granted in relation to his vessel, persons on board, its cargo or any other person or property.

14. Deviation from this Part in emergencies
(1) A master of a vessel may, in any emergency affecting the safety of life or property, deviate from any provision of or direction given under this Part, or any permission granted under regulation 13, to the extent necessary to avoid endangering persons, property or the environment.
(2) Where a master deviates from any provision of or direction given under this Part, or is unable, for whatever reason, to comply with any permission granted under regulation 13, he shall report that deviation or non-compliance, as the case may be, to the vessel traffic centre on the VHF channel appropriate to the VHF sector in which the vessel is located. (L.N. 408 of 1994; L.N. 171 of 2017)

14A. Advice from the vessel traffic centre
If at any time an authorized officer at the vessel traffic centre communicates to the master of a vessel within the waters of Hong Kong advice in respect of circumstances or conditions relating to, or likely to relate to, the vessel, the master of that vessel shall report his intentions in respect of that advice to the vessel traffic centre on the VHF channel appropriate to the VHF sector in which the vessel is located.
(L.N. 408 of 1994; L.N. 171 of 2017)

### Shipping and Port Control Regulations 《船舶及港口管制規例》

15. Failure of radiotelephone equipment
(1) If for any reason it is not possible to operate the radiotelephone equipment carried on board a vessel, the master shall at the earliest practicable time restore it or cause it to be restored to effective operating condition.
(2) During the time it is not possible to operate the radiotelephone equipment carried on board a vessel—
(a) compliance with regulation 11 is not required; (L.N. 171 of 2017)
(b) subject to subparagraph (c), compliance with regulation 7, 8, 8A, 8B, 8E, 8F, 8I, 12A, 12B or 14A (prescribed regulation

16. Penalties
(1) If without reasonable excuse regulation 5 or 6A is contravened, the owner and the master of the vessel commit an offence and each of them is liable to a fine of $40,000.
(2) If without reasonable excuse regulation 8, 8A, 8B, 8E, 8F, 8I, 9, 10, 12B, 14A or 15 is contravened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000. (L.N. 171 of 2017)
(3) If without reasonable excuse a master contravenes regulation 6, 7, 8J, 11, 12A or 14(2) he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $20,000.
(4) If without reasonable excuse a master fails to comply with any direction given to him under regulation 12 or any permission granted under regulation 13 he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
(L.N. 408 of 1994)

### Shipping and Port Control Regulations 《船舶及港口管制規例》

20. Stopping of vessels
(1) Any vessel underway to which the international code signal “L” is made by flag, sound or flashing lamp from a marine, police, immigration or customs and excise department launch or a signal station, or to which any signal prescribed in regulation 35 is exhibited from a police launch, shall stop until authorized to proceed.
(2) Any vessel not underway to which the international code signal “L” is made in the manner specified in paragraph (1), or to which any signal prescribed in regulation 35 is exhibited from a police launch, shall not move from its position until authorized to do so.
(3) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

21. Restriction on embarkation or disembarkation of pilots
(1) No vessel shall when entering Victoria port embark, or when leaving it disembark, a pilot outside the port within a distance of one nautical mile from the centre of the Lei Yue Mun Pass or Sulphur Channel.
(2) If without reasonable excuse this regulation is contravened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.