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

118B. Application
This Part and Schedule 3 apply in relation to—
(a) a seafarer as defined by section 2A(1) who works on board a ship; or
(b) a registered person.

118C. Interpretation of Division 2
In this Division—
e-log guidelines (電子航海日誌指引) means the documents listed in Division 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 3, as from time to time revised or amended by revisions or amendments to those documents;
listed log-book (表列航海日誌) means a log-book listed in column 2 of the Table in Division 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 that is referred to in a provision listed in column 3 of that Table corresponding to the log-book;
MLC (《海勞公約》) means the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, adopted by the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization on 23 February 2006, as from time to time revised or amended by any revision or amendment to any provision of the Convention that applies to Hong Kong;

MLC certificate (《海勞公約》證書) means—
(a) a document listed in column 2 of the Table in Division 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 that is referred to in a provision listed in column 3 of that Table corresponding to the document; or
(b) a document listed in column 2 of that Table the subject matter of which is referred to in a provision listed in column 3 of that Table corresponding to the document.

118D. MLC certificates may be issued electronically
(1) This section applies to an MLC certificate that may be issued by a certifying authority under a provision of this Ordinance.
(2) An MLC certificate may be issued by a certifying authority in electronic form.
(3) An MLC certificate is considered as issued in electronic form only if it is issued in accordance with the applicable requirements set out in the e-cert guidelines.
(4) A certifying authority must cause an MLC certificate issued by it in accordance with this section to be kept in the e-cert database.

118E. MLC certificates may be endorsed electronically
(1) This section applies to an MLC certificate that may be endorsed by a certifying authority under a provision of this Ordinance.
(2) An MLC certificate may be endorsed by a certifying authority in electronic form.
(3) An MLC certificate is considered as endorsed in electronic form only if the endorsement is made in accordance with the applicable requirements set out in the e-cert guidelines.
(4) A certifying authority must cause an endorsement made by it in accordance with this section to be entered in the e-cert database with respect to the MLC certificate.

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

118F. Validity of MLC certificates may be extended electronically
(1) This section applies to an MLC certificate the validity of which may be extended by a certifying authority under a provision of this Ordinance.
(2) The validity of an MLC certificate may be extended by a certifying authority in electronic form.
(3) The validity of an MLC certificate is considered as extended in electronic form only if the extension is made in accordance with the applicable requirements set out in the e-cert guidelines.
(4) A certifying authority must cause an extension made by it in accordance with this section to be entered in the e-cert database with respect to the MLC certificate.

118G. MLC certificates may be cancelled or withdrawn electronically
(1) This section applies to an MLC certificate that may be cancelled or withdrawn by a certifying authority under a provision of this Ordinance.
(2) An MLC certificate may be cancelled or withdrawn by a certifying authority in electronic form.
(3) An MLC certificate is considered as cancelled or withdrawn in electronic form only if the cancellation or withdrawal is made in accordance with the applicable requirements set out in the e-cert guidelines.
(4) If an MLC certificate is cancelled or withdrawn in electronic form, the requirement under any provision of this Ordinance for delivering up the certificate on its cancellation or withdrawal is regarded as having been met and physical delivery of the certificate is no longer required.
(5) A certifying authority must cause a cancellation or withdrawal made by it in accordance with this section to be entered in the e-cert database with respect to the MLC certificate.

118H. Exhibiting and keeping of MLC certificates electronically by displaying printouts
(1) For a ship in respect of which an MLC certificate is issued, if the exhibiting or keeping of the certificate, or a copy of the certificate, on board the ship is required under a provision of this Ordinance, the requirement is also met by displaying on board the ship a printout of the certificate in electronic form.
(2) In subsection (1)—
exhibiting (陳示), in relation to a document, includes the display or posting up of the document;
printout (打印本) includes a copy of a printout.

118I. Making and keeping of entries and records in listed log-books electronically
If an entry or record is required to be made or kept in a listed log-book under a provision of this Ordinance, the requirement is also met by making or keeping the entry or record in the log-book in electronic form—
(a) in an electronic device on board the ship to which the log-book relates; and
(b) in accordance with the applicable requirements set out in the e-log guidelines.

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

118J. Interpretation of Division 3
In this Division—
competency certificate (適任證書) means an STCW Code certificate or a High Speed Craft Code certificate;

High Speed Craft Code (《高速船規則》) means—
(a) the 1994 Code (as defined by section 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (High Speed Craft) Regulation (Cap. 369 sub. leg. AW)); or
(b) the 2000 Code (as defined by that section);

High Speed Craft Code certificate (《高速船規則》證書) means—
(a) a document listed in column 2 of the Table in Subdivision 2 of Division 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 that is referred to in a provision listed in column 3 of that Table corresponding to the document; or
(b) a document listed in column 2 of that Table the subject matter of which is referred to in a provision listed in column 3 of that Table corresponding to the document;

STCW Code (《培訓規則》) has the meaning given by section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulation (Cap. 478 sub. leg. T);

STCW Code certificate (《培訓規則》證書) means—
(a) a document listed in column 2 of the Table in Subdivision 1 of Division 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 that is referred to in a provision listed in column 3 of that Table corresponding to the document; or
(b) a document listed in column 2 of that Table the subject matter of which is referred to in a provision listed in column 3 of that Table corresponding to the document.

118K. Competency certificates may be issued electronically
(1) This section applies to a competency certificate that may be issued by the Authority under a provision of this Ordinance.
(2) A competency certificate may be issued by the Authority in electronic form.
(3) A competency certificate is considered as issued in electronic form only if it is issued in accordance with the applicable requirements set out in the e-cert guidelines.
(4) The Authority must cause a competency certificate issued by the Authority in accordance with this section to be kept in the e-cert database.

118L. Competency certificates may be endorsed electronically
(1) This section applies to a competency certificate that may be endorsed by the Authority under a provision of this Ordinance.
(2) A competency certificate may be endorsed by the Authority in electronic form.
(3) A competency certificate is considered as endorsed in electronic form only if the endorsement is made in accordance with the applicable requirements set out in the e-cert guidelines.
(4) The Authority must cause an endorsement made by the Authority in accordance with this section to be entered in the e-cert database with respect to the competency certificate.