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Marine Department
List of Information available to the public free of charge or at a cost
Item Cost (HK$) Distribution Office
Government Fleet Division
List of maintenance contractors free Government Dockyard
General Registry
Rm A206, 2/F,
Administration Block,
Ngong Shung Road,
Stonecutters Island,
Sham Shui Po,
Kowloon.

Tel.: 2307 3573
Method of application and assessment for the maintenance contractors in the Government Dockyard free "
Multi-lateral Policy Division
International Maritime Organisation Papers 9.0 per page per copy Multi-Lateral Policy Division
Rm 2101,
21/F., Harbour Bldg.,
38 Pier Road, Central, H.K.

Tel.: 2852 4018
Port Control Division
Application for "Approval in Principle" Letter for Certification and Licensing of a Local Vessel (PDF) free download
Procedure for certificating and licensing of local vessels (Guidance notes for filling in application form) free download
For pleasure vessel - click here to download(PDF)

For other vessels - click here to download(PDF)
Procedure for renewal of operating licence of local vessels (Guidance notes for filling in application form) free download
Procedures for reporting change of ownership of local vessels (Guidance notes for filling in application form) free download
Procedures for cancellation of licence of local vessels (Guidance notes for submission of application) free download
Information Notes for Yachtmasters of Visiting Yachts/Pleasure Vessel free Click here
For other forms free download
Please refer to Downloadable Forms(PDF)
Shipping Division
Code of safe working practices for merchant seamen (Chinese edition) 95.00 Shroff Office
Rm 309,
3/F, Harbour Bldg.,
38 Pier Road, Central, H.K.

Tel.: 2852 4957
Guidance notes for the Attention of Masters of Hong Kong registered ship with regard to Crew Matters free Mercantile Marine Office
Rm 302,
3/F, Harbour Bldg.,
38 Pier Road, Central, H.K.

Tel.: 2852 3061 or
2852 3063
Safety handbook for Seafarers - "Immediate action in case of fire" (Chinese edition) free "
Safety handbook for Seafarers - "Personal safety on board ship" (Chinese edition) free "
Seamanship Handbook for deck ratings (Chinese edition) 3.00 Shroff Office
Rm 309,
3/F, Harbour Bldg.,
38 Pier Road, Central, H.K.

Tel.: 2852 4957
Seamanship Handbook for deck ratings (English edition) 2.00 "
(GMDSS) Radio Log Book 32.00 "
Crew Agreement free Mercantile Marine Office
Rm 302,
3/F, Harbour Bldg.,
38 Pier Road, Central, H.K.

Tel.: 2852 3061 or
2852 3063
Certified copy of a deletion certificate 220.00 Shipping Registry
Rm 302,
3/F., Harbour Bldg.,
38 Pier Road, Central, H.K.

Tel.: 2852 4387
Certified extract of a ship's register 260.00 "
Hong Kong Shipping Register User's Handbook free "
Inspection of a ship's register 110.00 "
Uncertified extract of a ship's register 110.00 "
Safety Leaflets free Marine Industrial Safety Section
Rm 2315,
23/F, Harbour Bldg.,
38 Pier Road, Central, H.K.

Tel.: 2852 4477
Safety Pamphlets (Chinese edition) free "
Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Safety Guide (Supervisor) (English and Chinese edition) free "
Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Safety Guide (Worker) (Chinese edition) free "
Instruction for the Guidance of Survey - Survey of Hong Kong High Speed Passenger Craft free Passenger Ship Safety Section
Rm 2414,
24/F, Harbour Bldg.,
38 Pier Road, Central, H.K.

Tel.: 2852 4891
Minimum Safe Manning
(Merchant Shipping Information Notes 33/2009)
free download Click here to download
Application for the issue of Hong Kong Licences and Endorsements under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW), as amended
(Merchant Shipping Information Notes 28/2009)
free download Click here to download
Survey, Audit, Certification and Operation Licence Arrangements for Hong Kong Registered Cargo Ships (Merchant Shipping Information Notes 32/2009) free download Click here to download


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