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Subject Index of Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Notices

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  • Dangerous goods and marine pollutants
    Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulation 1014 (PDF)
    The Carriage of Explosives by Ships 1015 ( Annex) (PDF)
    The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants in Packaged Form on Ships 1016 ( Annex) (PDF)
    Portable Tanks, Multiple-element Gas Containers (MEGCs) and Road Tank Vehicles for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Ships 1017 (PDF)
    Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Specification of Substances)(Amendment) Order 2004 1060 (PDF)

  • Electrical equipment and installations
    Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction And Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations - Electrical Equipment and Installations 1002 (PDF)
    Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship Construction)(Ships Built Before 1 September 1984) Regulations - Electrical Equipment and Installations 1007 (PDF)
    Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations - Electrical Equipment and Installations 1009 (PDF)

  • Fire explosion
    Use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in domestic installations and appliances on ships, fishing vessels, barges, launches, and pleasure craft - explosions, fires and accidents resulting from leakage of gas 1010 (PDF)

  • Merchant Shipping Notices, Ordinances and Regulations
    Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Notices and Merchant Shipping Ordinances and Regulations current as at 1 January 2008 1000 (Annex 1, Annex 2) (PDF)

  • Noxious liquid substances
    The Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 1013 (Annex) (PDF)
    Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Specification of Substances)(Amendment) Order 2004 1060 (PDF)

  • Oil pollution
    Definition of "Oil" 1011 (PDF)
    The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations
    Revised Guidelines as to the conduct of Initial, Mandatory Annual, Intermediate and Renewal Surveys
    1012 (Annex) (PDF)
    List of National Operational Contact Points 1059 (Annex) (PDF)

  • Radar, radio, direction finders, magnetic compasses
    Standards for equipment required by Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1004 (PDF)

  • Safety instructions
    The loading and stability assessment of passenger ships 1006 (PDF)
    Use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in domestic installations and appliances on ships, fishing vessels, barges, launches, and pleasure craft - explosions, fires and accidents resulting from leakage of gas 1010 (PDF)

  • Surveys and inspections
    Global and uniform implementation of the harmonized system of survey and certification (HSSC) 1023 (Annex) (PDF)

  • Watertight doors
    Watertight subdivision arrangements of passenger ships - the number, location and operation of watertight doors 1008 (PDF)