Home What's new About us Publications and press releases Access to information Public services Hong Kong Shipping Register Hong Kong Shipping Directory Arrivals and Departures Port Services Marine Works in Progress Certification and Examination for Seafarers Including Examination Schedule Fees and Charges Hydrographic Services and Products Public forms Electronic services Tender notices Links Others		>The Hong Kong Shipping Register Home > Public services > The Hong Kong Shipping Register Hong Kong Shipping Register User's Handbook Extract of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Chapter V Section 3 : Shipping) Preambles The User's Handbook was first updated in April 1999, as a result of the introduction of a series of enhancement measures to make the Hong Kong Shipping Register more competitive and user-friendly. Since then, the User's Handbook has been updated several times in order to reflect the latest changes made to the ship registration procedures and the requirements of Hong Kong registered ships. As an on-going updating process, this User's Handbook (2006 Edition) contains more comprehensive information including the latest Annual Tonnage Charge (ATC) Reduction Scheme for Hong Kong registered ships effected from 1 February 2006. Contents Section 1- General Section 2 - Full Registration Section 3 - Provisional Registration Section 4 - Demise Charter (Bare Boat Charter) Registration Section 5 - Registration of Mortgages Section 6 - Changes of Ownership Section 7 - Close of Registration Section 8 - Quality Assurance Section 9 - Minimum Safe Manning, Certification and Radio Operation Section 10 - Seafarers working on board Hong Kong registered ships and related mercantile business Section 11 - Fees Appendix 1 - Registry fees Appendix 2 - Miscellaneous registry fees Appendix 3 - Useful Directory Appendix 4 - List of address, telephone, fax number and e-mail of overseas Economic and Trade Offices
		2003 Important notices Last revision date: 2 July 2007