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| Joint operation against ships without pre-arrival notification | ||
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| The Marine Department held a joint operation with the Marine Police and Immigration Department this morning (June 17) in Victoria Harbour to intercept vessels that failed to submit Pre-arrival Notification (PAN) to the department.
Twenty-seven vessels were intercepted in the operation. Among them, four had not submitted PAN and were transiting Hong Kong waters. The shipmasters were charged and will be brought to court tomorrow. Senior Marine Officer/Harbour Patrol Section Mr Joseph Tsang said that under the Shipping and Port Control (Amendment) Regulation 2002, vessels intending to enter Hong Kong waters should tender PAN to the Marine Department not less than 24 hours before their entry. Mr Tsang said information provided in PAN would enable the department to have better control on navigational safety and devise an effective action plan in case of marine accidents. The PAN contains useful information relating to the vessel covering its name and call sign; dimension and gross tonnage; crew members; purpose of call and last port of call; vessel defects; quantities and categories of dangerous goods on board. "In the past, vessels of over 300 tons were required to submit PAN. But the requirement has been extended to cover all vessels since November last year except those with exemptions such as ferries plying within river trade limits," Mr Tsang said. "It was found in our harbour patrol in the last few months that most arriving vessels that berthed in the port had complied with the PAN requirement. But many transiting vessels had not." "Failing to do so, the owner and master of the vessel commit an offence and each of them is liable to a maximum fine of $40,000," he said. End/Tuesday, June 17, 2003 |
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