Cap. 369AG 《商船(安全)(載重線)(載重深度詳情)規例》Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Load Lines) (Particulars of Depth of Loading) Regulations

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版本日期: 2024-03-07

Cap. 369AF

Cap. 369AH

Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Load Lines) (Particulars of Depth of Loading) Regulations

(Cap. 369, section 102)

(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 1 of 2024)

[2 August 1991]

(Format changes—E.R. 1 of 2024)

1. Citation

(E.R. 1 of 2024)

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Load Lines) (Particulars of Depth of Loading) Regulations.

(2)

(Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2024)

2. Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

freeboard (乾舷) means the distance measured vertically downwards amidships from the upper edge of the deck-line marked on the side of the ship to the surface of the water; mean draught (平均吃水) means the mean of the draughts shown on the scales of measurement on the stem and on the stern post of the ship; mean freeboard (平均乾舷) means the mean of the freeboards on each side of the ship.

3. Application

These regulations apply to every ship in respect of which a load line certificate has been issued under section 51 of the Ordinance.

4. Form of notice to be posted on board ship under section 55(2)(b)

The notice which, under section 55(2)(b) of the Ordinance, is to be posted up in some conspicuous place on board a ship before the ship leaves any dock, wharf or harbour or other place for the purpose of proceeding to sea, shall be in the form set out in the Schedule.

Schedule

[reg. 4]

(Chapter 369)
Notice under section 55(2)(b)

SHIP
PORT OF REGISTRY
GROSS TONNAGE*
		(1)	Summer freeboard			millimetres
			corresponding to a mean draught† of			millimetres
			(equal to	feet	inches).
		(2)	Winter freeboard			millimetres
			corresponding to a mean draught† of			millimetres
			(equal to	feet	inches).
		(3)	Tropical freeboard			millimetres
			corresponding to a mean draught† of			millimetres
			(equal to	feet	inches).
		(4)	Winter North Atlantic freeboard			millimetres
			corresponding to a mean draught† of			millimetres
			(equal to	feet	inches).
		(5)	Allowance for fresh water for all freeboards
			other than timber freeboards			millimetres
		(6)	Timber summer freeboard			millimetres
			corresponding to a mean draught† of			millimetres
			(equal to	feet	inches).


		(7)	Timber winter freeboard			millimetres
			corresponding to a mean draught† of			millimetres
			(equal to	feet	inches).
		(8)	Timber tropical freeboard			millimetres
			corresponding to a mean draught† of			millimetres
			(equal to	feet	inches).
		(9)	Timber winter North Atlantic freeboard			millimetres
			corresponding to a mean draught† of			millimetres
			(equal to	feet	inches).
		(10)	Allowance for fresh water for timber freeboards			millimetres
The particulars to be given above of freeboards and allowances for fresh water are to be taken from the load line certificate currently in force in respect of the ship. Paragraphs referring to freeboards which the certificate shows have not been assigned to the ship must be deleted.
* In the case of a ship having alternative gross tonnages, both must be given.
† 1.	The mean draught to be given above is the mean of the draughts which would be shown on the scales of measurement on the stem and on the stern post of the ship if it were so loaded that the upper edge of the load line on each side of the ship appropriate to the particular freeboard were on the surface of the water.
2.	Where the draught is shown on the scales of measurement on the stem and on the stern post of the ship in feet the mean draught must be given in both millimetres and feet and inches using an equivalent of 25.4 millimetres to one inch.

PARTICULARS OF LOADING
1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Date		Place	Actual Draught			Mean Freeboard		Signature of Master and an Officer
			Forward	Aft	Mean	Actual (see notes 1 and 2 below)	Corrected (see note 3 below)	Master	An officer

Notes
1.	The actual mean freeboard (Column 6) is the mean of the freeboards on each side of the ship at the time when the ship is loaded and ready to leave.
2.	If the actual mean freeboard is less than the appropriate minimum salt water freeboard as shown on the load line certificate there must be entered in Column 7 the corrected freeboard arrived at after making any allowances for density of water, rubbish to be discharged overboard and fuel, water and stores to be consumed on any stretch of river or inland water, being allowances duly entered in the ship’s official log-book.
3.	If the actual mean freeboard is greater than the appropriate salt water freeboard, Column 7 need not be filled in.
	(E.R. 1 of 2024)