MERCHANT SHIPPING (SECURITY OF SHIPS AND PORT FACILITIES) RULES
(Made under section 6 of the Merchant Shipping (Security of Ships and Port Facilities) Ordinance (13 of 2004))
PART 1
General Provisions
1. Interpretation
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—
“company” (公司), in relation to a ship, means—
- (a) the owner of the ship; or
- (b) any person, including the manager or bareboat charterer of the ship, who has assumed responsibility for the operation of the ship and, on assuming that responsibility, agreed to take over all duties and responsibilities imposed in respect of the ship by the International Safety Management Code;
“company security officer” (公司保安官員) means a person designated under rule 9(1)(b);
“Declaration of Security” (保安聲明) means an agreement reached between a ship and a port facility or a ship with which it interfaces specifying the security measures that each will implement;
“interim certificate” (臨時證書) means an Interim International Ship Security Certificate issued under rule 16;
“International Safety Management Code” (《國際安全管理規則》) means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention adopted by the International Maritime Organization as amended by the Organization from time to time;
“port facility security officer” (港口設施保安官員) means a person designated under rule 24(1);
“port facility security plan” (港口設施保安計劃) means a plan referred to in section 16 of part A of the Code;
“security certificate” (保安證書) means an International Ship Security Certificate issued or endorsed under rule 14;
“security instruction” (保安指示) means an instruction given under rule 3;
“security level” (保安級別) means the qualification of the degree of risk that any suspicious act or circumstance threatening the security of a ship or port facility will occur as set pursuant to section 4.1 of part A of the Code;
