(3) If the company or the master of a ship, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subrule (1), the company or the master (as the case may be) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5.
20. Duty to notify the Director of non-compliance
(1) The master of a ship shall, without undue delay, notify the Director of the details of any non-compliance by the ship with—
- (a) any of the requirements specified in relation to the ship in rule 18; or
- (b) any of the requirements specified in relation to the ship in rule 19.
(2) The master of a ship who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subrule (1)(b) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5.
21. Ships to complete and keep Declarations of Security
(1) If a ship is requested by the Director under section 5 of part A of the Code to complete a Declaration of Security, the master or the ship security officer of the ship shall, without undue delay, complete the Declaration of Security in the manner specified in that section.
(2) After completing a Declaration of Security in respect of a Hong Kong ship, the master or the ship security officer, as the case may be, of the ship shall keep the Declaration of Security on board during the next 10 calls of the ship at any port facility.
22. Duty to keep information and records
(1) A ship intending to enter the waters of Hong Kong shall keep on board the information specified in—
- (a) regulation 5 of Chapter XI-2 of the Convention; and
- (b) regulation 9.2.1 of Chapter XI-2 of the Convention on—
- (i) where the ship has previously called at not less than 10 port facilities, the last 10 occasions where the ship called at port facilities immediately before it intends to enter the waters of Hong Kong; or
- (ii) where the ship has previously called at less than 10 port facilities, all occasions where the ship called at port facilities immediately before it intends to enter the waters of Hong Kong.
