Chapter:	548F	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (GENERAL) REGULATION	Gazette Number:	L.N. 193 of 2006; L.N. 282 of 2006
Section:	30	Heading:	Application and interpretation	Version Date:	02/01/2007

(1) This Part applies to a Class I vessel or Class II vessel which is permitted under its operating licence to carry passengers.
(2) In this Part—
"local passenger vessel" (本地客船) means a vessel to which this Part applies;
"passenger service vessel" (客運船隻) means a vessel which is a Class I vessel for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) (Certification and Licensing) Regulation (Cap 548 sub. leg. D) and which is in use on or is reserved for a franchised service or licensed service under the Ferry Services Ordinance (Cap 104).