Cap 313X s 17 Power operated hatch coverings and hull doors, etc. (SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (WORKS) REGULATION; SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	313X	Title:	SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (WORKS) REGULATION	Gazette Number:	L.N. 290 of 2006
Section:	17	Heading:	Power operated hatch coverings and hull doors, etc.	Version Date:	02/01/2007

(1) Where works are to be, or are being, carried out on, to or by means of a vessel, no power operated hatch covering of the vessel shall be opened, closed or otherwise operated—

(a) by a person other than a competent person; or

(b) in a manner that may cause injury to any person.

(2) Where works are to be, or are being, carried out on, to or by means of a vessel, no power operated door in the hull, ramp, retractable deck or similar ship’s equipment of the vessel shall be opened, closed or otherwise operated—

(a) by a person other than a competent person; or

(b) in a manner that may cause injury to any person.

(3) If there is a contravention of subsection (1) or (2), the person in charge of works commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3.