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Rh '''7. Non-Hong Kong ships to comply with the Convention'''

(1) A non-Hong Kong ship in Hong Kong shall comply with regulations 4, 6 and 8 of Chapter XI-2 of the Convention.

(2) A non-Hong Kong ship intending to enter Hong Kong shall comply with regulations 4 and 9.2 of Chapter XI-2 of the Convention.

8. Companies to comply with the Convention

(1) The company of a ship shall comply with regulations 4, 5 and 8 of Chapter XI-2 of the Convention.

(2) The company of a ship shall provide the master, company security officer and ship security officer of the ship with such supports as are necessary for each of them to perform their respective functions under Chapter XI-2 of the Convention and part A of the Code.

9. Ship security officers and company security officers

(1) The company of a ship shall designate for the ship—
 * (a) a ship security officer; and
 * (b) a company security officer.

(2) A ship security officer and a company security officer shall comply with the provisions of part A of the Code that respectively apply to each of them and take into account the guidance contained in part B of the Code.

10. Control of ships in Hong Kong

(1) The Director may impose any control measures referred to in regulation 9.1 or 9.3 of Chapter XI-2 of the Convention on a ship in the waters of Hong Kong.

(2) The master of a ship shall, without undue delay, act upon any direction given pursuant to the regulation referred to in subrule (1) by the Director.

11. Control of ships intending to enter Hong Kong

(1) The Director may impose any control measures referred to in regulation 9.2 or 9.3 of Chapter XI-2 of the Convention on a ship intending to enter the waters of Hong Kong.