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1. Introduction
Under the Entertainment
Special Effects Ordinance (ESEO) Cap. 560, special effects materials
(SEM) used for producing entertainment special effects are classified
as pyrotechnic special effects materials (PSEM) and non-PSEM. PSEM are basically explosives fall
within Category 1 dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance
(DGO) Cap. 295. Non-PSEM are
mainly of dangerous goods of other categories in the DGO.
Conveyance of dangerous
goods by vessels is regulated under the Dangerous Goods (Shipping)
Regulations (Cap. 295 sub. leg.), the Shipping and Port Control
Regulation (Cap. 313 sub. leg.) and the Merchant Shipping (Safety)
(Dangerous Goods and marine Pollutants) Regulation (Cap. 413 sub.
leg.). These regulatory control
is also applicable to the conveyance of SEM. With the commencement of the ESEO,
some provisions in the above Regulations have been simplified to
facilitate the conveyance of small quantity of PSEM.
This guidance notes set
out the means of conveyance of small quantity of SEM by vessels, and
give a practical guidance for the safe conveyance. In addition, Appendix I sets out the
conditions and manner for conveyance by vessels of a type approved by
the Director of Marine for the purpose of section 25 of the
Entertainment Special Effects (General) Regulation (Cap. 560 sub.
leg.).
2. Conveyance of Small Quantity of PSEM by Vessels
Pursuant
to section 25 of the Entertainment Special Effects (General)
Regulation, small quantity of PSEM may be conveyed in a vessel of a
type approved by the Director of Marine (see Annex A) without prior
permission from the Director of Marine.
The quantity of the PSEM to be conveyed shall not exceed those
specified below, and the conveyance shall be in accordance with the
conditions and manner stipulated by the Director of Marine and the
Entertainment Special Effects Licensing Authority (the Authority) which
are set out in Appendix I:
(a) PSEM (other than designated items) of net explosive
quantity (NEQ) not exceeding 5 kg;
(b) not more than 50
detonators;
(c) designated items
(other than detonators) of NEQ not exceeding 200 g; or
(d) the materials specified
in paragraphs (a) and (b), (b) and (c), (a) and (c), or (a) and (b) and
(c) above.
In
addition, a conveyance permit is not required for the conveyance of
these PSEM provided that the requirements set out in section 23(3) of
the Entertainment Special Effects (General) Regulation are met.
3. Good Practice for the Conveyance of SEM
Guidance for good
practice for the conveyance of SEM is given in Section 5 of the Code of
Practice issued by this Authority on the Use, Storage and Conveyance of
Special Effects Materials (CP1).
In addition, any persons who are involved in the conveyance
shall also observe all relevant provisions of the legislation of Hong
Kong including:
(a) Unless otherwise
exempted under section 23 of the Entertainment Special Effects
(General) Regulation, no person shall convey by land or water within
Hong Kong any PSEM without a conveyance permit issued by the
Authority.
(b) Conveyance of
PSEM in a vessel shall comply with the provisions of the Dangerous
Goods (Shipping) Regulations.
(c) A vessel
carrying PSEM shall display signals in accordance with regulation 37 of
the Shipping and Port Control Regulations.
(d) The conveyance
of PSEM shall be under the supervision of a suitably qualified special
effects operator with permitted scope of operation stipulated -
(i) in the
conveyance permit; or
(ii) in cases where
a conveyance permit is not required, under section 23(3) of the
Entertainment Special Effects (General) Regulation.
(e) PSEM shall be
labelled and packed in accordance with section 20 of the ESEO and
section 43 of the Entertainment Special Effects (General) Regulation.
(f) In case where
the conveyance of PSEM is in accordance with para. 2 above, no
passengers other than those holding a valid special effects operator
licence and directly involved in the conveyance shall be conveyed in
the vessel at the same time as the PSEM are carried.
4. Enquiries
Further details on
the types of vessels approved for conveyance of PSEM may be obtained
from the Local Safety Section of the Marine Department at 2852
4430. For general enquiries
please call our Special Effects Licensing Section at 2594 5756.
Entertainment
Special Effects
Licensing
Section
6.6.2005
ESELA
Guidance Notes 4 (6.6.2005)
The
Conditions and Manner for the Conveyance of SEM by Vessels
under
Section 25 of the Entertainment Special Effects (General) Regulation
Pursuant to section 25
of the Entertainment Special Effects (General) Regulation (Cap. 560
sub. leg.) (the Regulation), given below are the conditions and manner
specified by the Director of Marine and the Entertainment Special
Effects Licensing Authority (the Authority) for the conveyance of
pyrotechnic special effects materials (PSEM) in a vessel where prior
permission from the Director of Marine is not required:
1. The types of vessels approved for
the conveyance shall be limited to those specified in Annex A.
2. The PSEM for the conveyance shall be in accordance with
the provisions of section 25(2)(a) to (d) of the Regulation, that is
(a) PSEM (other than
designated items) of net explosive quantity (NEQ) not exceeding 5 kg;
(b) not more than 50 detonators;
(c) designated items (other than detonators) of NEQ not
exceeding 200 g; or
(d) the materials specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), (b) and
(c), (a) and (c), or (a) and (b) and (c) above.
3.
Loading or unloading of PSEM
shall be restricted to the following locations
Location 1 - Marine Barging Point at Fat Tong O, Area
137, Tseung Kwan O
Location 2 - Ma Tau Kok Public
Pier at To Kwa Wan (KP048)
Location 3 - Tsing Lung Tau Pier
at Sham Tseng (NP089)
Location 4 - Watson Road Landing
at North Point (HP038)
Location 5 - Belcher Bay Landing near Smithfield at
Kennedy Town (HP057)
Location
6 - the Western Dangerous Goods Anchorage
Detailed location for these loading/unloading points are
given in the attached location plans.
4.
The conveyance of PSEM shall be under
the supervision of a suitably qualified special effects operator in
accordance with the requirements set out in section 23(3) of the
Regulation. For ease of
reference, these requirements are summarised below
(a) In cases where
the conveyance does not involve designated items, the conveyance shall
be supervised by a person holding one of the following special effects
operator licences subject to the scope of operation specified in the
licence:
Special Effects Operator Class I (Stream A)
Special Effects Operator Class II (Stream A)
Special Effects Operator (Stream B)
Special Effects Operator (Stream A Short term)
Special Effects Operator (Stream B Short term)
(b) In cases where
the conveyance involves designated items, the conveyance shall be
supervised by a person holding one of the following special effects
operator licences subject to the scope of operation specified in the
licence:
Special Effects Operator Class I (Stream A)
Special Effects Operator (Stream A Short term)
5. All PSEM shall
be conveyed in movable PSEM stores licensed by or in containers
approved by the Authority and in compliance with the specified
compatibility rules.
6. Except with the permission of the Director of Marine, the
conveyance of PSEM by a vessel shall be restricted to daylight hours
(i.e. between the hours of sunrise and sunset).
7. The vessel shall
be in good working order, seaworthy and possess a valid licence issued
by the Director of Marine.
8. Unless specified
otherwise in a conveyance permit, special effects operator carrying
PSEM in a vessel shall provide at least one additional efficient 4.5 kg
CO2 fire extinguisher, readily available for immediate use
in the vessel.
9. Conveyance of PSEM with non-pyrotechnic special effects
materials (non-PSEM) (collectively known as special effects materials,
SEM) in a vessel may be allowed provided that such conveyance is in
accordance with the following requirements
(a) the combined
water capacity of cylinders containing LPG shall be less than 130
litres;
(b) non-PSEM other than LPG shall be of
quantities not exceeding the exempted quantities specified in the
relevant provisions of the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulation (Cap.
295 sub. leg.);
(c) the non-PSEM
shall be stowed separately according to compatibility rules and in any
case separate from the PSEM to be conveyed; and
(d) two additional
4.5 kg CO2 fire extinguishers shall be made available for
immediate use in the vessel.
10. Vessel carrying PSEM or non-PSEM of Category 2 or Category
5 dangerous goods in the meaning of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance shall
not enter any typhoon shelter or Public Cargo Working Area, unless
otherwise approved by the Director of Marine.
11. The special effects operators shall give sufficient advance
notice with details of SEM to be conveyed to the master or the person
in charge of a vessel, so as to allow the installation of the necessary
signals or lights in the vessel for the conveyance.
12. The special effects operators shall brief the master or the
person in charge of a vessel on safety issues before and during the
conveyance including the danger of using radio transmitters near the
PSEM and smoking in the vessel, etc.
13. Any vessel carrying
SEM shall never be left unattended at any one time.
14. The special
effects operators shall not cause or allow the loading or unloading of
SEM in inclement weather.
15. While loading,
unloading or carriage of SEM is in progress, all persons engaged in the
loading, unloading or carriage shall
(a) not smoke or
allow any person to smoke within 15 m of the vessel; and
(b) take all
necessary precautions for the prevention of fire, explosions or other
accidents, and for preventing unauthorised persons from having access
to the materials.
16. No person shall be permitted to load, unload or carry any
SEM while in possession of or under the influence of intoxicating
beverages, alcohol, narcotics, or prescription or non-prescription
drugs or other substances that can impair judgement or movement.
17. Any container
containing SEM shall be handled with care to prevent undue impact or
exposure to excessive heat, flame or direct sunlight.
18. Binary system pyrotechnic
materials shall be conveyed in such a manner that the two components
are kept separate from each other in different containers.
19. The master or the person in charge of
a vessel, or the special effects operators on board a vessel carrying
SEM shall forthwith notify the Marine Police or the Vessel Traffic
Centre (VTC) of the Marine Department, either by telephone at
2233 7801 or 2233 7808 or by one of the following VHF radio
channels: 12, 14 or 67 (Callsign Mardep or 「海事」), of the
marine accident the vessel was involved and the type of SEM being
carried on board.
Director of Marine Entertainment
Special Effects
Licensing
Authority
6.6.2005
Vessels Conveying Special Effects Materials
1. Pursuant to section 25(3)(a)
of the Entertainment Special Effects (General) Regulation (Cap. 560
sub. leg.)(the Regulation), approval is hereby given for the following
types of vessels to convey pyrotechnic special effects materials of
quantity not exceeding those specified in section 25(2) of the
Regulation subject to the requirements stated in section 25(3)(b) of
the Regulation:
Vessels
under the Merchant Shipping
(Launches
and Ferry Vessels) Regulations -
Launch
Tug
Vessels under the Merchant
Shipping
(Miscellaneous Craft)
Regulations -
Dry Cargo Vessel
Dumb Lighter (including Flat Top
Cargo Barge)
2. Pursuant to regulation
46(1) of the Shipping and Port Control Regulations (Cap. 313 sub.
leg.), permission is hereby given for the vessels specified in para. 1
above to lie along side the Government piers specified in para. 3 of
Appendix I for the purpose of loading or unloading pyrotechnic special
effects materials, provided that the conveyance is in accordance with
the requirements specified under section 25 (2) and (3) of the
Entertainment Special Effects (General) Regulation.
Director
of Marine
6.6.2005
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