The Government of Hong Kong proposed to make a new regulation under the Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance to include the latest seafarers’ training requirements as described in the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters of the International Maritime Organization into local legislation.
Namely, a spokesman for the Transport and Housing Bureau informed on February 22, that the:
The proposed Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Ships Operating in Polar Waters) Regulation mandates all...