Section 188
of Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960
Section 188
The Governor in Council may make rules (in this Ordinance referred to as “the radio rules”) in respect of ships to which the provisions of this Chapter apply –
(a)
prescribing the nature of the radio installation to be provided;
(b)
prescribing the number, grade and qualifications of operators to be carried;
and
(c)
making provision as to the certificates to be held by operators.
(2)
The radio rules shall require that the radio installation to be provided on all ships and ships of sixteen hundred tons gross tonnage or upwards proceeding on an international voyage shall include an efficient radio direction finding apparatus capable –
(a)
of receiving clearly perceptible signals and of taking bearings from which the true bearings and direction may be determined; and
(b)
of receiving signals on the frequencies prescribed for distress, direction finding, and radio beacons by any international radio-telegraph convention for the time being in force, and that efficient communication shall be provided between such apparatus and the bridge of the ship.
105
Obligations in respect of radio to be in addition to those imposed by the
Telecommunications Ordinance.