The current legislation says it is an offence for any vessel to emit dark smoke which is as dark as, or darker than, Shade 2 on the Ringelmann Chart for 3 minutes or more continuously at any one time.
For ringelmann chart, you may refer to: www.mardep.gov.hk/en/publication/materials/pdf/darksmoke.pdf
To be a smoky vessel spotter, we suggest the following:
For ringelmann chart, you may refer to: www.mardep.gov.hk/en/publication/materials/pdf/darksmoke.pdf
To be a smoky vessel spotter, we suggest the following:
- If you see a vessel emitting pretty dark smoke (darker than shade 2) continuously, grab your phone/video camera and record a video of it for more than 3 minutes
- If the dark smoke is non-stop in the video for over 3 minutes, call Marine Department 2385 2791 (24 hours hotline) immediately to report the location, direction and type of vessel. They should send a patrol boat to identify it. You may wish to tell them you have a 3 minute plus video.
- Please let us know too, info@paulzimmerman.hk or 9096-3070. We can help chasing the Marine Department for follow up actions.
- Marine Department’s email address is mi1ohps1@mardep.gov.hk , you may send them the link (dropbox, youtube, etc) of the video. But they prefer you make the report by phonecall first as they can send a patrol right away.
- Should Marine Department proceed with the investigation, you may be invited to provide a statement, this could be done in their Aberdeen Office.
跟據法例，如在香港水域內任何本地船隻如排放的黑煙與力高文圖表上的2號陰暗色同等深色或 較之更深色，任何一次持續3 分鐘或以上，即屬犯罪。
力高文圖表可參考：www.mardep.gov.hk/en/publication/materials/pdf/darksmoke.pdf
舉報排放黑煙船隻
力高文圖表可參考：www.mardep.gov.hk/en/publication/materials/pdf/darksmoke.pdf
舉報排放黑煙船隻
- 如發現船隻持續地排放大量黑煙（2號陰暗色同等深色或較之更深色的煙霧），請用拍攝一段多於3分鐘的影片。
- 如船隻於影片中持續排放黑煙超過3分鐘，應立即致電海事處二十四小時熱線2385 2791舉報，清楚提供事發地點，船隻航行的方向及黑煙的濃度（微型力高文圖表中2號陰暗色同等深色或較之更深色的煙霧），並告知你有一段三分鐘的影片。
- 海事處希望市民將影片傳送到海事處電郵（mi1ohps1@mardep.gov.hk），可將影片上載至 dropbox 或youtube，並將其鏈結附在電郵内。
- 海事處會就有關事件作岀調查，而舉報之市民會被邀請到香港仔海事分處作協助調查。
- 歡迎將資料同時發給我們（info@paulzimmerman.hk or 9096-3070），我們會就事件向海事處跟進。