Before carrying manual pallet truck or water-soluble paint, the passenger must understand and accept all the following terms:
Part A – Applicable to all passengers
1. To carry manual pallet truck or water-soluble paint, apart from complying with the terms of this notice, the passenger must also comply with all terms applicable to our company’s passenger service and freight service, including but not limited to the Notice of Freight Arrangement;
2. Adequate manpower must be arranged by the passenger for loading and unloading of the manual pallet truck or water-soluble paint onto / off the ferry. Our company will not assist in loading / unloading them;
3. The process of loading / unloading manual pallet truck or water-soluble paint onto / off the ferry must not cause any delay to sailing’s departure, and must not cause any nuisance or inconvenience to other passengers and / or our company’s employees;
4. Manual pallet truck (together with the wooden cart) or water-soluble paint can only be placed at the freight area during voyage, and must not obstruct passageway or equipment on the ferry;
5. Our company has the final say in deciding whether to carry the item(s). Our company can consider all relevant factors, including but not limited to weather, sea conditions, passenger flow, state of the ferry and the pier facilities, actual operational conditions, etc. in order to ensure the safety of navigation;
6. Passenger shall be responsible for any loss or damage of their manual pallet truck or water-soluble paint during carriage, and in no circumstances shall our company or employees be responsible in any way for any such loss or damage whatsoever;
7. If any item carried by the passenger causes any damage to the lives or properties of any person or entity (including but not limited to our company’s ferries and wooden carts), or causes any loss to our company, the passenger is fully liable, and must fully indemnify all losses suffered by our company.
Part B – Only applicable to passengers carrying manual pallet truck
8. Only pallet trucks that are (i) manual; and (ii) not classified as dangerous goods can be carried;
9. Two days’ advance booking is required for carrying manual pallet truck. No carriage will be arranged if there is no advance booking;
10. Only designated sailings on weekdays (Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays) can carry manual pallet truck – they are the Central to Peng Chau 16:10 and 17:30 sailings and the Peng Chau to Central 16:55 and 18:15 sailings;
11. Upon arrival at the pier of origin, before entering the gate, the passenger must first provide information to our company’s employees for checking and must also buy a freight ticket;
12. When booking, the passenger must provide accurate information about the manual pallet truck, including its size, volume and material/content;
13. The size of the manual pallet truck (including its packaging) must not exceed 3 feet wide X 5 feet long (0.91m wide X 1.52m long). The total height of the manual pallet truck and the wooden cart must not exceed the lower deck cabin internal height;
14. The manual pallet truck must not be loaded with any freight or objects;
15. The manual pallet truck must be packaged into a regular rectangular shape before carriage can be arranged;
16. The manual pallet truck must be carried on our company’s wooden cart;
17. During the entire voyage for the carriage of manual pallet truck, the passenger must place and secure the manual pallet truck on our company’s wooden cart;
18. Only one manual pallet truck can be booked and carried on each sailing;
19. Passengers are reminded to pay special attention to other applicable terms on the Notice of Freight Arrangement;
20. The freight fare for carrying each manual pallet truck is HKD 64 (the relevant freight fare is calculated based on the freight fare regulation in the 2021-2026 Ferry Service License granted by the Transport Department, at HKD 143.4 per cubic meter).
Part C – Only applicable to passengers carrying water-soluble paint
21. Only paint that is (i) water-soluble; and (ii) not classified as dangerous goods can be carried;
22. Water-soluble paint must have sealed and leak-proof packaging before it can be carried. The packaging must not be opened on the ferry or at the pier;
23. Passengers are reminded to pay special attention to other applicable terms on the Notice of Freight Arrangement;
24. The freight fare for carrying water-soluble paint: HKD 5 per can for cans with capacity of less than 10 liters (L) / kilograms (kg); HKD 9.5 per can for cans with capacity of 10 liters (L) / kilograms (kg) or more (the relevant freight fare is calculated based on the freight fare regulation in the 2021-2026 Ferry Service License granted by the Transport Department, at HKD 143.4 per cubic meter).
24 September 2023