No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
[s. 10 contd.] other certificates equivalent to those required under this section, the same being in force and applicable, and which have been issued under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts or any enactment in force in any British possession; and
22 Geo. 5, c. 9, s. 36.
Passenger ship not to clear without certificates of survey.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 271 (1) (b), (2).
Appointment and remuneration of surveyors. [cf. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 724 (1) & (3) and 22 Geo. 5, c. 9]
(b) foreign ships which have from their own country or from the country from whose flag they have been transferred or from any British possession passenger certificates or survey and other certificates equivalent to those required in the case of British ships: Provided that, in the event of any question arising as to the sufficiency of any foreign certificate to protect the ship holding the same from survey under this section, such question shall be referred for settlement to the Governor in Council, whose decision thereon shall be final:
Provided that paragraphs (a) and (b) of this sub-section shall as from the 16th day of July, 1936, cease to apply to Safety Convention passenger ships plying on international voyages.
(3) No passenger ship which carries more than twelve passengers shall clear outwards or proceed on any voyage from the Colony unless the master has the certificates as to survey required under this Part, the same being in force and applicable to the voyage on which the ship is about to proceed, or, in the case of a foreign ship, certificates equivalent to those required in the case of a British ship. Any passenger ship attempting to go to sea may be detained until such certificates as aforesaid are produced to the Harbour Master.
(4) The Governor may appoint such number of fit and proper persons to be Government surveyors for the purposes of this Ordinance as he may think proper, and appoint their duties, and may remove any of them, and may fix the remuneration to be received by them. Such Government surveyors may be classified as ship surveyors, engineer surveyors and wireless telegraphy surveyors.
[S.&.]
Surveyor to have power to inspect ship, etc.
[cf. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 725.]
(5) It shall be lawful for the said surveyors, in the execution of their duties, to go on board any ship to which this section applies, at all reasonable times, and to inspect the same or any part thereof, or any of the machinery, boats, equipments or articles on board thereof, or any certificates of the master, mate or engineer, to which the provisions of the Merchant