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[Subsidiary]
CAP. 281] Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Craft)
Regulations
[1983 Ed.
Engines not to be fitted to vessels in certain cases.
(a) an inspection of the complete machinery installation and the arrangements of fuel storage and piping in connexion therewith has been made; and
(b) the equipment for extinguishing fires has been examined and found satisfactory or that, having regard to the primitive build and the service in which the vessel is to be engaged, there does not appear to be an undue risk of fire or explosion.
(4) The following particulars shall be entered by the Director in the licence book and the certificate of inspection--
(a) the type of engines,
(b) the number of engines,
(c) the maker's engine numbers,
(d) the number of propellers,
(e) the number of fuel tanks and their aggregate capacity,
(f) the number and type of fire appliances provided,
(g) the number and type of life-saving appliances provided,
(h) the number of crew and number of passengers allowed.
(5) The machinery space of every vessel fitted with mechanical means of propulsion shall, where considered necessary, be bounded at both ends by efficient bulkheads.
(6) The owner of every vessel fitted with a steam boiler, pressure unit, mechanical or electrical appliance, whether for propulsion, pumping, working cargo or any other purpose, on applying for a licence, shall produce to the Director a certificate from a Government surveyor certifying that the boiler, pressure unit, mechanical or electrical appliance is fit for the service intended.
PART III
DUTIES OF OWNERS, MASTERS AND AGENTS, ETC.
11. (1) No owner, licensee, charterer or master of any vessel shall-
(a) fit or permit to be fitted, to such vessel, any engine using petrol or paraffin or any combination of petrol and paraffin as fuel; or
(b) where such vessel, in respect of which a licence or permit has been issued by the Director, then, during the currency of such licence or permit, fit or cause to be fitted to that vessel any mechanical means of propulsion, auxiliary machinery, steam boiler or pressure vessel without the consent of the Director.
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