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MERCHANT SHIPPING.

No. 10 of 1899.

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rules.

the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, as amended by section 5 (1) life-saving of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) appliances Act, 1932, shall apply to the Colony in respect of the following ships

(i) passenger steamers plying on international voyages;

(ii) passenger

steamers plying on short international

voyages;

(iii) foreign-going steamships (except steamships, such as salvage tugs, dredgers and the like, declared by the Governor in Council to be special service craft) not certified for the carriage of passengers:

Provided that the Governor in Council may, in addition to any powers of exemption or modification given to the Governor under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932, as extended to the Colony by Order of His Majesty in Council, make regulations with regard to life-saving appliances for ships to which the said rules do not apply.

In this sub-section—

'passenger steamer" means a steamer carrying more than twelve passengers;

"foreign-going" means plying outside the limits within which river steamers ply.

*

57 & 58 Vict. c. 60; 22 Geo. 5, c. 9.

Duties of owners and to carrying

masters as

(2) It shall be the duty of the owner and master of every British ship to see that his ship is provided, in accordance with the said rules or regulations, as the case may be, with such of those appliances as, having regard to the nature of the service live-saving on which the ship is employed and the avoidance of undue 57 & 58 Vict. encumbrance of the ship's decks, are best adapted for securing c. 60, s. 428. the safety of her crew and passengers.

(3) In the case of any ship—

Penalty for breach of

applicable

(a) if the ship is required to be provided with life-saving rules or appliances and proceeds on any voyage or excursion without regulations being so provided in accordance with the rules or regulations to ship. applicable to the ship; or

* As amended by No. 28 of 1935 [1.7.35]. Sub-sections (1) to (6) of section 13 were, by G.N. 240 of 4.5.28, applied to all foreign ships while within the waters of the Colony, with effect from 30th June,

1928.

57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 430 (1).

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