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No. 10 of 1899.
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MERCHANT SHIPPING.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
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22 (leo. 5, c. 9, s. 5 (2).
Survey with respect to life-saving appliances.
22 Geo. 5, c. 9, s. 5 (3).
Notice of deficiency.
22 Geo. 5, c.
9, s. 5 (3).
Clearance not to he granted and ship to be detained until pro- duction of certificate of rectification. 22 Geo. 5, c. 9, s. 5 (3).
Entry in log-
book of boat drill and
examination
(b) if any of the appliances with which the ship is so pro- vided are lost or rendered unfit for service in the course of the voyage or excursion through the wilful fault or negligence of the
owner or master; or
(c) if the master wilfully neglects to replace or repair, on the first opportunity, any such appliances lost or injured in the course of the voyage or excursion; or
(d) if such appliances are not kept so as to be at all times fit and ready for use; or
(e) if any provision of the rules or regulations in respect of life-saving appliances applicable to the ship is contravened or not complied with,
then the owner of the ship (if in fault) shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and the master of the ship (if in fault) shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(4) A Government ship or engineer surveyor may inspect any ship for the purpose of seeing that the rules or regulations in respect of life-saving appliances applicable to the ship have been complied with in her case, and for the purpose of any such inspection shall have all the powers of a Board of Trade Inspector under the Merchant Shipping Acts.
(5) If the surveyor finds that the rules or regulations have not been complied with he shall give written notice to the owner or master stating in what respect the said rules or regulations have not been complied with, and what, in his opinion, is required to rectify the matter.
(6) Every notice so given shall be communicated to the Harbour Master and a clearance shall not be granted to the ship and the ship shall be detained until a certificate under the hand of a Government ship or engineer surveyor is produced to the effect that the matter has been rectified.
(7) The master of every British ship shall enter or cause
to be entered in the official log-book a statement, or, if there is no official log-book, cause a record to be kept, of every occasion
of life-saving on which boat drill is practised on board the ship, and on which
6 Edw. 7, c.
the life-saving appliances on board the ship have been examined appliances. for the purpose of seeing that those appliances are fit and ready 48, s. 9 (1). for use; and if, in the case of a passenger ship, boat drill is 22 Geo. 5, c. not practised on board the ship in any week, the master shall 9, s. 5 (5). enter a statement of the reasons why boat drill was not practised in that week.
(8) The master shall, if and when required by any officer of the Harbour Department, produce for inspection any such entry or record.
Production of record. [cf. 6 Edw. 7, c. 48, s. 9 (2).]
(9) If the master fails to comply with any requirement of Penalty. sub-sections (7) and (8), he shall be liable to a fine not exceed-
ing one hundred dollars :
Provided always that sub-sections (1) to (6) shall, after a 6 Edw. 7, day to be notified in the Gazette, apply to all foreign ships while e. 48, s. 4. within the waters of the Colony to the same extent as they apply to British ships: Provided always that sub-sections (1) to (7) inclusive of this section shall not apply to any ship of a Safety Convention country which carries a valid safety certificate, or to any ship of a non-Convention country with regard to which it has been declared by order of His Majesty in Council that the provisions in force in that country relating to life-saving appliances are as effective as those of the Merchant Shipping Acts, on proof that such former provisions are complied with in the case of that ship.
Deck and load-lines.
+
deck-lines.
14.—(1) All ships in the waters of the Colony (except ships Marking of under twenty-five tons not carrying cargo, pleasure yachts, + ships not trading or plying for hire, and ships employed solely 57 & 58 Vict. as tugs) shall be permanently and conspicuously marked with c. 60, s. 437. lines of not less than twelve inches in length and one inch in breadth, painted longitudinally on each side amidships or as near thereto as is practicable, and indicating the position of each deck which is above water, subject to the following provisions:
+ See also No. 25 of 1934 [Merchant Shipping (No. 2) Amendment), s. 4
(not yet in force on 1.1.1938).
As amended by No. 23 of 1932 [10.12.32] and Law Rev. Ord., 1937. Section 14 was, by G.N. 380 of 6.7.28, applied to all foreign ships while within the waters of the Colony, with effect from 31st July, 1928.
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