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No. 10 of 1899.
Is. 14 contd.]
Marking of load-line.
57 & 58.Vict.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(a) the upper edge of each of the deck-lines must be level with the upper side of the deck plank next the waterway at the place of marking; and
(b) the deck-lines must be white or yellow on a dark ground or black on a light ground.
In this sub-section, "amidships" means the middle of the length of the load water-line as measured from the fore side of the stem to the aft side of the stern-post.
(2) The owner, agent or master of every ship in the waters of the Colony (except ships under twenty-five tons not carrying c. 60, s. 438. cargo, pleasure yachts, ships not trading or plying for hire, and ships employed solely as tugs) shall, before clearing his ship outwards from the Colony, mark on each side amidships within the meaning of sub-section (1) or as near thereto as is practicable, in white or yellow on a dark ground or in black on a light ground, a circular disc twelve inches in diameter, with a horizontal line eighteen inches in length drawn through its centre, subject to the following provisions:-
Penalty for neglecting to mark lines, etc.
c. 60, s. 442 (1).
(a) the centre of the disc shall be placed at such level as may be approved by the Governor below the deck-line marked under this section and specified in the certificate given there- under, and shall indicate the maximum load-line in salt water to which it shall be lawful to load the ship; and
(b) the position of the disc shall be fixed in accordance with the Tables of Freeboard contained in the Instructions to Surveyors issued by the Board of Trade.
(3) Every owner, agent, charterer, master or comprador of a ship (except ships under twenty-five tons not carrying cargo, pleasure yachts, ships not trading or plying for hire, and ships 57 & 58 Vict. employed solely as tugs), being within the waters of the Colony, who neglects to cause such ship to be marked with deck and load-lines or to keep such ship so marked, or who allows such ship to be so loaded as to submerge in salt water the centre of the disc, and every person who conceals, removes, alters, defaces or obliterates, or suffers any person under his control to conceal, remove, alter, deface or obliterate, any of the said marks, except in the event of the particulars thereby denoted being lawfully altered, or except for the purpose of escaping capture by an
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enemy, shall be liable to a dollars.
fine not exceeding five hundred [s.14 contd.]
inaccurate marks.
(4) If any of the marks required by this section is in any Penalty for respect inaccurate so as to be likely to mislead, the owner or master of the ship shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 442
(2).
(5) If a ship is so loaded as to submerge in salt water the Submerged centre of the disc indicating the load-line, the ship shall be load-line,
57 & 58 Vict. deemed to be an unsafe ship within the meaning of the provisions
c. 60, s. 439 of section 17, and such submersion shall be a reasonable and [cf. s. 17
(5).] probable cause for the detention of the ship.
written statement
(6) The owner, agent or master of a ship required to be Delivery of marked with deck and load-lines shall also on clearing the ship deliver to the Harbour Master a statement in writing of the to Harbour distance in feet and inches between the centre of the disc and Master. the upper edge of each of the lines indicating the position of 5758
Vict. c. 60, the ship's deck which is above that centre. If default is made s. 441.] in delivering this statement in the case of any such ship, the Harbour Master may refuse to clear the ship.
(7) The Governor may appoint any Government Marine Government Surveyor, or any other person specially selected by him for that Marine
Surveyor purpose, to approve and certify on his behalf the position of to approve any disc indicating the load-line and any alteration thereof, and and certify the Governor in Council may appoint fees to be taken in respect Governor. of any such approval or certificate.
on behalf of
Regulations Table C.
(8) Every ship to which this section applies and upon which Ship to be a disc indicating the load-line has been marked shall be kept so kept marked until the said ship next returns to the Colony :
Provided that this section shall not apply to any ship of a foreign country before a day to be notified in the Gazette, with- out prejudice, however, to the power of His Majesty previously
marked.
to apply the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts relating [cf. 57 & 58
§. 274.1
to deck and load-lines to ships of any foreign country if the Vict. c. 60, Government of that country so desires under the Merchant Ship- ping Acts, in which event this section shall apply forthwith to ships of such country:
Provided also that this section shall not apply to any ship
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