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(4) The holder of a certificate of competency as a trawling master, whether or not the certificate is endorsed with the word “LIMITED”, shall, in so far as he does not contravene the provisions of this section, be a duly certificated trawling master and the holder of a Board of Trade certificate of competency as skipper (full) or skipper (limited) shall be deemed to be a duly certificated trawling master subject to such conditions and limitations as the Director may specify in any particular case.

(Replaced, 63 of 1970, s. 2)

93. (1) Subject to section 92, a trawler shall not commence any voyage unless such vessel is provided with at least a duly certificated trawling master and trawler engineer and the master for the time being of any trawler contravening the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended, 63 of 1970, s. 3 and 73 of 1974, s. 12)

(2) Any person who-

(a) having been engaged as a trawling master-

(i) goes to sea in command of a trawler without being entitled to do so under section 92; or

(ii) uses the trawler of which he is in command for the purpose of fishing in waters in contravention of section 92;

(b) having been engaged as a trawling engineer, goes to sea on a trawler without holding a certificate of competency as a trawling engineer;

(c) employs any person to act as a trawling master in command of a trawler without ascertaining that such person is entitled to do so under section 92; or

(d) employs any person to act as a trawling engineer on a trawler without ascertaining that such person holds a certificate of competency as a trawling engineer,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $20,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months. (Replaced, 63 of 1970, s. 3. Amended, 73 of 1974, s. 12)

94. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of other powers to make regulations conferred by this Ordinance, and without prejudice to the application of regulations made under such other powers except so far as they are inconsistent with regulations made under this section, the Governor in Council may by regulation control, prescribe or provide for-

(a) the registry and conditions of sale and mortgage of trawlers, and the keeping of a trawler register and issuance of identification letters and numbers to such vessel;

Voyages without certificated

officers.

Regulations applicable to trawlers.