Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 15

15. Survey and measurement of ship.  Substituted by: XXXVII. 1988.9. 14. (1) Every ship shall before registry be surveyed by a surveyor of ships and her tonnage ascertained in accordance wit h the tonnage regulations of this Act. ( 2 ) T h e s u r v e y o r s h a l l i n h i s certificate specify the ship’s tonnage and build and such other particulars descriptive of the 12 CAP. 234.] MERCHANT SHIPPING identity of the ship as may from time to time be required by th e Minister, and shall certify that the tonnage has been ascertain ed in accordance with the tonnage r egulations of this Act. (3) The surveyor’s certificate and the copy of the tonnage certificate shall be del ivered to the registrar before registry . Marking of ship. Substituted by: XXXVII. 1988.9. Amended by: XXII. 2000.2; I.2025.7. 15. (1) Every ship shall before registry be marked permanently and conspicuously to the satisfaction of the regist rar as follows: (a) her name shall be marked on each of her bows and her name and the name of the home port shall be marked on her stern, on a dark ground in white or yellow letters or on a light ground in b lack letters, such letters to be of a length of not less than ten centimetres and of proportionate breadth; (b) her official number and the number denoting her registered tonnage shall be cut in on her main beam; and (c) her International Maritime Organization (IMO) Identification Number, where applicable, shall be marked in accordance to the Safety Convention; and (d) her draught shall be marked in accordance to the Load Line Convention. (2) The Registrar-General may exempt any class of ships from all or any of the requirements of this article under such condi tions as he may deem appropriate. (3) If the scale showing the ship’s draught of water is in any respect inaccurate so as to be likely to mislead, the owner of the ship shall be liable to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding one hundred units. (4) The marks required by this article shall be permanently continued and no alteration shall be made therein except in the event of any of the particulars t hereby denoted being altered i n the manner provided by this Act. (5) If any owner or master of a ship neglects to keep his ship marked as required by this article, or if any person conceals, removes, alters, defaces or obliterates, or suffers any person under his control to conceal, remove, a lter, deface or obliterate any of the said marks, except in the event a foresaid, or except for the pu rpose of escaping capture by an enemy, that owner, master or person s hall for each offence be liable to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding one hundred units, and, on a certificate from a surveyor of ships t hat a ship is insufficiently or inaccurately marked, the ship may be detained until the insufficiency or inaccuracy has been remedie d. M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 13 Compliance with the requirements of this Act.  Amended by:  XXIV . 1986.5. Substituted by: XXXVII.1988.9. Amended by: XXXVII. 1990.5; XXII. 2000.2, 10; I.2025.8.