Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234)

Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 191

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191. The master of a ship for whi ch an official log book is required shall enter or cause to be entered in the official log book the following matters: (a) every conviction by a legal tribunal of a member of his crew, and the punishment inflicted; (b) every offence committed by a member of his crew for which it is intended to prosecute or to enforce a forfeiture, or to exact a f ine, together with such statement concerning the co py or reading over of that entry, and concerning the reply (if any) made to the charge, as is by t his Act required; (c) every offence for which punishment is inflicted on board, and the punishment inflicted; (d) every arrest and confinement made in pursuance of article 169, and the circum stances leading thereto; (e) a statement of the conduct, character and qualifications of each of his crew, or a statement that he declines to give an opinion on those particulars; (f) every case of illness or injury happening to a member of the crew, with the nature thereof, and the medical 98 CAP. 234.] MERCHANT SHIPPING treatment adopted (if any); (g) every marriage taking place on board with the names and ages of the parties;   Cap. 16. (h) the birth of a child, or the death of a person, happening on board, in manner provided by articles 285 and 304 of the Civil Code ;   Cap. 16. (i) every will made at sea, in manner provided by article 678 of the Civil Code ; (j) the name of every seaman o r apprentice who ceases to be a member of the crew, otherwise than by death, with the place, time and manner, and cause thereof; (k) the wages due to, and the effects left on board by, any seaman or apprentice who di es during the voyage, and the gross amount of any deductions to be made therefrom; (l) every collision with any other ship, and the circumstances under which the same occurred; and (m) any other matter directed by or under this Act or by or under any other law to be entered. Offences in respect of official logs.  Amended by:  XIII. 1983.5; XXII. 2000.2.

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