Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 256

256. Where a certificate, issued in pursuance of the last preceding article and for the time being in force, is produced in respect of the ship to whic h the certificate relates - (a) the ship shall be deemed to have been surveyed in accordance with t he load line rules; and (b) if lines are marked on the ship corresponding in number and description to the deck-line and load lines as required by the load line rules, and the position of those lines so marked corres pond to the position of the deck-line and load lines as specified in th e certificate, the ship shall be deemed to be marked as required by those rules. Duration, endorsement and cancellation of load line certificates.