INLAND WATERS SHIPPING

CHAPTER 71:01
INLAND WATERS SHIPPING

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Application of the Act

PART II
SURVEY AND REGISTRATION

    4.    Application of Part II

    5.    Obligation to register

    6.    Application for registration

    7.    Declaration of ownership

    8.    First registration

    9.    Marking of vessels

    10.    Survey of vessels

    11.    Register of vessels

    12.    Port of registration

    13.    Liability of registered owners

    14.    Issue of certificate of registration

    15.    Custody of certificate of registration

    16.    Lost certificate of registration

    17.    Surrender of certificate of registration

    18.    Duration and renewal of certificate of registration

    19.    Wrecked and abandoned vessels

    20.    Amendments in certificate of registration and register

    21.    Re-registration of wrecked or abandoned vessels

    22.    Masters and crews of vessels

PART III
MORTGAGES, ALTERATIONS AND TRANSMISSION

    23.    Transfer of vessels

    24.    Registration of transfer

    25.    Transmission of vessel

    26.    Mortgage of vessel

    27.    Alterations to vessel

    28.    Registration of alteration

    29.    Provisional endorsement of alterations

PART IV
LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS

    30.    Licensing authority

    31.    Licensing of vessels used for water transport

    32.    Using vessels in contravention of section 31

    33.    Duration of licence

    34.    Licence not transferable

    35.    Form of licence

    36.    Procedure for application for licence

    37.    Objection to application for licence

    38.    Discretion of the licensing authority to grant or refuse licences

    39.    Conditions of licences

    40.    Power to revoke or suspend licences

    41.    Provision for appeals in connexion with licences

PART V
BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS

    42.    Declaration of inland waters

    43.    Agreements with other countries

    44.    Existing treaty obligations paramount

PART VI
SURVEYS AND INSPECTIONS

Division A
Surveys

    45.    Regulations to implement safety conventions

    46.    Surveys and inspections

    47.    Purposes of surveys and inspections

    48.    Powers of surveyors and boat examiners

    49.    Records of surveyors and boat examiners

    50.    Survey of passenger vessels

    51.    Initial survey

    52.    Periodic survey

    53.    Additional survey

    54.    Cargo vessels and fishing vessels

    55.    Life-saving and fire-fighting appliances

    56.    Radio installation

    57.    Passenger vessels, pleasure crafts and oil tankers

    58.    Survey reports to the Chief Surveyor

Division B
Inspection

    59.    Inspection certificate

    60.    Safety certificates

    61.    Posting of certificate

    62.    Alteration to vessel

    63.    Foreign safety convention certificate

    64.    Certification of foreign vessels

PART VII
MANNING LEVELS

    65.    Regulations for grant of certificates of competency and certificated officers

    66.    Board of examiners and foreign certificates

    67.    Loss of certificates

    68.    Production of certificates

    69.    Records of certificates and licences

    70.    Notification of engagement

    71.    Sailing undermanned

    72.    Contracts of apprenticeship

PART VIII
SAFETY PROVISIONS

Division A
Safety

    73.    Manning to ensure safety

    74.    Vessel’s stability

    75.    Signalling lamp

    76.    Hazards to navigation

    77.    Assistance in distress

    78.    Giving helm orders

    79.    Collision regulations

    80.    Presumption of fault

    81.    Assistance in collision

    82.    Reporting of accidents

Division B
Load Lines

    83.    Load line regulations

    84.    Load line vessels

    85.    Compliance with regulations

    86.    Load line certificate

    87.    Renewal of load line certificate

    88.    Cancellation or suspension of load line certificate

    89.    Surrender of load line certificate

    90.    Vessel without load line certificate

    91.    Display of load line certificate and entries

    92.    Load line certificate of foreign vessel

    93.    Inspection of foreign vessel

PART IX
THE CREW

Division A
Contents of Agreement

    94.    Crew agreement

    95.    Contents of crew agreement

    96.    Posting of specimen agreement

    97.    Employment of young persons

    98.    Continuous Discharge Book

    99.    Character report

    100.    Time and manner of payment

    101.    Account of wages

    102.    Deductions

    103.    Settlement of wages

    104.    Rate of exchange

    105.    Payment of advances

    106.    Allotment of wages

    107.    Right to wages and provisions

    108.    Abandonment of wages and salvage

    109.    Premature termination of service

    110.    Wages during sickness

    111.    Wages on improper discharge

    112.    Annual leave

    113.    Custody of property of deceased seaman

    114.    Delivery of property of deceased seaman

Division B
Provisions

    115.    Complaints as to provisions

    116.    Allowance for provisions

    117.    Weights and measures

    118.    Qualified cook

    119.    Medical requisites

    120.    Expenses for medical treatment or burial

    121.    Medical personnel

    122.    Facilities for complaints

Division C
Discipline

    123.    Disciplinary proceedings

    124.    Review by Minister

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