Malaysia legislation
Section 70
Section 70
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Article of Agreement” means an agreement referred to in section 109;
“authorized officer” includes any Surveyor of
Ships, Port Officer, Deputy Port Officers and any person appointed by the Director of Marine as an authorized officer, either generally or particularly, for the purposes of implementing this Part or any rules made under this Part;
“certificate” means a valid document issued or recognized under section 74;
“safe-manning document” means a document referred to in section 71;
“owner”, in relation to a ship, means—
(a)
any person, including any company or organization or association or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, who owns the ship or has any interest in the ownership of the ship;
(b)
in the case where the ship has been chartered, the charterer; or
Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Amendment)
(c)
in the case where the owner or charterer is not responsible for the navigation and the management of the ship, any person who is responsible for the navigation and management of the ship.
Manning and qualification
Safe-manning document.