Section 55

any ship, including a fishing vessel, registered under this Ordinance or any other written laws in Malaysia;

any ship, not being a fishing vessel, which is duly registered in accordance with the laws of any country outside Malaysia;

a ship’s life boat;

a fishing vessel licensed under the Fisheries

Act 1985 [Act 317];

a foreign fishing vessel to which a permit has been issued under the Fisheries Act 1985;

in relation to the State of Sabah, any vessel licensed under the Merchant

Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah [Sabah

Ordinance 11/1960] and in relation to the

State of Sarawak, any vessel licensed under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of

Sarawak [Sarawak Ordinance 2/1960]; and

any class or description of ship specified by the Minister by order published in the

Gazette.

Licensing officer.