Malaysia legislation
Section 132
Section 132
(2)
If, in the judgment of any such surveyor, a passenger ship is fit to ply on international voyages while engaged in a special passenger trade only, his declaration of survey shall state that fact.
(3)
The declaration or declarations of the government surveyor or surveyors (other than the radio surveyor) shall contain statements of the following particulars –
(a)
that the hull of the ship is sufficient for the service intended and in good condition;
(b)
that the life-saving appliances, light signals, compasses and shelter for deck passengers are such, and in such condition, as are required by, or
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by any rules or regulations made under, the Merchant Shipping Acts, or, in respect of any matter regarding which no such requirements as aforesaid exist in respect of the ship, such, and in such condition, as are required by this Ordinance;
(c)
the time, if less than one year, for which the hull and equipments will be sufficient;
(d)
the voyages or class of voyages on which, as regards construction and equipment, the ship is, in the surveyor’s judgment, fit to ply;
(e)
the number of passengers which the ship is, in the judgment of the surveyor, fit to carry, distinguishing, if necessary, between the respective numbers to be carried on the deck and in the cabins, and in different parts of the deck and cabins; those numbers to be subject to such conditions and variations according to the time of year, the nature of voyage, the cargo carried or other circumstances, as the case requires;
(f)
that the certificates or authorities of the master and mate or mates are such as are required by this Ordinance;
(g)
that the machinery of the ship is sufficient for the service intended, and in good condition;
(h)
the time, if less than one year, for which the machinery will be sufficient;
(i)
that the safety valves and appliances for the prevention, detection and extinction of fire are such, and in such condition, as are required by, or by any rules made under, the Merchant Shipping Acts, or in respect of any matter regarding which no such requirements as aforesaid exist in respect of the ship, such, and in such condition, as are required by or under this
Ordinance;
(j)
the limit of the weight to be placed on the safety valves;
(k)
the voyages or class of voyages on which, as regards machinery, the ship is, in the surveyor’s judgment fit to ply;
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(l)
that the certificates of the engineer or engineers or engine driver of the ship are such as are required by this Ordinance.
(4)
The declaration of the radio surveyor shall contain statements of the following particulars –
(a)
the voyage or class of the voyage on which, as regards radio, the ship is fit to ply;
(b)
that, having regard to the tonnage of the ship and the voyages or class of voyages on which she is declared to be fit to ply, the radio installation complies with the radio rules;
(c)
that the certificates and the numbers of the radio operators are such as are required by those rules.
Transmission of declarations.