Section 143

be provided with means to prevent over-pressure in any part of the boilers and machinery; and, in particular, every boiler and other pressure vessel used for generating steam shall be provided with not less than two safety valves;

have the ship’s compasses properly adjusted from time to time, such adjustment to be made to the satisfaction of a government surveyor and according to such regulations as may be prescribed;

be provided with means for making the signals of distress at night specified in the collisions regulations; and

be provided with such shelter for the protection of deck passengers, if any, as the Director having regard to the nature of the passage, the number of deck passengers to be carried, the season of the year, the safety of the ship and the circumstances of the case, may require.

If any such passenger ship as aforesaid plies or goes to sea from any port in North

Borneo without being provided as required by paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of subsection (1), then, for each default in any of the above requisites, the owner shall, if he is in fault, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars, and the master shall, if he is at fault, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.

If any requirement of this section, or of any regulations relating to the number of permissible passengers, is not complied with in the case of any passenger ship, the Port Officer may refuse port clearance and, if any such ship attempts to go to sea without port clearance, the Port Officer may detain her.

Prohibition on putting undue or excess weight on safety-valve.