Section 148
of Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 148 of 280
Section 148
(1)
No passenger ship for which a certificate of survey is required by this Part shall carry as ballast or as cargo any goods which by reason of their nature, quantity, or mode of stowage are either singly or collectively liable to endanger the lives of the passengers or the safety of the ship.
(2)
If goods are carried in any ship in contravention of subsection (1), the owner, agent, charterer and master shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars; and the ship shall be deemed for the purpose of Chapter 31 to be unsafe by reason of improper loading.