Malaysia legislation

Section 175

of Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960

Section 175

(a)

the owner of the ship shall forthwith on the receipt of the certificate cause it to be framed and posted up in some conspicuous place on board the ship, and to be kept so framed and posted up and legible so long as the certificate remains in force and the ship is in use within North Borneo; and

(b)

the master of the ship, before making any other entry in any official log book, shall enter therein the particulars as to the position of the deck-line and load lines specified in the certificate.

(2)

Before any North Borneo load line ship leaves any dock, wharf, port or other place in the North Borneo for the purpose of proceeding to sea, the master of such ship shall

(a)

enter in the official log book such particulars relating to the depth to which the ship is for the time being loaded as may be prescribed; and

(b)

cause a notice in such form and containing such of the above mentioned particulars as may be prescribed to be posted up in some conspicuous place on board the ship and to be kept so posted up and legible while the ship remains within North Borneo.

(3)

If the master or owner of any North Borneo load line ship fails to comply with the provisions of this section he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of two hundred dollars.

Insertion of particulars as to load lines in agreements with crew.