Section 183
of Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960
Section 183
Every sea-going North Borneo ship, being a passenger ship or a ship of sixteen hundred tons gross tonnage or upwards, shall be provided with a radio telegraph installation, which shall be at least sufficient to comply with the radio rules and with one or more qualified operators at least, in accordance with those rules and shall maintain such radio service as may be prescribed in those rules; and a radio telegraph installation or a radio telephone installation, at the option of the owner shall be provided on every sea-going North Borneo ship, which is not a passenger ship, of five hundred tons gross tonnage or upwards but less than sixteen hundred tons gross tonnage:
Provided that the Governor may exempt any ships or classes of ships from the obligations imposed by this section if he is of the opinion that having regard to the nature of the voyages on which those ships are engaged, or other circumstances of the case, the provision of radio apparatus thereon is unnecessary.
(2)
If the requirements of subsection (1) are not complied with in the case of any ship, the master or owner of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars.
Inspection of ships by radio surveyors.