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C1As it applies to the Isle of Man, Part I, except ss. 12, 24, 27, 29 and 30, repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X
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(1) . . . F3
(2)Subsection (1) of section four hundred and thirty of the principal Act (which imposes penalties for failure to comply with with the rules for life-saving appliances) shall be amended by inserting after paragraph (d) thereof the following paragraph:—
“(e)if any provision of the rules for life-saving appliances applicable to the ship is contravened or not complied with.”
(3)The following section shall be substituted for section four hundred and thirty-one of the principal Act:—
“431(1)A surveyor of ships may inspect any ship for the purpose of seeing that the rules for life-saving appliances have been complied with in her case, and for the purpose of any such inspection shall have all the poeres of a Board of Trade Inspector under this Act.
(2)If the surveyor finds that the rules for life-saving appliances have not been complied with, he shall give written notice to the owner or master stating in what respect the said rules have not been complied with, and what, in his opinion, is required to rectify the matter.
(3)Every notice so given shall be communicated in manner directed by the Board of Trade to the Chief Officer of Customs of any port at which the ship may seek to obtain a clearance or transire, and a clearance or transire shall not be granted to the ship and the ship shall be detained until a certificate under the hand of a surveyor of ships is produced to the effect that the matter has been rectified.”
(4) (5) . . . F4]
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F2Ss. 1–11, 13–23, 25, 26, 28, 31–39 as they apply to the Isle of Man repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X
F4Ss. 5(4)(5), 6, 7, 9(2) repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2The text of S. 5(2) (3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F5Ss. 5(4)(5), 6, 7, 9(2) repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
A person appointed to be a surveyor of ships under section seven hundred and twenty-four of the principal Act may be appointed as a wireless telegraphy surveyor:
. . . F7]
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F6Ss. 1–11, 13–23, 25, 26, 28, 31–39 as they apply to the Isle of Man repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X
F7S. 8 proviso repealed by Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), Sch. 8 Pt. II
(1)The surveys of a passenger steamer required by the principal Act shall, in the case of every survey made after the commencement of this Part of this Act in respect of a sea-going steamer which is not exempt under the M1Merchant Shipping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act 1919, from the obligations imposed by that Act, include a survey by a wireless telegraphy surveyor , . . . F9]
(2) . . . F10
[F8(3)Section two hundred and seventy-five of the principal Act (which provides for appeals to a court of survey by persons aggrieved by the declaration of survey of a ship or engineer surveyor) shall be amended by inserting the words “or wireless telegraphy surveyor” after the words “engineer surveyor” in both places where they occur.]
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F8Ss. 1–11, 13–23, 25, 26, 28, 31–39 as they apply to the Isle of Man repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X
F9Words amend Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (c. 60), s. 272(1)
F10Ss. 5(4)(5), 6, 7, 9(2) repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3Reference to exemption from obligations imposed by radio rules substituted for reference to exemption from obligations imposed by Merchant Shipping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act 1919 (c. 38) by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), s. 35(6)
C4The text of S. 9(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F13S. 12 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art.3(2), Sch. 2
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F16S. 23 repealed by Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (c. 27), s. 33, Sch. 2
(1)The master of any British ship registered in the United Kingdom, on meeting with dangerous ice, a dangerous derelict, a tropical storm or any other direct danger to navigation, shall send information accordingly, by all means of communication at his disposal and in accordance with rules to be made for the purposes of this section, to ships in the vicinity and to such authorities on shore as may be prescribed by those rules.
(2)Rules for the purposes of this section shall be made by the Board of Trade . . . F17
(3)If the master of a ship fails to comply with the provisions of this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding [F18level 4 on the standard scale].
(4)Every person in charge of a wireless telegraph station which is under the control of the Postmaster General, or which is established or installed under licence of the Postmaster General, shall, on receiving the signal prescribed by the said rules for indicating that a message is about to be sent under this section, refrain from sending messages for a time sufficient to allow other stations to receive the message, and, if so required by the Board of Trade, shall transmit the message in such manner as may be required by the Board, and compliance with this subsection shall be deemed to be a condition of every licence granted by the Postmaster General under the M2Wireless Telegraphy Act 1904:
. . . F19
(5)For the purposes of this section, the expression “tropical storm” means a hurricane, typhoon, cyclone, or other storm of a similar nature, and the master of a ship shall be deemed to have met with a tropical storm if he has reason to believe that there is such a storm in his vicinity.
(6) . . . F20
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F17Words repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
F18Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46; (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 5
F19S. 24(4) proviso repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
F20S. 24(6) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
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C5S. 24 extended by Merchant Shipping Act 1964 (c. 47), s. 16
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F22S. 27 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5 Pt.II; S.I. 1993/3137, art.3(2), Sch. 2
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F24S. 29 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
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F25S. 30 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
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F26S. 31 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
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F29S. 36 repealed (1.5.1994) by 1993 c. 22, s. 8(4), Sch. 5Pt. II; S.I. 1993/3137, art. 3(2), Sch.2.
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F31S. 39 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
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(1)In subsections (1) and (3) of section four hundred and thirty-six and in subsection (1) of section four hundred and fifty-four of the principal Act the expression “freeboard” shall be substituted for the expression “clear side.”
(2) . . . F33
(3)The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (5) of the said section four hundred and thirty-six, namely—
“(5)In this section the expression “free-board” means, in the case of any ship which is marked with a deck-line, the height from the water to the upper edge of the deck-line, and, in the case of any other ship, the height amidships from the water to the upper edge of the deck from which the depth of hold as stated in the register is measured.”
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F33S. 62(2) repealed by Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act 1967 (c. 27), s. 33, Sch. 2.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C6The text of S. 62(1)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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Where any foreign ship is detained under this Act, and where any proceedings are taken under this Act against the master or owner of any such ship, notice shall forthwith be served on the Consular officer for the country to which the ship belongs at or nearest to the port where the ship is for the time being, and such notice shall specify the grounds on which the ship has been detained or the proceedings have been taken.
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Textual Amendments
(1)In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
“Contravention” includes, in relation to any provision, failure to comply with that provision, and the expression “contravenes” shall be construed accordingly;
“The Merchant Shipping Acts” means the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1928, and this Act;
. . . F37
“The principal Act” means the M3Merchant Shipping Act 1894.
(2)In this Act references to a ship constructed before or after any date shall be construed as references to a ship the keel of which has been laid before or after that date, as the case may be.
(3)For the purpose of any provision of this Act relating to Safety Convention ships, Safety Convention passenger steamers or Load Line Convention ships not registered in the United Kingdom, a passenger steamer or other ship registered in any of the Channel Islands or in the Isle of Man shall be deemed to be registered in the United Kingdom.
(4)Any references in this Act to any provision of the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1928, which has been amended by any subsequent Act, including this Act, shall be construed as a reference to that provision as so amended.
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F37Definitions repealed by Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 (c. 43), Sch. 3
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Marginal Citations
(1)This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act 1932, and shall be construed as one with the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1928, and those Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1932.
(2) . . . F38
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F38S. 74(2) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
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