Section 224

A valid Load Lines Convention certificate issued in respect of a ship, not being a Singapore ship, by the government of the country to which the ship belongs or by any organisation or any body authorised by such government shall, subject to such regulations as the Minister may make in that behalf, have the same effect as the corresponding certificate issued in respect of a Singapore ship under section 220.

A certificate issued by the government of any country, any organisation or any body in respect of a ship to which the Load Lines Convention does not apply and which is not a Singapore ship, and accepted by the Director as equivalent to a corresponding certificate issued in respect of a Singapore ship under section 220 shall have effect for the purposes of this Act as if that certificate was issued under this Act.

For the purposes of the load line provisions, “Load Lines Convention Certificate” means a load line certificate issued as an International Load Line Certificate (1966) or an International Load Line Exemption Certificate (1966) in pursuance of the Load Lines Convention.[244