Section 16

On completion of the registry of a ship, the Registrar must grant a certificate of registry which must state the particulars entered in the register.

Where a ship has been provisionally registered under section 12 without the tonnage certificate, the fees paid under section 14 must be adjusted according to the tonnage established in the tonnage certificate.

The provisional certificate of registry (if any) must be delivered up to the Registrar for cancellation.

Where a ship has been provisionally registered under section 12 and its registry is not completed within the period specified in that section, the registry of the ship is deemed to be closed (except in relation to any unsatisfied mortgages entered therein) and the Registrar must make an entry thereof in the register.