Clause 107

has sustained or caused an accident occasioning loss of life or serious injury to a person;

has sustained an accident or received damage, or otherwise sustained a defect or deficiency in the ship or its equipment which has been discovered, and the accident, damage, defect or deficiency has affected, or is likely to affect the seaworthiness of the ship, or the efficiency or completeness of the life-saving appliances or other safety equipment of the ship;

has been in a position of great peril, either from the action of some other ship or from danger of wreck or collision; or

has been stranded or wrecked,the owner or the master of the ship shall, within 24 hours of the happening, report the happening to the Director.