Merchant Shipping Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Safety
217. Ships to which sections 218 to 236 apply
Feedback & supportThe provisions of sections 218 to 236 (referred to in those sections as the load line provisions) shall apply to all ships except —
ships of war;
wooden ships of primitive build of less than 200 tons gross tonnage not fitted with any mechanical means of propulsion;
sailing ships under 80 tons plying solely on coasting trade voyages;
ships solely employed in the fishing industry; and
pleasure yachts not engaged in trade.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), “coasting trade voyage” shall mean a voyage in the course of which a ship does not proceed more than 30 miles from the coast of the Malay Peninsula.[237** Sections 235 and 236 in the 1970 Edition were repealed by Act 38/84.
voyage
“voyage” means the whole time and the whole distance between the ship’s port or place of departure and her final port or place of arrival;