228. Penalty for alteration in ship after certificate obtained

Any master who, after having obtained a certificate under the load line provisions knowingly or negligently, does or suffers to be done anything whereby the certificate becomes inapplicable to the altered state of the ship or other matters to which the certificate relates, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.[248