Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Survey and Safety
107. Report of accidents, etc., to Director
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Subject to subsection (2), where a ship —
ship
“ship” means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved and includes —(a)a barge, lighter or other floating vessel;(b)an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water; and(c)an off-shore industry mobile unit;
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 lifesaving 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 must, within 24 hours of the happening, report the happening to the Director.
This section does not apply to a matter required to be reported under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Wreck Removal) Act 2017.
wreck
“wreck” includes jetsam, flotsam, lagan and derelict found in or on the shores of the sea or any tidal water.
Any owner or master of a ship who, without reasonable cause, fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
owner
“owner”, in relation to goods, means every person who is for the time being entitled, either as owner or agent for the owner, to the possession of the goods, subject in the case of a lien (if any) to that lien;