Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10 · Legal Proceedings
203. Security for costs of detention of unsafe ships
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Where a complaint is made to the Director that a ship is an unsafe ship, the Director may, if he or she thinks fit, require the complainant to give security to his or her satisfaction for any costs and compensation which the Director may become liable to pay in consequence of the detention and survey of the ship.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine;
Such security must not be required where the complaint is made by 3 or more crew members belonging to the ship and is not in the opinion of the Director frivolous or vexatious, and if the complaint is made in sufficient time before the sailing of the ship, the Director must take proper steps to ascertain whether the ship ought to be detained.
crew
“crew” means the following:(a)if the ship is a ship to which the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 applies, all the seafarers employed on board that ship;(b)if the ship is not a ship mentioned in paragraph (a), the master and all the seamen employed on board that ship;
Where a ship is detained in consequence of any complaint, and the circumstances are such that the Authority is liable under section 202 to pay to the owner of the ship any costs or compensation, the complainant shall be liable to pay the Authority all costs incurred and compensation paid by the Authority in respect of the detention and survey of the 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;