Section 112
Reports of Accidents and Loss of ships
(1)
When a Brunei ship has sustained or caused any accident occasioning loss of life or any serious injury to any person, or has received any material damage affecting the ship's seaworthiness or efficiency, the owner or master shall, as soon as possibl~ after the accident or damage, transmit to the Director by letter signed by the owner or master a report of the accident or damage and of the probable occasion thereof, stating the ship's name, her official number, the port to which she belongs, the place where the ship is and giving any other prescribed particulars.
(2)
If the owner or agent of any Brunei ship has reason, owing to non-appearance of the ship or to any other circumstances, to apprehend that ship has been wholly lost, he shall as soon as possible send to the Director notice in writing of the loss and the probable occasion thereof, stating the ship's name, her official number, the port to which she belongs and giving any other prescribed particulars.
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(3)
The Minister,<with the approval of His Majesty may by regulations apply the provisions of this section in such circumstances and to such ships or descriptions of ships other than Brunei ships as may be specified in the regula-tions.
Safety and Load Lines Conventions
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(1)
The Minister;'with the approval of His Majesty may make such regulations with regard to ships and voyages to which the Safety Convention applies as appear to him to implement the provisions of the Safety Convention.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection
( 1), such regulations may provide for -
(a)
the issue of an appropriate certificate in accordance with the terms of the Safety Conven-tion (hereinafter referred to as a "Safety Conven-tion Certificate") in respect of a ship complying with such regulations;
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Reports of accidents and loss of ships
Safety con-vention certi-ficates
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Load line certificates
Merchant Shipping
(b)
the issue of an appropriate Safety Conven-tion certificate in Brunei in respect of a ship reg-istered in another country and by the government of another country in respect of a registered
Brunei ship;
(c)
the survey of ships and issue, cancellation and delivery up of Safety Convention certificates;
(d)
the types and forms of certificates;
(e)
the construction and equipment of ships in-cluding the provision and use of life-saving ap-pliances, radiotelegraphy, radiotelephony, direc-tion-finders and other navigational aids;
(f)
the safety of navigation;
(g)
the carriage of grain; and
( h ) the carriage of dangerous goods.
(3)
Such regulations may prohibit any ship fron1 pro-ceeding on a voyage to or from any port or place in Brunei unless there is in force an appropriate Safety Convention certificate in respect of such ship.
(4)
In subsection (2) (h), "dangerous goods" has the meaning assigned to that expression under and by virtue of the Ports Act.
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