Section 108

Every ship unless exempted shall be surveyed or inspected in the manner provided in this Order.

Subject to any exemption, no ship shall go to sea unless the owner or the master of the ship has been issued with certificates by the Director as to the surveys or inspections under this Order, the certificates being in force and applicable to the ship.

If any ship goes or attempts to go to sea in contravention of this section-

{a)

in the case of a passenger ship, the owner or the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding

$500 for every passenger on board the ship; and

{b)

in the case of any other ship, the owner or the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding

$10,000, and the ship may be detained until the certificates are produced to the Director.

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