Section 129
of Merchant Shipping Order, 2002
ORDERIn forceProvision 128 of 215
Section 129
(1)
The Director shall disseminate navigational warnings or information as may seem to him to be deemed necessary to assist and to ensure the safety of navigation. Such a warning or information shall be disseminated in the form of a written notice and, if such warning or information is of a grave danger to navigation, by a marine radio broadcast.
(2)
The owner, master or person in charge of a ship shall obey the warning or information issued by the Director under subsection (1) and failure to do so shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
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Hydrographic surveys etc.
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