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| (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a Surveyor may inspect any ship which is not registered in Ceylon while the ship is at any port or place in Ceylon, and shall be entitled to inspect any certificate referred to in section 177, for the time being" in force in respect of the ship. |
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| (2) If on demand a valid Convention certificate is produced to a Surveyor in respect of any ship, then, the powers of the Surveyor shall be limited to seeing-
| | (a) that the ship is not loaded beyond the limits allowed by the certificate; | | |
| | (b) that lines are marked on the ship in the position of the load lines specified in the certificate; | | |
| | (c) that no material alterations have taken place in the hull or superstructure of the ship which affect the position in which any of those lines ought to be marked; and | | |
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(d) that the fittings and appliances for the protected openings, the guard rails, the freeing ports and the means of access to the crew's quarters have been maintained on the ship in as effective a condition as they were when the certificate was issued. | | |
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| (3) If on an inspection of a ship under this section, the ship is found to have been so materially altered in respect of the matters referred to in paragraph (c) or (d) of sub-section (2) that the ship is manifestly unfit to go to sea without danger to human life, then the ship shall be deemed to be unsafe for the purposes of section 207. |
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| (4) Where a ship is detained pursuant to the provisions of sub-section (3), the Director shall order the ship to be released as soon as he is satisfied that the ship is fit to go to sea without danger to human life. |
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