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| (1) The costs, if any, of a survey of a ship made under section 214 shall be determined by the Chief Surveyor according to a scale of fees to be prescribed. |
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| (2) If it is proved that the ship is in a fit condition to go to sea, or that the accommodation therein is sufficient or complies with such requirements as may be prescribed, as the case may be, the costs of the survey shall be paid by the person upon whose demand or in consequence of which allegation the survey was made; and such costs may be deducted by the master or owner of the ship from the wages due or to become due to that person, and shall be paid to the Government. |
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| (3) If it is proved that the ship is not in a fit condition to go to sea, or that the accommodation therein is not sufficient or does not comply with such requirements as may be prescribed, as the case may be, the master or owner of the ship shall pay the costs of the survey to the Government, and shall be liable to pay to the seaman who has been detained in consequence of the proceeding before the Court under section 213 such compensation as the Court may award. |
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