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| (1) Subject to sub-section (2) and to any exemption granted under this Part, a ship which is not registered in Ceylon shall not go or attempt to go to sea, unless-
| | (a) the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the Load Line Regulations; | | |
| | (b) the ship is marked with a deck line and a load line in accordance with those Regulations; | | |
| | (c) the ship complies with those Regulations. | | |
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| (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to any ship in respect of which a valid Convention certificate is produced. |
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| (3) If any ship goes or attempts to go to sea in contravention of sub-section (1), the owner or master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees. |
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| (4) Any ship which in contravention of this section attempts to go to sea without being surveyed and marked as mentioned in sub-section (1) may be detained until it has been so surveyed and marked. |
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