S.L. 234.11 Art. 10Appointment of assessors.

(1) Subject to these rules, assessors for investigations into shipping casualties shall be appointed by the Court out of a list of persons for the time being approved by the Minister.

(2) If any investigation involves, or appears likely to involve, any question as to the cancellation or suspension of the certificate of a master, mate or engineer, there shall be appointed from the list af assessors referred to in sub-rule (1) not less than two assessors from Class I and Class II or from either of these classes described in the Second Schedule.

(3) Subject to any special appointment or appointments which the Court may think it expedient to make in any case where special circumstances appear to it to require a departure from these rules, saving in any case compliance with the requirements of sub-rule (2), assessors shall be appointed as follows:

(a) where the investigation involves, or appears likely to involve, the cancellation or suspension of the certificate of a master or mate, but not of an engineer, two at least of the assessors shall be appointed from Class I;

(b) where the investigation involves, or appears likely to involve, the cancellation or suspension of the certificate of an engineer, one at least of the assessors shall be appointed from Class II.