S.L. 234.45 Art. 5Duty to ensure compliance.

(1) It shall be the duty of the owner of the company which has assumed the operation of the ship and of the master to ensure that the ship is in compliance with the provisions of these regulations and the requirements leading to the certification of the ship, and such person, if in fault, shall be liable to the penalties provided for in the Act, and if no such penalty is provided, such person shall for each offence be liable to a fine ( multa) not exceeding 1,000 units.

(2) A ship that is not in compliance with the requirements of these regulations and the requirements leading to the certification of the ship may, for the purposes of article 282 of the Act, be considered to be an unseaworthy ship or unsafe ship or in an unseaworthy state.