S.L. 399.32 Art. 5Inspection of ships. Cap. 234.

(1) A surveyor of ships or an inspector may inspect any ship for the purpose of seeing that she is properly provided with a radiocommunications installation and with certified operators and watchers in conformity with these regulations and with any rules from time to time made under the Act, and for the purpose of that inspection shall have all the powers of a surveyor under the

Merchant Shipping Act.

(2) If the said surveyor or inspector finds that the ship is not so provided, he shall give to the master or owner notice in writing pointing out the deficiency, and also pointing out what in his opinion is requisite to remedy the same.

(3) Every notice so given shall be communicated by the said surveyor or inspector in writing to the Comptroller of Customs, and any ship which may seek to obtain a clearance or transire shall be detained until a certificate under the hand of any such surveyor or inspector is produced by the master of the ship to the Comptroller of Customs to the effect that the ship is properly provided with radiocommunications installation and certified operators and watchers in conformity with these regulations, with the Act and with any other regulations from time to time made under the Act.

(4) If the surveyor or inspector is satisfied that a ship is properly provided with an installation and operators and watchers as required by these regulations, the Act or by regulations made from time to time under the Act, he shall forthwith inform the Comptroller of Customs in writing that the ship is so provided and shall give a certificate under his hand to the same effect to the owner or master of the ship.