Cap. 234 Art. 218Passenger ship certificate.

(1) If the Minister, on receipt of declarations of survey in respect of a passenger ship to which article 207 applies, is satisfied that the requirements of this Part of this Act in respect of construction and equipment applicable to such ship have been complied with, he shall, on the application of the owner, issue a certificate stating such compliance and stating, according to the declarations -

(a) the limits (if any) beyond which the ship is not fit to ply; and

(b) the number of passengers which the ship is fit to carry, distinguishing, if necessary, the number to be carried in each part of the ship, and any conditions or variations to which the number is subject; and any certificate issued under this sub-article is in this Act referred to as a "passenger ship certificate".

(2) Any general safety certificate or short-voyage safety certificate, whether qualified or not, may be combined in one document with a passenger ship certificate.