Cap. 234 ст. 259Publication of load line certificate and entry of particulars in official log book.  

(1) Where a certificate is issued under article 255 -

(a) the owner or the bareboat charterer of the ship shall forthwith on receipt of the certificate cause it to be framed and posted up in some conspicuous place on board the ship, and shall cause it to be kept so framed and posted up and legible as long as the certificate remains in force and the ship is in use; and

(b) the master of the ship, before making any other entry in the official log book relating to the ship, shall enter in it the particulars as to the positions of the deck-line and the load lines which are specified in the certificate.

(2) Before a ship to which the load line provisions of this Act apply, being a ship registered under this Act, leaves any dock, wharf, harbour or other place for the purpose of proceeding to sea, the master of the ship -

(a) shall enter in the official log book such particulars relating to the depth to which the ship is for the time being loaded as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this article; and

(b) subject to the next following sub-article, shall cause a notice, in such form and containing such of those particulars as may be specified in the said regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, to be posted up in some conspicuous place on board the ship; and, where such a notice has been posted up, the master of the ship shall cause it to be kept as posted up and legible until the ship arrives at some other dock, wharf, harbour or place.

(3) If the owner, or the master, or the bareboat charterer of a ship fails to comply with any requirement imposed on him by the preceding provisions of this article, he shall be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding fifty units.