Section 13Part 2 — REGISTRATION OF SHIPS
Survey and measurement of ships
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13. (1) Subject to subsection (4), every ship shall, before registration, be measured by a surveyor of ships appointed under section 414 and its tonnage ascertained in accordance with the tonnage regulations made under this Act.
Pursuant to subsection (1), the surveyor shall issue the certificate specifying the ship’s tonnage and build, and such other particulars descriptive of the identity of the ship as may be required by the Chief Executive Officer and the certificate shall be delivered to the Registrar of Shipping before registration.
When the tonnage of a ship has been ascertained and registered in accordance with the tonnage regulations, that tonnage shall be treated as the tonnage of the ship except so far as regulations provide, in specified circumstances, for the ship to be re-measured and the register amended accordingly.
The ascertainment of tonnage and the delivery of the certificate of measurement referred to in subsection (2) shall not be required for a pleasure vessel of less than twenty-four metres in length if —
the owner or an authorised person acting on behalf of the owner submits to the satisfaction of the Registrar and in accordance with the registration regulations, prior to registration, the particulars of the vessel as required under that subsection; and Merchant Shipping Act, 2024 Section 14 c Act 1 of 2024 Page 31
the Registrar reserves the right to require the ship to be inspected in accordance with subsection (1) in any case of doubt with respect to its particulars.