Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1933

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Number 42 of 1933.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY AND LOAD LINE CONVENTIONS) ACT, 1933.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.

Section
1.	Construction and survey regulations to implement Chapter II of Safety Convention.
2.	Amendments as to declarations of survey.
3.	Alteration of ships and additional surveys.
4.	Rules for life-saving appliances to implement Chapter III of Safety Convention.
5.	Amendments of Merchant Shipping Acts as to life-saving appliances.
6.	Wireless telegraphy rules to implement Chapter IV of Safety Convention.
7.	Amendments of the Merchant Shipping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act, 1919.
8.	Appointment of wireless telegraphy surveyors.
9.	Survey of passenger steamers by wireless telegraphy surveyors.
10.	Survey of ships other than passenger steamers by wireless telegraphy surveyors.
11.	Issue of safety certificates and passenger steamers' exemption certificates.
12.	Modification of safety certificates as respects life-saving appliances.
13.	Issue wireless of telegraphy certificates and wireless telegraphy exemption certificates.
14.	Prohibition on proceeding to sea without certificate.
15.	Miscellaneous provisions as to certificates.
16.	Certificates of Convention ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
17.	Modifications as to survey of passenger steamers holding Convention certificate.
18.	Miscellaneous privileges of passenger steamers holding Convention certificate.
19.	Wireless telegraphy provisions applicable to ships holding Convention certificate.
20.	Duty to produce Convention certificate.
21.	Modification of existing provisions for exemption of ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
22.	Duties as to watertight doors and other contrivances.
23.	Submersion of sub-division load lines.
24.	Report of dangers to navigation.
25.	Provisions as to signals.
26.	Obligation to render assistance on receiving wireless distress call.
27.	Signalling lamps.
28.	Carriage of dangerous goods.
29.	Change in Method of giving helm orders.
30.	Careful navigation near ice.
31.	Notice of Atlantic routes.
32.	Amendment of section 267 of Principal Act.
33.	Power to amend rules and regulations to correspond with amendments of Safety Convention.
34.	Certain rules and regulations to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
35.	Interpretation of Part I.
36.	Commencement of Part I and repeal.

PART II.

LOAD LINE AND LOADING.

37.	Ships exempt from Part II.
38.	Classification of ships for purpose of Part II.
39.	Load line rules.
40.	Marking of deck-line and load lines.
41.	Submersion of load line.
42.	Miscellaneous offences in relation to marks.
43.	Inspection of ships with respect to load line.
44.	Issue of load line certificates and effect thereof.
45.	Duration, renewal and cancellation of certificates.
46.	Ships not to proceed to sea without certificate.
47.	Publication of load line certificate and particulars relating to depth of loading.
48.	Insertion of particulars as to load line in agreements with crew.
49.	Load line certificates of Convention ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
50.	Inspection and control of Convention ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
51.	Certificates of Convention ships to be produced to Customs.
52.	Survey, marking and conditions of assignment in case of ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
53.	Submersion of load line on ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
54.	Inspection of ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
55.	Load line certificates of ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
56.	Certificates to be produced to Customs by ships not registered in Saorstát Eireann.
57.	Carriage of timber deck cargo.
58.	Amendment of sections 436 and 454 of the Principal Act.
59.	Power to amend rules to correspond with amendments of Load Line Convention.
60.	Interpretation of Part II.
61.	Commencement of Part II and repeal.

PART III.

GENERAL.

62.	Provisions as to rules and regulations.
63.	Notice to be given to Consular officer where proceedings taken in respect of foreign ships.
64.	Cost of detaining ships.
65.	Forgery of certificates.
66.	Interpretation and construction.
67.	Short title, citation and repeal.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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Number 42 of 1933.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY AND LOAD LINE CONVENTIONS) ACT, 1933.

AN ACT TO MAKE SUCH PROVISION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO GIVE FULL EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA SIGNED IN LONDON ON THE 31ST DAY OF MAY, 1929, AND OF AN INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CONVENTION SIGNED IN LONDON ON THE 5TH DAY OF JULY, 1930, AND TO AMEND THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS, 1894 TO 1921, IN SO FAR AS IS NECESSARY TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE SAID CONVENTIONS. [3rd November, 1933.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—

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