# Merchant Shipping Act 1894 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60 · enacted 25 August 1894 · revised to 1 December 2006 An Act to consolidate Enactments relating to Merchant Shipping. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1894/pdf/ukpga_18940060_en.pdf ## Introductory text An Act to consolidate Enactments relating to Merchant Shipping. [25th August 1894] ## Part I: Registry ## 1–3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Procedure for Registration ## 4 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Certificate of Registry ## 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Transfers and Transmissions ## 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Mortgages ## 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39–46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Name of Ship ## 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Registry of Alterations, Registry anew, and Transfer of Registry ## 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Incapacitated Persons ## 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Trusts and Equitable Rights ## 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Liability of Beneficial Owner ## 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Managing Owner ## 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Declarations, Inspection of Register, and Fees. ## 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Returns, Evidence, and Forms ## 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Forgery and false Declarations ## 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### National Character and Flag ## 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Forfeiture of Ship ## 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Measurement of Ship and Tonnage ## 77–81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 88–90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part II: Masters and Seamen ### Certificates of Competency ## 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 94, 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 105–109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Licences to supply Seamen ## 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 113–125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Rating of Seamen ## 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 127–144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 145, 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 148–153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 154–197 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions, Health, and Accommodation ## 198–208 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 211–250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Registration of and Returns respecting Seamen ## 251–253 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 254 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 257–266 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part III: PASSENGER AND EMIGRANT SHIPS ### †Definition of Passenger Steamer and Passenger ## 267 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 268–270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Survey of Passenger Steamers ## 271 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 273 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 276 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 277 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 278 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 279 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 280 Delivery up of certificate. (1) The Board of Trade may require a passenger steamer’s certificate, which has expired or been cancelled, to be delivered up as they direct. (2) If any owner or master fails without reasonable cause to comply with such requirement, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding £50level 2 on the standard scale. ## 281 Posting up of certificate. (1) The owner or master of every passenger steamer required to have a passenger steamer’s certificate shall forthwith on the receipt of the certificate by him or his agent cause one of the duplicates to be put up in some conspicuous place on board the steamer, so as to be legible to all persons on board, and to be kept so put up and legible while the certificate remains in force, and the steamer is in use. (2) If the owner or master fails without reasonable cause to comply with this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding £50level 2 on the standard scale. (3) If a passenger steamer plies or goes to sea with passengers on board, and this section is not complied with, then for each offence the owner thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £200level 4 on the standard scale, and the master shall also be liable to a further fine not exceeding £200level 4 on the standard scale. ## 282 Penalty for forgery of certificate or declaration. If any person— (a) . . . wilfully makes, or assists in making, or procures to be made, a false or fraudulent declaration of survey or passenger steamer’s certificate; or (b) forges, assists in forging, procures to be forged, fraudulently alters, assists in fraudulently altering, or procures to be fraudulently altered, any such declaration or certificate, or anything contained in, or any signature to any such declaration or certificate; that person shall in respect of each offence be guilty of a misdemeanor. ## 283 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 284 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### General Equipment of Passenger Steamers ## 285 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 286 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Keeping Order in Passenger Steamers ## 287 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 288 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 289–355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Legal Proceedings ## 356 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 357, 358 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Supplemental ## 359 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 360 1), (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 361, 362 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 363 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Application of Part III as regards Emigrant Ships ## 364, 365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 367 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 368 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 368A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 369 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 370 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 371 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 372–374 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 376–384 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 385–386 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 387–389 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 391–412 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 413–417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part V: Safety ### Prevention of Collisions ## 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 419 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 421 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 422 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 423 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 424 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 425, 426 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Life-saving Appliances ## 427 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 428 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 429 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 431 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### General Equipment ## 432 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 433 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 434 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 435 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Draught of Water and Load-Line ## 436 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 437–445 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Dangerous Goods ## 446 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 447 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 448 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 449 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 451 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 452–456 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Unseaworthy Ships ## 457 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 458 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 459 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 460 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 461 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 462 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 463 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part VI: Special Shipping Inquiries and Courts ## 464–476 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 478 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 479 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Naval Courts on the High Seas and Abroad ## 480 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 481 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 482 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 483 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 484 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 486 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Courts of Survey ## 487 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 488 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 489 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Scientific Referees ## 490 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 491 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part VII: Delivery of Goods ### Delivery of Goods and Lien for Freight ## 492 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 493 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 494 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 495 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 496 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 497 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 498 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 499 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 502–509 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part IX: Wreck and Salvage ### Vessels in Distress ## 510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 511 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 512 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 513 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 514 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 515 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 516 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 517 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Dealing with Wreck ## 518 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 519 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 520 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 521 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 522 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Unclaimed Wreck ## 523 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 524 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 526 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 527 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 528 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 529 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Removal of Wrecks ## 530 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 531 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 532 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 533 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 534 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Offences in respect of Wreck ## 535 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 536 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 537 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Marine Store Dealers ## 538 Marine store dealer to have his name and trade painted on his shop. (1) Every person dealing in, buying, or selling, any of the articles following, that is to say, anchors, cables, sails, old junk, or old iron, or other marine stores of any kind (in this Part of this Act called a marine store dealer) shall have his name, together with the words “dealer in marine stores,” distinctly painted, in letters of not less than six inches in length on every warehouse and place of deposit belonging to him. (2) If a marine store dealer fails to comply with the requirements of this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds£50. ## 539 Marine store dealer to keep proper books. (1) Every marine store dealer shall keep proper books, and enter therein an account of all marine stores of which he becomes possessed, stating in respect of each article the time at which and the person from whom he purchased or received the same, and a description of the business and place of abode of that person. (2) If a marine store dealer fails to comply with the requirements of this section he shall be liable to a fine for the first offence not exceeding twenty pounds£50 and for every subsequent offence not exceeding fifty pounds. ## 540 Marine store dealer not to purchase from person under sixteen. (1) A marine store dealer shall not by himself or his agents purchase marine stores of any description from any person apparently under the age of sixteen years. (2) If a marine store dealer so purchases any marine store, he shall be liable to a fine for the first offence not exceeding five pounds£25 and for every subsequent offence not exceeding twenty pounds£50. ## 541 Marine store dealer not to cut up cable, &c. (1) A marine store dealer shall not, on any pretence, cut up any cable or other like article exceeding five fathoms in length, or unlay the same into twine or paper stuff without obtaining a written permit as required by this section. (2) In order to obtain a written permit a marine store dealer shall make a declaration before some justice of the peace having jurisdiction where the dealer resides, stating— (a) the quality and description of the cable or other like article about to be cut up or unlaid; (b) the name and description of the person from whom he purchased or received the same; and (c) that he has purchased or otherwise acquired the same without fraud and without any knowledge or suspicion that it has been come by dishonestly: and either the justice of the peace before whom the declaration is made, or the receiver of the district, upon the production of the declaration, may grant a permit authorising the marine store dealer to cut up or unlay the cable or other article. (3) If a marine store dealer cuts up or unlays any cable or other article without complying with the provisions of this section he shall be liable to a fine for the first offence not exceeding twenty pounds£50 and for every subsequent offence not exceeding fifty pounds. ## 542 Permit to be advertised before dealer proceeds to act thereon. (1) A marine store dealer who has obtained a permit as aforesaid shall not proceed by virtue thereof to cut up or unlay any cable or other article until he has for the space of one week, at the least, published in some newspaper circulating in the place where he resides one or more advertisements, notifying the fact of his having so obtained a permit, and specifying the nature of the cable or article mentioned in the permit, and the place where it is deposited, and the time at which it is intended to be so cut up or unlaid. (2) If any person suspects or believes that the cable or other article is his property he may apply to a justice of the peace for a warrant, and that justice may, on the sworn statement of the applicant, grant a warrant entitling the applicant to require the production by the marine store dealer of the cable or article mentioned in the permit, and also of the books required under this Part of this Act to be kept by the marine store dealer, and authorising the applicant to inspect and examine the cable or article or books. (3) If a marine store dealer fails without reasonable cause to comply with any of the requirements of this section, he shall be liable for the first offence to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds£50 and for every subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds. ### Marking of Anchors ## 543 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Salvage ## 544 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 545 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 546 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Procedure in Salvage ## 547 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 548 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 549 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 551 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 552 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 553 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 555 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 556 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Salvage by Her Majesty’s Ships ## 557 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 558 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 559 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 561 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 562 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 563 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 564 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Jurisdiction of High Court in Salvage ## 565 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Appointment of Receivers of Wreck ## 566 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Fees of Receivers of Wreck ## 567 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 568 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Duties on Wreck ## 569 Provisions as to duties, &c. on wrecked goods. (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Supplemental ## 570 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 571 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 572–633 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part XI: Lighthouses ### General Management ## 634 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 634A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 636 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 637 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Construction of Lighthouses, &c. ## 638 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 639 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 640, 641 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Light Dues ## 643 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 643A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 644–646 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 647 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 648 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 649 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 651 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Local Lighthouses ## 652 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 653 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 654 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 656 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 657 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Expenses of General Lighthouse Authorities ## 658 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 659 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 661 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 662 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 662A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 662B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 663 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 664 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 665 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Offences in connexion with Lighthouses, &c. ## 666 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 667 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses ## 668 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provision as to Channel Islands ## 669 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 670–672 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 673 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 674 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part XII: Mercantile Marine Fund ## 676 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 677 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 678 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 679 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part XIII: Legal Proceedings ### Prosecution of Offences ## 680 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 681 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 682 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 683 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Jurisdiction ## 684 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 686 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 687 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 687A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 687B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Damage occasioned by Foreign Ship ## 688 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions in case of Offences Abroad ## 689 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 690 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 691 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Detention of Ship and Distress on Ship ## 692 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 693 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Evidence, Service of Documents, and Declarations ## 694 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 695 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 696 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 697 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 698 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Application of Penalties and Costs of Prosecutions ## 699 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 701 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Procedure in Scotland ## 702 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 703 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 704 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 706 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 707 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 708 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 709 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 710 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Prosecution of Offences in Colonies ## 711 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Application of Part XIII ## 712 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part XIV: Supplemental ### General Control of Board of Trade ## 713 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 714 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 715 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 716 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 717 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Expenses of Commissioners of Customs ## 718 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Documents and Forms ## 719 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 721 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 722 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Powers for enforcing Compliance with Act ## 723 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Surveyors of Ships ## 724 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 725 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 726 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 727 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Board of Trade Inspectors ## 728 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 729, 730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Exemption from Rates and Harbour Dues ## 731 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 732 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Private Signals ## 733 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Application of Act to Foreign Ships by Order in Council ## 734 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Powers of Colonial Legislature ## 735 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 736 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provision for Foreign Places where Her Majesty has Jurisdiction ## 737 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Orders in Council ## 738 Provision as to Orders in Council. (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Transmission and Publication of Documents ## 739 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Exemption of Her Majesty’s Ships ## 741 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Definitions and Provisions as to Application of Act ## 742 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 743 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 744 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Repeal and Savings ## 745 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 746 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Short Title and Commencement ## 747 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 748 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Documents of which the forms are to be prescribed by the Commissioners of Customs and sanctioned by the Board of Trade Certificate of surveyor. Declaration of ownership by individual owner. Declaration of ownership on behalf of a corporation as owner. Certificate of registry. Provisional certificate. Declaration of ownership by individual transferee. Declaration of ownership on behalf of a corporation as transferee. Declaration of owner taking by transmission. Declaration of mortgagee taking by transmission. . . . . . . . . . Bill of Sale Mortgage. Transfer of Mortgage. ## Schedule SECOND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule THIRD SCHEDULE, FOURTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Furnishing of Anti-Scorbutics (1)The anti-scorbutics to be furnished shall be lime or lemon juice, or such other anti-scorbutics (if any) of such quality, and composed of such materials, and packed and kept in such manner as Her Majesty by Order in Council may direct. (2)No lime or lemon juice shall be deemed fit and proper to be taken on board ship, for the use of the crew or passengers thereof, unless it has been obtained from a bonded warehouse for and to be shipped as stores. (3)Lime or lemon juice shall not be so obtained or delivered from a warehouse as aforesaid, unless— (a)it is shown, by a certificate under the hand of an inspector appointed by the Board of Trade, to be proper for use on board ship, the certificate to be given upon inspection of a sample, after deposit of the lime or lemon juice in the warehouse; and (b)it contains fifteen per cent. of proper and palatable proof spirit, to be approved by the inspector or by the proper officer of customs and excise, and to be added before or immediately after the inspection thereof; and (c)it is packed in such bottles at such time and in such manner and is labelled in such manner as the Commissioners of Customs and Excise may direct. (4)If the lime or lemon juice is deposited in a bonded warehouse, and has been approved as aforesaid by the inspector, the spirit, or the amount of spirit necessary to make up fifteen per cent., may be added in the warehouse, without payment of any duty thereon; and when any spirit has been added to any lime or lemon juice, and the lime or lemon juice has been labelled as aforesaid, it shall be deposited in the warehouse for delivery as ship’s stores only, upon such terms and subject to such regulations of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise as are applicable to the delivery of ship’s stores from the warehouse. (5)The lime or lemon juice with which a ship is required by this Act to be provided shall be taken from the warehouse duly labelled as aforesaid, and the labels shall remain intact until twenty-four hours at least after the ship has left her port of departure on her foreign voyage. ## Serving out of Anti-Scorbutics (6)The lime or lemon juice shall be served out with sugar (the sugar to be in addition to any sugar required by the agreement with the crew). (7)The anti-scorbutics shall be served out to the crew so soon as they have been at sea for ten days; and during the remainder of the voyage, except during such time as they are in harbour and are there supplied with fresh provision. (8)The lime or lemon juice and sugar shall be served out daily at the rate of an ounce each per day to each member of the crew, and shall be mixed with a due proportion of water before being served out. (9)The other anti-scorbutics, if any, provided in pursuance of an Order in Council shall be served out at such times and in such quantities as the Order in Council directs. ## Schedule SIXTH (1)Every place in a ship occupied by seamen or apprentices, and appropriated to their use, shall be such as to make the space which it is required by the Second Part of this Act to contain available for the proper accommodation of the men who are to occupy it, and shall be securely constructed, properly lighted and ventilated, properly protected from weather and sea, and as far as practicable properly shut off and protected from effluvium which may be caused by cargo or bilge water. (2–5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Maximum Fees for Inspection 6 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8When the accommodation is inspected at the same time with the measurement of the tonnage, no separate fee shall be charged for the inspection. ## Schedule SEVENTH SCHEDULE, EIGHTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule NINTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule TENTH–FOURTEENTH SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule FIFTEENTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule SIXTEENTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Constitution of the Committee (1)Three shipowners selected by the Council of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom. (2)One shipowner selected by the Shipowners Associations of Glasgow and one shipowner selected by the Liverpool Steamship Owners Association and the Liverpool Shipowners Association conjointly. (3)Two shipbuilders selected by the Council of the Institution of Naval Architects. (4)Three persons practically acquainted with the navigation of vessels selected by the shipmasters societies recognised by the Board of Trade for this purpose. (5)Three persons being or having been able-bodied seamen selected by seamen’s societies recognised by the Board of Trade for this purpose. (6)Two persons selected conjointly by the Committee of Lloyd’s the Committee of Lloyd’s Register Society, and the Committee of the Institute of London Underwriters. ## Schedule EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## I. Statements in the Case of Salvage by Her Majesty’s Ships (1)Particulars to be stated both by the salvor and by the master or other person in charge of the vessel, cargo, or property saved:— (a)The place, condition, and circumstances in which the vessel, cargo, or property was at the time when the services were rendered for which salvage is claimed: (b)The nature and duration of the services rendered. (2)Additional particulars to be stated by the salvor:— (a)The proportion of the value of the vessel, cargo, and property, and of the freight which he claims for salvage, or the values at which he estimates the vessel, freight, cargo, and property respectively, and the several amounts that he claims for salvage in respect of the same: (b)Any other circumstances which he thinks relevant to the said claim. (3)Additional particulars to be stated by the said master or other person in charge of the said vessel, cargo, or property:— (a)A copy of the certificate of registry of the said vessel, and of the endorsements thereon, stating any change which (to his knowledge or belief) has occurred in the particulars contained in the certificate; and stating also to the best of his knowledge and belief, the state of the title to the vessel for the time being, and of the incumbrances and certificates of mortgage or sale, if any, affecting the same, and the names and places of business of the owners and incumbrancers: (b)the name and place of business or residence of the freighter (if any) of the said vessel, and the freight to be paid for the voyage on which she then is: (c)A general account of the quantity and nature of the cargo at the time the salvage services were rendered: (d)The name and place of business or residence of the owner of the cargo and of the consignee thereof: (e)The values at which the master or person making the statement estimates the vessel, cargo, and property, and the freight respectively, or if he thinks fit, in lieu of the estimated value of the cargo, a copy of the vessel’s manifest: (f)The amounts which the master thinks should be paid as salvage for the services rendered: (g)An accurate list of the property saved in cases where the vessel is not saved: (h)An account of the proceeds of the sale of the vessel, cargo, or property, in cases where the same or any of them are sold at the port where the statement is made: (i)The number, capacities, and condition of the crew of the vessel at the time when the services were rendered; and (k)Any other circumstances he thinks relevant to the matters in question. ### Part II: Salvage Bond ## [N.B.-Any of the Particulars not known, or not required, by reason of the Claim being only against the Cargo, &c., may be omitted.] Whereas certain salvage services are alleged to have been rendered by the vessel [ insert names of vessel and of commander ], commander, to the merchant vessel [ insert names of vessel and master ], master, belonging to [ name and place of business or residence of owner of vessel ], freighted by [ the same of the freighter ], and to the cargo therein, consisting of [ state very shortly the descriptions and quantities of the goods, and the names and addresses of their owners and consignees ]: And whereas the said vessel and cargo have been brought into the port of [ insert name and situation of port ], and a statement of the salvage claim has been sent to [ insert the name of the consular officer or judge of the Colonial Court of Admiralty or Vice-Admiralty Court and of the office he fills ], and he has fixed the amount to be inserted in this bond at the sum of [ state the sum ]. Now I, the said [ master’s name ], do hereby, in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, bind the several owners for the time being of the said vessel and of the cargo therein and of the freight payable in respect of that cargo and their respective heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay among them such sum not exceeding the said sum of [ state the sum fixed ], in such proportions and to such persons as [ if the parties agree on any other court, substitute the name of it here ], the High Court in England shall adjudge to be payable as salvage for the services so alleged to have been rendered as aforesaid. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this [ insert the date ] day of Signed, sealed, and delivered by the said [ master’s name ].(L.S.) In the presence of [ name of consular officer or judge of the Colonial Court of Admiralty or Vice-Admiralty Court, and of the office he fills. ]. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/57-58/60 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1894 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.