Paragraph 6 Radio navigational aids.
United Kingdom
The Board of Trade may make rules—
requiring ships to which this section applies to be provided with such radio navigational aids, other than direction-finders, as may be specified in the rules and prescribing requirements which such radio navigational aids are to comply with ;
prescribing requirements which radio navigational aids, other than direction-finders and other than such as are provided in pursuance of rules made under the preceding paragraph, are to comply with when carried in ships to which this section applies ;
prescribing requirements which apparatus designed for the purpose of transmitting or reflecting signals to or from radio navigational aids is to comply with if it is apparatus in the United Kingdom or apparatus off the shores of the United Kingdom but maintained from the United Kingdom ;and the requirements prescribed under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection may include requirements relating to the position and method of fitting of the radio navigational aids.
This section applies to—
ships registered in the United Kingdom ;
other ships while they are within any port in the United Kingdom.
to proceed, to sea without carrying such navigational aids as it is required to carry by rules made under subsection (1) of this section or carrying radio navigational aids not complying with rules made under that subsection, the owner or master of the ship shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100.
If any person establishes or operates any such apparatus as is mentioned in subsection (1)(c) of this section and the apparatus does not comply with rules made thereunder, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100.
Notes on Schedule 1
Textual amendments
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Schs. 1-5 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)