Article 10

Any of the parties who desires so to do may, after completion of the taking of evidence, address the wreck commissioner upon the evidence and the Secretary of State may address the wreck commissioner in reply upon the whole case. After this address in reply upon the whole case, at the discretion of the wreck commissioner, an officer of whose conduct substantial criticism has been made during the formal investigation may be permitted or invited to make a final statement as to why, in the event of a finding that his conduct caused or contributed to the casualty, his certificate of competency should not be cancelled or suspended, or as to why he should not be censured.