Section 388: Grain loading plan

388. Grain loading plan.—(1) No grain shall be loaded on board any Pakistani ship anywhere unless there is in force in respect of such ship a grain loading plan approved under sub- section (3) or sub-section (4). (2) The grain loading plan shall be in such form and contain such particulars as the stability of the ship, circumstances of loading on departure and arrival, the main characteristics of the fittings used to prevent the shifting of cargo and such other matters as may be prescribed, having regard to the rules made under sub-section (7) of section 389. (3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (4) the grain loading plan shall be submitted to the Federal Government for approval and that Government may, having regard to the rules made under sub-section (7) of section 389, the stability of the ship and the circumstances of loading on departure and arrival, approve the plan with such modifications, if any, as it may deem necessary. (4) The Federal Government may request the Government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies to approve the grain loading plan of a Pakistani ship and an approval given in pursuance of such a request and containing a statement that it has been so given shall have effect for the purposes of this section as if the approval had been given by the Federal Government. (5) The Federal Government may, at the request of the Government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies approve the grain loading plan of a ship registered in that country if the Federal Government is satisfied, in the like manner as in the case of Pakistani ship, that such approval can properly be given and where approval is given at such a request, it shall contain a statement that it has been so given. (6) If the master, owner or agent fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1) he shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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