Section 369: Ship not to proceed to sea without certificate

369. Ship not to proceed to sea without certificate.—(1) No Pakistani ship shall proceed to sea unless there is in force in respect of the ship a load line certificate issued under section 367 or load line exemption certificate issued under section 368. (2) The master of every Pakistani ship shall produce to the officer of Customs from whom a port clearance for the ship is sought, the certificate which is required by subsection (1) to be in force when the ship proceeds to sea, and port clearance shall not be granted, and the ship may be detained, until that certificate is so produced. (3) The master of any ship which proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea in contravention of this section shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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