Section 404: Duty to report dangers to navigation

404. Duty to report dangers to navigation.—(1) The master of a Pakistani ship on meeting with— (a) dangerous ice; (b) a dangerous derelict; (c) a tropical storm; (d) air temperatures below freezing point associated with gale force winds causing severe ice accretion on the superstructure of the ship; (e) winds of force ten or above on the Beauport scale for which no storm warning has been received; or (f) any other direct danger to navigation, shall send information accordingly by all means of communication at his disposal, and in accordance with such rules as the Federal Government may make in this behalf, to ships in the vicinity and to such authorities on shore as may be prescribed by those rules. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression “tropical storm” means a hurricane, typhoon, cyclone or other storm of a similar nature, and the master of a ship shall be deemed to have met with a tropical storm if he has reason to believe that there is such a storm in the vicinity. (2) If the master of a ship fails to comply with th provisions of this section he shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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