Section 338: Inspection, etc

338. Inspection, etc.—(1) A radio inspector may inspect any ship for the purpose of seeing that she is properly provided with radio installation and certificated operators and watchers in conformity with this Chapter and for this purpose may go on board any ship at all reasonable times and do all things necessary for such inspection and may also require the master of the ship to supply him with any information which it is in the power of the master to supply for the purposes of the provisions of this Chapter relating to radio installation and radio service including the production of any certificate granted under this Part in respect of the installation, and of the certificates of the operators on the ship : Provided that if a valid safety convention certificate is produced in respect of any ship, other than a Pakistani ship, the inspection shall be limited to seeing that the ship is provided with radio installation and that the number of certificated operators corresponds substantially with the particulars stated in the certificate and such operators are familiar with operational procedures. (2) If a radio inspector finds that a ship is not so provided, he shall give to the master or owner notice in writing pointing out the deficiency, and also pointing put what in his opinion is requisite to remedy the same. (3) Every notice given under sub-section (2) shall be communicated, in the prescribed manner, to the officer of Customs of any port or place at which the ship may seek to obtain port- clearance, and the officer of Customs to whom a notice is so communicated shall order that the ship be detained until a certificate under the hand of a Radio Inspector is produced to the effect that the ship is properly provided with a radio installation and certificated operators in conformity with this Chapter. (4) The provisions of this section shall applying relation to such portable radio apparatus as boats or life-rafts may be required to carry by rules made under section 331 as they apply in relation to radio installation of a ship.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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