Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1933

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Amendment of sections 436 and 454 of the Principal Act.

58.—(1) In sub-sections (1) and (3) of section four hundred and thirty-six and in sub-section (1) of section four hundred and fifty-four of the Principal Act the expression “free board” shall be substituted for the expression “clear side”.

(2) Sub-section (3) of the said section four hundred and thirty-six shall cease to have effect with respect to load line ships.

(3) The following sub-section shall be substituted for sub-section (5) of the said section four hundred and thirty-six, namely—

“(5) In this section, the expression ‘free-board’ means, in the case of any ship which is marked with a deck-line, the height from the water to the upper edge of the deck-line, and, in the case of any other ship, the height amidship from the water to the upper edge of the deck from which the depth of hold as stated in the register is measured.”