Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act, 2000
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35.—(1) The report of an investigation into a marine casualty shall record all relevant findings of the investigator during the investigation. | |
(2) Having regard to section 25 , if the investigator succeeds in establishing the cause or causes, or probable cause or causes, of the marine casualty, the report shall indicate it or them. | ||
(3) Having regard to section 25 , the report shall outline any recommendations the Board considers to be warranted and feasible for the avoidance of similar marine casualties. | ||
(4) Although it shall not be the purpose of the report to attribute blame or fault, section 25 shall not prevent the reporting of relevant findings of an investigator in accordance with subsection (1), the indicating of the cause or causes or probable cause or causes of the casualty in accordance with subsection (2) or the making of recommendations in accordance with subsection (3), of this section. | ||
(5) To avoid doubt, copyright in a published report or interim report remains with the Board, but the copyrighted material may be freely used for educational purposes. |