s 99 Prohibition on going to sea without certificates
99.—(1) Every ship unless exempted must be surveyed or inspected in the manner provided in this Act. (2) Subject to any exemption, no ship is to go to sea unless the owner or the master of the ship has been issued with certificates by the Director as to the surveys or inspections under this Act, the certificates being in force and applicable to the ship. (3) If any ship goes or attempts to go to sea in contravention of this section —(a) in the case of a passenger ship, the owner or the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 for every passenger on board the ship; and (b) in the case of any other ship, the owner or the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, and the ship may be detained until the certificates are produced to the Director or the Port Master.