(1) A Ghanaian passenger ship, regardless of its size and a cargo ship of a length of twenty four meters or more, or of a weight of fifteen tons or more shall carryon board the prescribed information about the ship's stability.

(2) A copy of the information shall be sent to the Director-General, and the determination of the ship's stability shall be based on an inclining test of the ship but the Director-General may allow the information to be based on a similar determination of the stability of a sister ship.

(3) Where a ship proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea without having on board the information as required by subsections (1) and (2), the owner or master commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or to both the fine and the imprisonment.