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(1) Where a vessel is or has been in distress in Ghanaian waters, the receiver or, in the receiver's absence, a magistrate shall as soon as it is convenient examine on oath a person belonging to the ship, or any other person who is able to give an account of the cargo or stores on the following matters:

(a) the name and description of the vessel;

(b) the name of the master and of the owner;

(c) the names of the owners of the cargo;

(d) the ports, from and to which the vessel was bound;

(e) the occasion of the distress of the vessel;

(f) the services rendered; and

(g) any other matters or circumstances relating to the vessel or to the cargo on board the vessel which the person holding the examination thinks necessary.

(2) The person holding the examination under subsection (1) in relation to a ship shall make a record in writing, and shall send a copy to the Director-General.

(3) The Director-General shall where necessary, because a copy of the record to be placed in a conspicuous place in the office of the Authority in the area in which the ship was in distress.

(4) The person holding an examination under subsection (1) shall for the purpose have all the powers of a surveyor.