Section 1 - Restriction On Trading In Ghanaian Waters Section 2 - Qualification For Owning A Ghanaian Ship Section 3 - Obligation To Register And Regulations On Ghanaian Ships Section 4 - Application For Registration Section 5 - Declaration Of Ownership Section 6 - Building And Sale Of Vessels Section 7 - Importation Of Ships Section 8 - Builder's certificate and evidence required on first registration of a ship Section 9 - Restriction On Registration Section 10 - Cancellation Of Registration Section 11 - Restriction On Deregistration Of Ships Section 12 - Port Of Registry Section 13 - Register Books And Entries Section 14 - Documents To Be Retained By The Registrar Of Ships Section 15 - Name Of Ship Section 16 - Change Of Name Of Ship Section 17 - Identity Marks For Fishing Vessels Section 18 - Call Sign Section 19 - Register Book For Ships Under Construction Section 20 - Survey Section 21 - Tonnage Regulations Section 22 - Tonnage Once Ascertained To Be Tonnage Of Ship Section 23 - Tonnage Rules Of Foreign Ships Section 24 - Foreign And Other Measurements Section 25 - Alterations Between Surveys Section 26 - Appointment Of Surveyors For Tonnage Measurement Section 27 - Marking Of Ships Section 28 - Certificate Of Registry Section 29 - Power To Make Regulations In Relation To Certificate Of Registry Section 30 - Issue And Custody Of Certificate Of Registry Section 31 - Improper Use Of Certificate Of Registry Section 32 - Provisional Certificate Of Registry Section 33 - Temporary Pass In Lieu Of Certificate Of Registry Section 34 - Registration Of Alterations Of Tonnage Section 35 - Rules For Registration Of Alterations To A Registered Ship Section 36 - Provisional Certificate For Registration Anew Section 37 - Change Of Ownership And Registration Anew Section 38 - Procedure For New Registration Section 39 - Restriction On Re-registration Of Abandoned Ships Section 40 - Ships To Be Licensed Section 41 - Qualifications For Owning A Licensed Ghanaian Ship Section 42 - Regulations For Licensing Of Ships Section 43 - Transfer Of Ship Or Shares Section 44 - Declaration Of Transfer Section 45 - Registration Of Transfer Section 46 - Transmission Of Property On Death, Insolvency Section 47 - Order For Sale On Transmission To Unqualified Persons Section 48 - Transfer Of Ship On Sale By Order Of Court Section 49 - Power Of Court To Prohibit Transfer Section 50 - Mortgage Of Ship Or Shares Section 51 - Mortgage Of Provisionally Registered Ships Section 52 - Entry Of Discharge Of Mortgage Section 53 - Priority Of Mortgages Section 54 - Mortgagee Not Treated As Owner Section 55 - Power Of Sale Of Mortgagee Section 56 - Mortgage Not Affected By Bankruptcy Section 57 - Transfer Of Mortgages Section 58 - Transmission Of Interest In Mortgage On Death, Bankruptcy Section 59 - Authority To Sell Mortgage Out Of Ghana Section 60 - General Rules For Certificate Of Sale Section 61 - Procedure Where Ship Under Certificate Of Sale Granted In Ghana Section 62 - Registration In Ghana Where Ship Sold Under Certificate Of Sale Granted By A Foreign State Section 63 - Rules As To Certificate Of Mortgage Section 64 - Loss Of Certificate Of Sale Or Mortgage Section 65 - Revocation Of Certificate Of Sale Or Mortgage Section 66 - Maritime Liens Section 67 - Priority Of Maritime Liens Section 68 - Order Of Priority Of Liens Section 69 - Rights Of Ship Builders And Ship Repairers Section 70 - Characteristics Of Maritime Liens Section 71 - Claims Arising From Radioactive Products Section 72 - Extinction Of Maritime Liens Section 73 - Notice Of Forced Sale Section 74 - Effect Of Forced Sale Section 75 - Disposition Of Proceeds Of Sale Section 76 - Issue Of Certificate That A Ship Is Free Of Mortgages, Liens Section 77 - Provisions Relating To Infancy Or Other Incapacity Section 78 - Notice Of Trusts Not To Be Received Section 79 - Definition Of "Beneficial Interest" And Equities Not Excluded By Act Section 80 - Liability Of Beneficial Owner Section 81 - Registration of ship's managing owner or manager Section 82 - Power Of Registrar To Dispense With Declaration Section 83 - Mode Of Declarations Section 84 - Application Of Fees Section 85 - Returns To Be Made By The Registrar Section 86 - Inspection Of Book, And Documents Admissible In Evidence Section 87 - Documents And Instructions As To Registration In Prescribed Form Section 88 - Forgery Of Documents Section 89 - False Declaration Section 90 - Liabilities Of Persons On Unregistered Ship Section 91 - Fees Section 92 - National Character Of Ship To Be Declared Before Clearance Section 93 - National Colours Section 94 - Right To Fly The Flag Of Ghana Section 95 - Showing Of National Colours Section 96 - Unauthorised Use Of National Colours Section 97 - Penalty For Concealing Ghanaian Character Or Assuming Foreign Character Section 98 - Penalty For Acquiring Ownership If Unqualified Section 99 - Regulations Regarding Manning And Qualifications Of A Person Serving In A Ghanaian Ship Section 100 - Power To Exempt Section 101 - Board Of Inquiry Section 102 - Powers Of The Board Section 103 - Cancellation Of Certificate` Section 104 - Revocation Of Certificate Section 105 - Appeals Against Cancellation Of Certificate Section 106 - Offences Section 107 - Functions Of Registrar Of Seafarers Section 108 - Crew Agreement Section 109 - Contents Of Crew Agreements Section 110 - Regulations For Disciplinary Offences Section 111 - Disciplinary Offence And Criminal Offence Section 112 - Procedures Relating To Certain Crew Agreements Section 113 - Further Provisions As To Crew Agreements Section 114 - Stipulation Not To Be Contrary To Law Of Flag State Section 115 - Seafarer's certificate of discharge. Section 116 - Character Report Section 117 - Discharge On Change Of Ship Registry Section 118 - Employment Of Children, Persons Under Eighteen Years Section 119 - Changes In Crew Of Certain Ships Section 120 – Change Of Master Section 121 - Regulations For Conditions Of Service Section 122 - Use Of English Language Section 123 - . Crew's knowledge of English Section 124 - Time And Manner Of Payment Of Wages Section 125 - Delivery Of Account Of Wages Section 126 - Deductions From Wages Section 127 - Settlement Of Wages Section 128 - Registrar's decision on wages Section 129 - Registrar shall require ship's documents Section 130 - Rate Of Exchange Section 131 - Limited Power Of Registrar To Settle Wage Disputes Section 132 - Court May Award Interest On Wages Due Where There Is No Crew Agreement Section 133 - Allotment Notes Section 134 - Wages Where Service Is Terminated Section 135 - Protection of seafarer's rights and remedies Section 136 - Claims against seafarer's wages for maintenance Section 137 - Master's remedies, remuneration and disbursements. Section 138 - Wages Not To Depend On Freight Section 139 - Refusal To Work Section 140 - Illness Caused By Own Default Section 141 - Costs Of Procuring Conviction Section 142 - Improper Discharge Section 143 - Protection Of Wages Section 144 - Leave And Holidays Section 145 - Seafarer May Sue For Wages Section 146 - Jurisdiction Of Court In The Recovery Of Wages Section 147 - Power To Rescind Contracts Section 148 - Property Of Deceased Seafarer Section 149 - Delivery of deceased seafarer's property Section 150 - Forgery Of Documents Section 151 - Occupational Safety Regulations Section 152 - Provisions And Water Section 153 - Complaints As To Provisions And Water Section 154 - Allowance For Short Or Bad Provisions Section 155 - Weights And Measures Section 156 - Medical Fitness Regulations Section 157 - Crew Accommodation Regulations Section 158 - Certificated Cook To Be Carried Section 159 - Medical Stores Regulations Section 160 - Right To Medical Treatment Section 161 - Recovery Of Expenses From Owner Section 162 - Effect of workman's compensation Section 163 - Medical Practitioners To Be Carried Section 164 - Facilities For Making Complaints Section 165 - Assignment And Sale Of Salvage Section 166 - Seafarer's debts Section 167 - Misconduct Endangering Life Of Ship Section 168 - General Offences Against Discipline Section 169 - Desertion And Absence Without Leave Section 170 - Improper Negotiation Of Advance Section 171 - Certificate Of Discharge May Be Withheld Section 172 - Summary Remedies Not To Affect Other Remedies Section 173 - False Statement As To Last Ship Section 174 - Deserters From Foreign Ships Section 175 - Proof Of Desertion When Wages Are To Be Forfeited Section 176 - Application Of Proceeds From Forfeiture Section 177 - Question Of Forfeiture Decided In Suit For Wages Section 178 - Deduction Of Penalty From Wages Section 179 - Penalty On Stowaways Section 180 - Trade Dispute Involving Seafarers Section 181 - Offences To Be Entered In Official Log Book Section 182 - Repatriation Of Seafarers Section 183 - Seafarer To Bear Expense Of Repatriation In Certain Cases Section 184 - Duty Of Registrar Of Seafarers Section 185 - Application To Foreign Vessels Section 186 - Wages And Effects Of Seafarer Left Behind Section 187 - Liability Of Master Section 188 - Liability Of Government Section 189 - Non-application Of Section 186 Section 190 - Sale of seafarer's effects. Section 191 - Maintenance And Return Of seafarer Who Involuntarily Terminates Service Section 192 - Discharge On Change Of Ownership Section 193 - Certificate When Seafarer Is Left Behind Section 194 - Non-compliance With Provisions Of This Part Section 195 - Account Of Wages Of Seafarer Left Behind Section 196 - Payment of seafarer's wages to proper officers. Section 197 - Application Of Wages Of Seafarer Left Behind Section 198 - Relief Of Distressed Seafarer Section 199 - Repayment Of Relief And Return Expenses Section 200 - Forcing Ashore Section 201 - Proper Return Port Section 202 - Manner Of Return Section 203 - Return Of Seafarers To Port Section 204 - Authority May Provide Temporary Relief Section 205 - Unauthorized Presence On Board Ship Section 206 - Official Log Book Section 207 - Entries In Official Log Book Section 208 - Delivery Of Official Log Book To Director-General Section 209 - Delivery Of Official Log Book On Change Of Ownership Or Employment Or Loss Or Abandonment Of Ship Section 210 - Offences In Respect Of Official Log Book Section 211 - Ordinary Log Book Of A Ship Section 212 - Returns Of Crew Lists Section 213 - Returns Of Births And Deaths On Ghanaian Ships Section 214 - Returns Of Births And Deaths Of Ghanaian Citizens On Foreign Ships Section 215 - Returns To Be Sent To Registrar Of Births And Deaths Section 216 - Penalties Imposed On Master Section 217 - Collision Regulations Section 218 - Ghanaian Ships To Observe Collision Regulations Section 219 - Foreign Ships In Ghanaian Waters Section 220 - Damage Caused By Non-observance Of Collision Regulations, Presumption Of Fault Section 221 - Inspection To Enforce Compliance With Collision Regulations Section 222 - Duty To Render Assistance Following Collision Section 223 - Obligation To Notify Hazards Of Navigation Section 224 - Master To Proceed Moderately In Dangerous Areas Section 225 - Offence And Penalty Section 226 - Obligation To Assist Ships In Distress Section 227 - Right To Requisition Ships When In Distress Section 228 - Obligation To Assist Persons In Danger At Sea Section 229 - Salvage Rights Not Affected Section 230 - Regulations For Signals Of Distress Section 231 - Report Of Accidents To Ships Section 232 - Loss Of Ghanaian Ship Section 233 - Record Of Boat Drill Or Fire Drill To Be Kept In Official Log Book Section 234 - Crew Sufficient And Efficient Section 235 - Notices To Mariners And Navigational Warnings Section 236 - Establishment And Management Of Aids To Navigation Section 237 - Authority's permission to establish aids to navigation Section 238 - Changes To Aids To Navigation Section 239 - Functions Of The Authority In Respect Of Aids To Navigation Section 240 - Publication And Updating Of Aids To Navigation Section 241 - Prosecution Of Offences Section 242 - Detention Section 243 - Fire And Lights Detrimental To Navigation Section 244 - Power Of The Director-General On Failure To Extinguish False Or Unauthorised Lights Section 245 - Marking Of Wrecks And Prohibited Areas Section 246 - Removal Of Obstructions Other Than Wrecks Section 247 - Failure To Pay Navigational Aid Dues Section 248 - Regulations On Lighting, Marks And Other Features Of Aid To Navigation Section 249 - Words And Expressions Relating To Safety Of Life At Sea Section 250 - List Of Safety Convention Countries Section 251 - Application Of Safety Convention Section 252 - Regulations Relating To Safety At Sea Section 253 - Ships In Port Through Stress Of Weather Section 254 - Surveying Of Ships Section 255 - Surveyor's powers of inspection Section 256 - Surveyor's report to Director-General Section 257 - Surveyor's record of inspections and certificates Section 258 - Surveys Of Passenger Ships Section 259 - Initial Survey Of Passenger Ships Section 260 - Periodic Surveys Of Passenger Ships Section 261 - Additional Surveys Of Passenger Ships Section 262 - Passenger Ship Certificate Section 263 - Short Voyage Certificates For Passenger Ships Section 264 - Exemption And Qualified Certificate For Passenger Ships Section 265 - Validity Of Passenger Ship Short Voyage Certificates Section 266 - Passenger Ship Safety Certificate To Be Carried On Board Section 267 - Penalty For Carrying Excess Passengers Section 268 - Safety Equipment Survey On Cargo Ships Section 269 - Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate Section 270 - Cargo Ship Exemption And Qualified Safety Equipment Certificates Section 271 - Cargo Ship Radar And Radio Installation Surveys Section 272 - Issue Of Cargo Ship Radio Certificate Section 273 - Cargo Ship Exemption And Qualified Radio Certificates Section 274 - Radio Exemption Certificates Section 275 - Cargo Ship Safety Construction Surveys Section 276 - Regulations For Cargo Ship Safety Construction Requirements And Surveys Section 277 - Issue Of Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificates Section 278 - Cargo Ship Exemption And Qualified Safety Construction Certificates Section 279 - Validity Period Of Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate Section 280 - Appeals against withholding of ship's certificates or detention Section 281 - Periods Of Validity Of Certificates Section 282 - Extension Of Period Of Validity Of Certificates Section 283 - Validity Of Qualified Certificates Section 284 - Penalty For Non-compliance With Conditions Of Exemption Certificate Section 285 - Posting Up Of Certificates On Board Ships Section 286 - Survey To Verify Safety Certificates And Compliance With Conditions Of Issue Section 287 - Production Of Safety Convention Certificate Section 288 - Miscellaneous Privileges For Holding Safety Convention Certificate Section 289 - Ship Not To Proceed To Sea Without Appropriate Certificates And Documents Section 290 - Detention Of Ship For Non-production Of Certificates Section 291 - Ships To Carry Stability Information Section 292 - Penalty For Forgery Of Survey Report Or Certificates Section 293 - Maintaining Condition Of Ship And Notice On Change In Condition Section 294 - Re-survey Of A Ship Following Alterations Or Damages Section 295 - Application Of This Part To Foreign Ships Within Ghanaian Waters Section 296 - Survey Of Foreign Ship And Issue Of Safety Convention Certificate Section 297 - Survey Of Ghanaian Ships By Other Safety Convention Countries Section 298 - Exceptions Section 299 - Regulations For Safety Requirements And Issue Of Ghanaian Certificate Section 300 - Interpretation Of Part 8 Section 301 - Exemptions Section 302 - Countries To Which Load Line Convention Applies Section 303 - Load Line Regulations Section 304 - Certificates Issued Under The Load Line Convention Section 305 - International And Local Load Line Certificate Section 306 - Certificates Issued By Other Governments Section 307 - Certificates Issued At The Request Of Other Governments Section 308 - Regulations As To The Validity Of Foreign Certificates Section 309 - Exemption From Application Of This Part Section 310 - Extent Of Exemption Section 311 - Issue Of Exemption Certificates Section 312 - Duration And Extension Of Exemption Section 313 - Effect Of Load Line Certificate Section 314 - Duration, Renewal, Extension And Cancellation Of Load Line Certificate Section 315 - Ships Not To Proceed To Sea Without Load Line Certificate Section 316 - Deck Cargo Regulations Section 317 - Inspection Of Ghanaian Load Line Ship Section 318 - Notice to be given of alterations affecting structural position of Load Line ship Section 319 - Submersion Of Load Lines Section 320 - Alteration Or Defacement Of Load Line Marks Section 321 - Ships Not To Proceed To Sea Unless Complying With Load Line Regulations Section 322 - Production Of Load Line Certificate Of Ghanaian Ship Section 323 - Production Of Load Line Certificates Of Foreign Ships Section 324 - Submersion Of Load Lines Of Foreign Ships Section 325 - Posting Of Load Line Certificate And Entry Of Load Line Details In Ship's Log Book Section 326 - Inspection Of Ships Regarding Load Lines Section 327 - Contravention Of Load Line Regulations And Detention Of Ships Section 328 - Bulk Cargo Regulations Section 329 - Precautions Regarding Grain Cargo Section 330 - Offence And Penalty Section 331 - Regulations As To Dangerous Goods Section 332 - Carriage And Marking Of Dangerous Goods Section 333 - Rejection And Disposal Of Dangerous Goods By Ship Section 334 - Forfeiture Of Dangerous Goods Section 335 - Unseaworthy Ship Section 336 - Sending Unseaworthy Ship To Sea-an Offence Section 337 - Owner's obligation for seaworthiness Section 338 - Detention Of Unseaworthy Ship Section 339 - Temporary Detention Of Unseaworthy Ships Section 340 - Supplementary Provisions Relating To Detention Of Unseaworthy Ship Section 341 - Powers Of Surveyors Regarding Detention Section 342 - Liability For Costs And Damages Section 343 - Power To Require Complainant To Give Security For Costs Section 344 - Survey Of Ship Alleged By Seafarers To Be Unseaworthy Section 345 - Court's discretion to appoint surveyors Section 346 - Cost Of Survey Section 347 - Powers Of Principal Receiver And Receivers Of Wreck Section 348 - Fees Of Receiver Section 349 - Duty Of Receiver Where Ship Is In Distress Section 350 - Power Of Receiver In Case Of Ship In Distress Section 351 - Power To Pass Over Adjoining Lands Section 352 - Power Of Receiver To Prevent Plunder Of And Disorder On Wrecked Ship Section 353 - Examination On Oath Regarding Ships In Distress Section 354 - Rules To Be Observed By Person Finding Wreck Section 355 - Penalty For Taking Wreck At The Time Of Casualty Section 356 - Notice Of Wreck To Be Given By Receiver Section 357 - Delivery Of Wreck To Owner Section 358 - Immediate Sale Of Wreck By Receiver Section 359 - Wrecked Goods Subject To Duties Section 360 - Right To Unclaimed Wreck Section 361 - Disposal Of Unclaimed Wreck Section 362 - Delivery Of Unclaimed Wreck By Receiver Not To Prejudice Title Section 363 - Removal Of Wreck By Port, Harbour Or Other Authority Section 364 - Breaking Up And Removal Of Wrecks Section 365 - Extent Of Power Of Removal Of Wreck Section 366 - Taking Wreck To A Foreign Port Section 367 - Boarding Of Wrecked Vessels Section 368 - Interfering With Wreck Section 369 - Receiver To Apply For Search Warrant Section 370 - Definitions Section 371 - Non-application To Platforms And Drilling Units Section 372 - Non-application To Foreign State-owned Vessels Section 373 - Salvage Of Life Section 374 - Salvage Of Cargo Section 375 - Services Excluded From Salvage Remuneration Section 376 - Conditions For Salvage Remuneration Section 377 - Salvage Contracts Section 378 - Annulment Or Modification Of Contracts Section 379 - Duties Of Salvor Section 380 - Duties Of Owner And Master Section 381 - Powers Of The Authority As Regards Protection Of Maritime Environment Section 382 - Criteria For Fixing Salvage Reward Section 383 - Responsibility For Payment Of Reward Section 384 - Quantum Of Reward Section 385 - Special Compensation Section 386 - Services Rendered Under Existing Contracts Section 387 - Apportionment Between Salvors Section 388 - Salvor's Misconduct Section 389 - Maritime Lien Section 390 - Duty To Provide Security Section 391 - Interim Payment Section 392 - State-owned Cargoes Section 393 - Humanitarian Cargoes Section 394 - Determination Of Salvage Dispute Section 395 - Summary Determination Of Salvage Disputes Section 397 - Detention Of Property Liable To Salvage By Receiver Section 398 - Sale Of Detained Property Section 399 - Apportionment Of Small Amounts Of Salvage Section 400 - Apportionment Of Salvage By A Court Section 401 - Salvor's Right To Interest Section 402 - Application To The Government Section 403 - Limitation Of Actions Section 404 - Publication Of Judicial And Arbitral Awards Section 405 - Power Of The Minister To Make Regulations Respecting Passenger Ships Section 406 - Offences In Connection With Passenger Ships Section 407 - Interpretation Section 408 - Persons Entitled To Limit Liability Section 409 - Claims Subject To Limitation Section 410 - Liability Against Ships And Invoking Limitation Not An Admission Of Liability Section 411 - Claims Exempted From Limitation Section 412 - Conduct Barring Limitation Section 413 - Set Off Of Claims Section 414 - Limits Of Liability Calculation Section 415 - Priorities Section 416 - Measurement Of Ship's Tonnage Section 417 - Limitation Of Liability Of Port And Owners Of Docks Section 418 - Limitation For Passenger Claims Section 419 - Conversion Of Unit Of Account To Ghanaian Currency Section 420 - Aggregation Of Claims Section 421 - Provision Of Security And Release Of Ship Section 422 - Distribution Of The Fund Section 423 - Bar To Other Actions Section 424 - Rules As To Division Of Loss Section 425 - Damages For Personal Injury Section 426 - Definition Of "freight" Section 427 - Right Of Contribution Section 428 - Limitation Of Actions Section 429 - Court Of Survey Section 430 - Jurisdiction Of Court Of Survey Section 431 - Power And Procedure Of Court Of Survey Section 432 - Investigations Of Shipping Casualties Section 433 - Preliminary Inquiry Section 434 - Formal Investigation Section 435 - Power Of Authority As To Certificates Section 436 - Limitation On Power Of The Director-General As To Certificate Section 437 - Delivery Of Certificate Section 438 - Right Of Appeal From The Director-General's Decision Section 439 - Rehearing Of Investigations Section 440 - Jurisdiction In Case Of Offences Section 441 - Provisions As To Mortgages Of Ships Sold To Foreigners Section 442 - Jurisdiction Over Ships Lying Off Coasts Section 443 - Jurisdiction In Case Of Offences On Board Ship Section 444 - Offences At Foreign Ports Section 445 - Jurisdiction In Collision And Other Cases Section 446 - Actions In Rem Section 447 - Power To Detain Foreign Ships Section 448 - Enforcing Detention Of Ships Section 449 - Notice To Consular Officer On Detention Of Foreign Ship Section 450 - Distress Of Ships Section 451 - Inquiries Into Deaths Of Crew Members And Others Section 452 - Ship May Be Seized And Sold If Penalty Not Paid Section 453 - Conveyance Of Offenders And Witnesses To Ghana Section 454 - Liability Of Ship owners Section 455 - Offences By Bodies Of Person, Servants And Agents Section 456 - General Penalty And Continuing Offences Section 457 - Compounding Of Offences Section 458 - Admissibility Of Document In Evidence Section 459 - Service Of Documents Section 460 - All Officers To Be Public Officers Section 461 - Protection Of Public Officers Section 462 - Notices To Be In Writing Section 463 - Definition Of Authorized Officer Section 464 - Powers Of Authorized Officers To Board Ships Section 465 - Power To Require Production Of Documents Section 466 - Inspection Of Ships Section 467 - Report By Surveyor To Director-General Section 468 - Powers Of Surveyor Section 469 - Returns By Surveyors Section 470 - Receipt Of Fee By Surveyor An Offence Section 471 - Obstruction Of Surveyor Section 472 - Power Of Arrest Section 473 - Books Section 474 - Exemption From Stamp Duty Section 475 - Offences In Respect Of Use Of Forms Section 476 - Power To Apply Act To Ships Of Other Countries, And To Exempt Such Ships Section 477 - General Power To Make Regulations Section 478 - Fees Section 479 - Publication Of International Conventions Ratified By The Republic Section 480 - Application Of This Act Section 481 - Interpretation Section 482 - Repeals And Savings