(1) Where a Load Line Certificate has been issued under this Part in respect of a load line ship

(a) the owner of the ship shall upon receipt of the certificate cause it to be framed and displayed in a conspicuous place on board the ship, and the certificate shall be kept so framed and displayed and shall be legible so long as the certificate remains in force and the ship is in use; and

(b) the master of the ship shall before making any other entry in any official log book, enter in the log book the particulars of the marking of the deckline and load line specified in the certificate.

(2) Before any load line ship proceeds to sea, the master shall

(a) enter in the official log book the draught and freeboard relating to the depth to which the ship is for the time being loaded, the density of the water in which the ship is floating and all other particulars in the form set out in the official log book; and

(b) cause a notice in the prescribed form to be displayed in a conspicuous place on board the ship and the notice shall remain displayed and shall be legible while the ship is at sea.

(3) The master or owner of a Ghanaian load line ship who fails to comply with a provision of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or to both.