In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

"Auditor-General" includes an auditor appointed by the Auditor-General;

"Authority" means the Ghana Maritime Authority established under section 1;

"Board" means the governing body of the Authority provided for under section 4;

"flag State" means the State whose flag a ship is entitled to fly;

"MARPOL" means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Sea of 1973178 as amended;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Transport;

"port State" means the State, which is a party to SOLAS 74, Load Lines '66,  MARPOL 73178, STCW '78, or Tonnage '69 and whose ports are visited by foreign ships;

"registrar" includes the registrar of ships appointed under section 13, and a deputy registrar of ships;

"SOLAS" means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1974178 as amended;

"STCW" means the International Convention for Standards of Training Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers of 1978/95 as amended.