Merchant Shipping Act,1958

Act No : 44

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Section : Submersion of sub-division load lines in case of passenger ships.

333. Submersion of sub-division load lines in case of passenger ships. (1) Where-- (a) an Indian passenger ship has been marked with sub- division load lines, that is to say, load lines indicating the depth to which the ship may be loaded having regard to the extent to which she is sub-divided and to the space for the time being allotted to passengers, and (b) the appropriate sub-division load line, that is to say, the sub-division load line appropriate to the space for the time being allotted to passengers on the ship, is lower than the load line indicating the maximum depth to which the ship is for the time being entitled under the provisions of this Part to be loaded, the ship shall not be so loaded as to submerge in salt water the appropriate sub-division load line on each side of the ship when the ship has no list. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Subs. by Act 21 of 1966, s. 28, for original sub-section (4). 2. Subs. by s. 28, ibid., for certain words. 3. Subs. by s. 28, ibid., for "this section". 558A (2) Without prejudice to any other proceedings under this Act, any such ship which is loaded in contravention of this section may be detained until she ceases to be so loaded. Unseaworthy ships

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