ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
210. Notification of hazards to navigation
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
210. Notification of hazards to navigation
(1)The master of any Kenyan ship, upon encountering any of the dangers to navigation specified in subsection (2), shall send information accordingly by any means of communication at his disposal to the appropriate shore based authorities, and such information shall be repeated to ships in the vicinity as practicable.(2)The dangers to navigation referred to in subsection (1) are—(d)any other direct danger to navigation.(3)Where a master fails to comply with this section, he commits an offence and shall be liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings, or both.(4)It shall be a defence for any person charged under this section to show that he took all reasonable precautions to avoid the commission of the offence.(5)For purposes of this section—“tropical storm” means a hurricane, typhoon, cyclone or other storm of a similar nature, and a master of a ship shall be deemed to have encountered a tropical storm if he has reason to believe that there is such a storm in the vicinity.