ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
26. Surveying and tonnage of ships
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
26. Surveying and tonnage of ships
(1)Before registration every ship shall be surveyed by a surveyor of ships and her tonnage ascertained in accordance with the tonnage regulations made under this Act, and the surveyor shall grant a certificate specifying the ship’s tonnage and build, and such other particulars descriptive of the identity of the ship as may for the time being be required by the Director-General and such certificate shall be delivered to the Registrar of Ships before registration.(2)When the tonnage of any ship has been ascertained and registered in accordance with the tonnage regulations that tonnage shall be treated as the tonnage of the ship except so far as those regulations provide, in specified circumstances, for the ship to be re-measured and the register amended accordingly.