ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
302. Detention of unsafe ships
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
302. Detention of unsafe ships
(1)Where the Director-General has reason to believe that any ship, being in any port in Kenya, is an unsafe ship, that is to say, is by reason of any of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) unfit to proceed to sea without serious danger to human life having regard to the nature of the service for which it is intended, such ship shall be liable to be detained.(2)The matters referred to in subsection (1) are—(a)the condition, or the unsuitability for its purpose, of—(i)the ship or its machinery or equipment; or(ii)any part of the ship or its machinery or equipment;(c)overloading or unsafe or improper loading; or(d)any other matter relevant to the safety of the ship,and the reference in that subsection to proceeding to sea shall, in a case where the service for which the ship is intended consists of going on voyages or excursions that do not involve going to sea, be construed as a reference to going on such a voyage or excursion.