SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 10 Determination of overall length and tonnage length of ship

SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 10

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, the overall length of a ship shall, subject to subsection   ( 2), be ascertained by measuring the distance between:

  (a)   a vertical line passing through a point, being the foremost part of the stem; and

  (b)   a vertical line passing through a point, being the aftermost part of the stern.

  (2)   Where, by reason of the nature of the constructional features of a ship, it is, in the opinion of the Registrar, impracticable to ascertain the overall length of the ship under subsection   ( 1), the overall length of the ship shall be ascertained in such manner as the Registrar determines.

  (3)   For the purposes of this Act, the tonnage length of a ship shall be ascertained in a manner specified in the regulations.