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1In section 459 (power to detain unsafe ships, and procedure for detention)—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “the defective condition” to “improper loading” substitute “any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1A) of this section”;
(b)after that subsection insert—
“(1A)The matters referred to in subsection (1) of this section 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;
(b)undermanning;
(c)overloading or unsafe or improper loading;
(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.”; and
(c)in subsection (5), for “British register being subsequently closed” substitute “subsequently ceasing to be a British ship”.
2In section 462 (application to foreign ships of provisions as to detention), for the words from “by reason of” (where first occurring) to “the provisions” substitute “by reason of any of the matters mentioned in section 459(1A) of this Act, the provisions”.
3In section 692 (enforcing detention of ship), at the end add—
“(5)Any reference in this section to proceeding to sea includes a reference to going on a voyage or excursion that does not involve going to sea, and references to sending or taking to sea shall be construed accordingly.”
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