Section 505: Interpretation

In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires‐
[L.N. 112 of 1964.]
"Government" means the government of the Federation and includes a State
government;
"ship" includes every description of vessel used in inland navigation or in the service of
the Government, but does not include‐
(a) ocean‐going ships not in the service of the Government; or
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(b) vessels or canoes of local manufacture;
"voyage" means the period from the date of the entry of the starting of a ship in the
ship's log to the date when the ships' log is handed over to the employer or his agent
and the voyage terminates.