Section 205: Delivery of official log books to superintendent

(1)
The master of every sea-going Nigerian ship other than a ship whose Crew is engaged on a running agreement shall, within forty-eight hours after the arrival of the ship at its final Port of destination in Nigeria or upon the discharge of the Crew, whichever first happens, deliver or transmit the official log book of the voyage to the superintendent.
(2)
The owner or master of every Nigerian ship, other than a ship to which subsection (1) of this section applies shall, upon the discharge of the crew, deliver the official log book to the superintendent before whom the Crew is discharged.
(3)
Upon the delivery or transmission of an official log book to the superintendent, under the provisions of this section, the superintendent shall give to the owner or master of the ship a certificate of the delivery or transmission and may detain any ship to which this section applies until the condition precedent to the giving of the certificate is fulfilled.
(4)
The owner or master of a ship who fails, without reasonable cause, to deliver or transmit an official log book as required by this section, commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand Naira