Section 22: Survey and measurement of ship

(1)
The owner of a ship or an applicant who is applying for the registration of a ship under section 21 of this Act shall on or before making the application, cause the ship to be surveyed by a surveyor of ships and the tonnage of the ship to be ascertained in accordance with the Tonnage Regulations made under this Act.
(2)
The surveyor shall, upon making the survey, deliver to the owner or applicant a tonnage certificate signed by the surveyor and the certificate shall be delivered to the Registrar before the ship is registered.
(3)
A surveyor's tonnage certificate shall be in a form approved by the Minister, and shall specify the ship's tonnage and build, and such other particulars descriptive of the identity of the ship as the Minister may, from time to time, require.