Section 258: Safety rules for miscellaneous

(1)
The Minister may make rules generally for the safety of vessels in Nigeria other than ships which are not Safety Convention ships and in respect of which the Minister is satisfied that other adequate provisions do not exist.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the Minister may make rules to-
(a)
prescribe the requirements that the hull, equipment and machinery of any such vessel shall comply with;
(b)
provide for the inspection and licensing of any such vessel;
(c)
prohibit or prevent the overloading or overcrowding with passengers of any vessel to which the rules made or deemed to have been made under this Act and for such purposes do not apply;
(d)
require any such vessel to which the rules for lifesaving appliances do not apply to have on board such equipment as may be prescribed;
(e)
prescribe requirements for the manning and working of any such vessel to which the manning regulations do not apply; and
(f)
in respect of different classes of vessel or vessels of the same class in different circumstances.