Section 302: Effect of Load Line Certificates

Where a valid Load Line Certificate issued under this Part of this Act is produced in respect of the ship to which the certificate relates-
(a)
the ship shall be deemed to have been surveyed in accordance with the Load Line Regulations; and
(b)
where lines are marked on the ship in number and description to the deck line and load lines are required by the Load Line Regulations, and the positions of the lines so marked correspond to the positions of the deck line and load lines as specified in the certificate, the ship shall be deemed to be marked as required by those Regulations.