Section 36: Re-registration of abandoned ships

(1) If a ship ceases to be registered in Nigeria by reason of having been-
(a) wrecked or abandoned; or
(b) for any other reason except captured by the enemy; or
(c)
transferred to a person not qualified to own a registered Nigerian ship or transfer of its registry to a port in a foreign country, the ship shall not be registered in Nigeria until the ship has, at the expense of the applicant for re-registration, been inspected by a surveyor of ships and certified by the surveyor to be seaworthy.