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Marine Act 1981

96Unsafe ships

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96 Unsafe ships For this Division, a vessel that is, by reason of: (a) the defective condition of a part of the vessel; or (b) the improper loading of the vessel; or (c) the undermanning of the vessel; or (d) for any other reason; unfit to proceed on its proposed voyage without danger to human life, is an unsafe ship.

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