Chapter:	369	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	24	Heading:	Certificates to be exhibited	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) The owner or master of every ship shall forthwith on the receipt by him of a certificate under this Part cause one of the duplicates to be exhibited in some conspicuous part of the ship so as to be visible to all persons on board and shall cause it to continue to be exhibited so long as it remains in force and such ship is in use.
(2) If subsection (1) is not complied with, the owner or master concerned commits an offence unless he has a reasonable excuse, and is liable to a fine of $5000.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)-

(a) compliance by the owner or master shall be deemed to be compliance by both of them; and
(b) an owner or master does not have a reasonable excuse by reason only that he has delegated his responsibility to his agent.