(1) The owner or master of a ship in respect of which a Load Line Certificate issued under this Part is in force shall, as soon as practicable after any structural alteration which affects the load line marks is made in the hull or superstructure of the ship, give notice in writing to the Director containing full particulars of the alteration.
(2) Where notice of any alteration is not given as required by subsection (1), the owner and the master commits an offence and each is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
(3) The Director may exercise with respect to any such ship his or her powers specified in subsection (4) where the Director has reason to believe that—
(a) material alterations have taken place in the hull or superstructure of the ship which affect the load line marks; or
(b) fittings and appliances for the protection of openings, guard rails, the freeing ports or the means of access to the crews' quarters have not been maintained on the ship in as effective a condition as they were when the certificate was issued.
(4) In any such case the Director may—
(a) cancel the Load Line Certificate; or
(b) require the owner to have the ship surveyed again to such an extent as the Director thinks fit; and, if that requirement is not complied with the Director may cancel the Load Line Certificate.
(5) Where a Load Line Certificate has expired or has been cancelled, the Director may require the owner or master of the ship to which the certificate relates to deliver up the certificate as required by the Director and if the owner or master fails without reasonable cause to comply with such requirement the ship may be detained and the owner or master commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.