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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Chapter IX : Offences, Penal Provisions and Legal Procedure

347. Presumption in case of collision

 

If any damage to person or property arises from the non-observance by any ship of any of the collision regulations, the damage shall be deemed to have been caused by the wilful default of the person in charge of the deck of the ship at the time, unless it is proved that the circumstances of the case made a departure from the regulations necessary.