253.—(1) The master—

(a) of a foreign-going ship whose crew is discharged in the United Kingdom, in whatever part of Her Majesty’s dominions the ship is registered; and

(b) of a home trade ship;

shall make out and sign a list (in this Act referred to as the list of the crew), in a form approved by the Board of Trade, and containing the following particulars:—

(i) The number and date of the ship’s register, and her registered tonnage:

(ii) The length and general nature of the voyage or employment:

(iii) The names, ages, and places of birth of all the crew including the master and apprentices; their ratings on board, their last ships or other employments, and the dates and places of their joining the ship:

(iv) The names of any of the crew who have ceased to belong to the ship, with the times, places, causes, and circumstances thereof:

(v) The names of any members of the crew who have been maimed or hurt, with the time, place, cause, and circumstances thereof:

(vi) The wages due at the time of death to any of the crew who have died:

(vii) The property belonging to any of the crew who have died, with a statement of the manner in which it has been dealt with, and the money for which any part of it has been sold:

(viii) Any marriage which takes place on board with the date thereof, and the names and ages of the parties.

(2) The list of the crew—

(a) in the case of a foreign-going ship, shall be delivered by the master within forty-eight hours after the arrival of the ship at her final port of destination in the United Kingdom, or upon the discharge of the crew, whichever first happens, to the superintendent before whom the crew is discharged; and

(b) in the case of a home trade ship, shall be delivered or transmitted by the master or owner to some superintendent in the United Kingdom on or within twenty-one days after the thirtieth day of June and the thirty-first day of December in each year;

and the superintendent shall give to such master or owner a certificate of such delivery or transmission, and any such ship may be detained until the certificate is produced, and an officer of customs shall not clear inwards any foreign-going ship until the certificate is produced.

(3) If the master in the case of a foreign-going ship, or the master or owner in the case of a home trade ship, fails without reasonable cause to deliver or transmit the list of the crew as required by this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds.