Ghana Shipping Act, 2003 (Act 645).

This Act provides rules for shipping and related matters such as survey, registration, licensing and marking of ships, mortgages on ships, maritime liens and claims, ship records, prevention from collisions and maritime security, construction and importation of ships, carriage of dangerous goods, (limitation of) liability and divisions of liability and protection of the marine environment. The Ghana Maritime Authority shall be the principal administrative authority of purpose of this Act. Extensive regulation-making powers are granted to the Minister. The Act contains provisions on the marking of fishing vessels and exempts fishing vessels from various provisions regarding, among other things, maritime security and load lines. The Act defines powers of the Authority for purposes of protecting the marine environment.
The Act contains 482 Articles divided into 19 Parts as follow: Restriction on trading in Ghanaian Waters (1); National character and flag (2); Manning and certification (3); Engagement and welfare of seafarers (4); Official log book and ordinary ship's log (5); Prevention of collisions and safety of navigation (6); Safety of life at sea (7); Load lines (8); Carriage of bulk cargoes (9); Seaworthiness of ships (10); Wrecks and salvage wrecks (11); Salvage (12); Passenger ships (13); Limitation and division of liability (14); Court of survey (15); Inquiries and investigations into marine casualties (16); Legal proceedings (17); Miscellaneous (18); Final provisions (19). The text has one attachment.