ships employed solely in, need not have deck-lines or load-line marked, 246.

FISHING BOATS (Part IV.), 209-232.

certain, exempt from provisions of Part I. as to marking, 5.

sects. 399-408, M. S. A. 1894..646.

fees for registry, transfer and mortgage, 458.

not bound to hoist national colours, 41.

application of Part II. (Masters and Seamen) to, 154, 157.

in Scotland, 156.
Part IV. to different classes of, 209-211, 222.

FISHING BOATS (Part IV.)—continued.

provisions applicable to all-continued.

regulation lights for, 666.

offences on, punishment of, 215.

saving of rights of action, 216.
by skipper, 215.

application of forfeitures for desertion, 216.

deserters, &c. may be sent back to boat, 216.

warrant for apprehension of offender, 217.

dealing with seaman refusing to go to sea, 218.

seaman or skipper may give notice of intention to absent himself, 218.
wages accrue from day to day, 218.

desertion from, proof of, 219.

death, injury, ill-treatment, or punishment on, record and report of, to
be made by skipper, 219.

inquiry to be made by superintendent, 395.

casualty to, record and report of, to be made by skipper, 219.

inquiry to be made by superintendent, 219.

formal investigation where loss of life, 270.

disputes to be decided by superintendent, 220.
accounts to be rendered by owners of, 221.
ascertainment of profits of, 221.

in Scotland, agreements for, 221.

fees payable on engagement, &c. of crew before superintendents, 222.
superintendents to be subject to control of Board of Trade, 222.
report of crew of, 227.

rules for life-saving appliances do not apply to registered, 241.
boats to be carried by, 440.

of 25 tons and upwards, provisions applicable to, 222-225.

apprenticeship and agreements with boys in, 222.

assistance as to, by superintendents, 223.

indentures and boys' agreements to be made before superintendent, 223.
exempt from stamp duty, 224.

forms of, 224.

enforcement of, by superintendents, 224.

powers of superintendents, 224.

prohibition of taking money for apprenticeship, 224.
trawlers, provisions applicable to, 225-232. See TRAWLERS.

FISHING BOAT'S AGREEMENT,

added to lighthouse, may be treated as a separate lighthouse, 371.

FOREIGN DESERTERS.

FOREIGNER

See DESERTERS.

not qualified to own British ship, 1.

may be member of body corporate owning British ship, 2.

sale of ship or share transmitted to, 16.

FOREIGN-GOING SHIP,

definition of, 415.

extension of provisions as to marking load-line on British and foreign, 470.
includes ships engaged in whale, &c. fisheries, 420.

agreement with crew of, special provisions as to, 62, 63.

certificate as to, 65.

changes in crew of, to be reported to superintendent, 65.
wages of, time of payment of, 73.

decision of questions as to, by superintendent, 75.

medical practitioner, when to be carried on, 124.

must carry two certificated officers, 50, 503.

when to carry certificated cooks, 481.
log of, to be delivered to superintendent, 144.

list of crew to be made by master of, 149.

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SHIPS,
exempt from light dues, 462.

FOREIGN JURISDICTION ACTS,

registry where H. M. has jurisdiction under, 49.
REGISTRY.

See FOREIGN PORT OF

power to extend jurisdiction as to offences to foreign countries, 391.

FOREIGN OFFICE. See SECRETARY OF STATE.

FOREIGN PORT. See also BRITISH CONSULAR OFFICER.

deposit of documents by master at, 153.

offences by British seamen at, to be within Admiralty jurisdiction, 391.
power of Board of Trade to inquire into title of ships registered at, 500.

FOREIGN PORT OF REGISTRY,

registrar of British ships at, 4.

power to declare, by Order in Council, 49.

FOREIGN SEAMEN,

distressed, 109.

deserters, 140, 141.

FOREIGN SHIP,

becoming British, to be registered by name she bore as a foreign ship, 29.
of country adopting tonnage regulations, need not be re-measured, 46, 47.
distressed seamen discharged, &c. from, 109.

penalty for going on board before seamen discharged, 128, 129, 585.
deserters from, Orders in Council as to, 140.

certificated cook for, 481.

emigrant ships, equipment of, 171.

when to carry interpreters, 180.

engagement of seamen for, 59.

registration of births and deaths on, 196.

exemption of passenger steamer or emigrant ship from survey, 205.
collision regulations binding on, within jurisdiction, 233.

presumption of fault upon infringement of, by, 234.
application of, to, out of jurisdiction, 239.

load-lines of, Order in Council as to, 251, 468.

master to make return of passengers carried, 510.

of cattlemen carried, 510.

carriage of grain cargo in, 469.

detention of, as unsafe, 263, 397.

life-saving appliances, application of, rules as to, to, 469.

limitation of liability of, 293-300.

crew spaces in, deductions of, 502.

wreck of, consular officer is deemed agent of owner, 307.

salvage of life from, 315-317. See SALVAGE.

Trinity House pilotage dues for, 362.

application of, 363.

detention of, till receipt for pilotage dues produced, 363.
arrest of, for damage done to property by, 392.

application of M. S. A. 1894, to, by Order in Council, 412.
when exempted from Part I., M. S. A. 1906..470.

FORFEITURE,

of interest of unqualified person in British ship, 39.

of ship, for using improper certificate of registry, 10.

on transmission to unqualified person, 16.

for false declaration as to qualification for ownership, 38.
for wrongful assumption of British character, 38.

for concealment of British character, 39.

FORFEITURE-continued.

of ship, when property vests in Crown upon, 39.

procedure on, 41.

officer not liable for seizure or detention on reasonable grounds, 42.
of emigrant ship proceeding to sea without certificate for clearance, 187.
of wages, stipulation for, on volunteering into navy, void, 114.

for unfounded complaint as to provisions or water, 117.
and effects for desertion or absence without leave, 131.

application of, 137.

for offences against discipline, 134.

proof of desertion in proceedings for, 137.

ascertainment of, where wages paid by voyage, run, or share, 137.
may be enforced though no criminal proceedings taken, 138.

or effects, application of, in case of desertion, 137.

in other cases, 137.

and effects, for offences on fishing boat, 214-219.
application of, 216.

of seaman discharged by naval court, 279.
under Part III., who may sue for, 203.

of dangerous goods improperly sent, &c., 252.

FORGERY, FRAUDULENT ALTERATION, &c.,
of register book is felony, 37.

certificate of competency, 55.

agreement with crew, 67.

certificate of seaman's discharge, 71.

report of seaman's character, 71.

documents as to money in seamen's savings bank, 82.

property of deceased seaman, 99.

wages of seaman joining navy, 116.

declaration of survey, 166.

passenger steamer's certificate, 166.

documents as to salvage by H. M.'s ships, 329.

seal, signature, &c. of document admissible in evidence, 398.
form issued by Board of Trade, 406.

FORMS. See also DOCUMENTS; FORGERY.

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FORMS.

See also under names of documents.

documents under Part I. to be in prescribed form, 37.

forms under Part I. to be supplied to persons requiring same, 37.
power of Commissioners of Customs to alter, 37, 427.
certain, to be prescribed by Commissioners of Cus-
toms, 37, 431.

under Part III. in 14th Schedule, to be used when applicable, 204.
Board of Trade may prescribe, for books, papers, &c., 405.

prescribed by Board of Trade, notice to be given of, 405.

offences as to, 406.

use of unauthorised, 406.

supply of, at Customs House, &c., 405.
instruments in, exempt from stamp duty,
406.