Versions of s. 543(1)

The master of any ship that is either wholly or partly laden with grain, except as provided in section 541, with a timber deck cargo or with concentrates, when the amount of concentrates carried exceeds eighteen per cent of the total dead weight carrying capacity of the ship, consigned to any place outside Canada and not being a place within the limits of an inland voyage, shall, before proceeding on a voyage or clearing at the custom-house, notify a port warden, who shall then proceed on board the ship and examine whether it is in a fit state to proceed to sea.