Section 505

In this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires- "Government" means the government of the Federation and includes a State government;

"ship" includes every description of vessel used in inland navigation or in the service of the Government, but does not include-

(a) ocean-going ships not in the service of the Government; or

(b) vessels or canoes of local manufacture;

voyage" means the period from the date of the entry of the starting of a ship in the ship's log to the date when the ship's log is handed over to the employer or his agent and the voyage terminates.