Versions of s. 538(1)

The master or agent of any ship intending to load grain consigned to any place outside Canada and not being a place within the limits of an inland voyage shall, before loading the grain, notify a port warden, who shall proceed on board and ascertain whether the ship is in a fit condition to carry the proposed cargo, the result of the survey to be recorded in his books, together with a statement covering the requirements that may be necessary to comply with the Regulations governing the Loading and Carriage of Grain Cargoes.