Section 2: Application.

(1) This Act shall apply to— a) Sierra Leonean ships wherever they may be; and b) Non Sierra Leonean ships while in a port or place in or within the territorial and other waters under the jurisdiction of Sierra Leone and to masters and seamen employed therein. (2) In this section “non Sierra Leonean ships” means ships which are not registered in Sierra Leone. (3) This Act shall not apply to— a) Ships and aircraft of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces; and b) Ships and aircraft of any foreign visiting Armed Forces. Interpretation. Act No. 11 of 2000