S.L. 234.11 Art. 4Notice of investigation.

(1) When an investigation has been ordered the inquiring officer may cause a notice, to be called a notice of investigation, to be served upon the owner, master, and officers of the ship, as well as upon any person who in his opinion ought to be served with such notice.

(2) The notice shall contain a statement of the questions which, on the information then in possession of the inquiring officer, he intends to raise during the hearing of the investigaton, and shall be in the Form No. 1 in the First Schedule, with such modifications as circumstances may require.

(3) The inquiring officer may, at any time before the hearing of the investigation, by a subsequent notice amend, add to, or omit any of the questions specified in the notice of investigation.

(4) The inquiring officer, the owner, the master and any officer of the ship or other person upon whom a notice of investigation has been served, shall be deemed to be parties to the proceedings.

(5) Any person who shows, to the satisfaction of the Court, that he has an interest in the investigation shall have a right to appear, and any other person may by leave of the Court appear, and such persons shall thereupon become parties to the proceedings.