Marking of ship after registration

(1) Every ship, after being registered, shall be marked permanently and conspicuously to the satisfaction of the Registrar as follows, (a) its name shall be marked on each of its bows, and its name and its port of registry shall be marked on its stern, on a dark ground in white or yellow letters, or on a light ground in black letters; 25 (b) if the Registrar is of the opinion that a ship is insufficiently or inaccurately marked, he may suspend the certificate of registry of the ship until the insufficiency or inaccuracy has been remedied to his satisfaction.