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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

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Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-19 in the Sea Ports Directions, 2020

9. Evacuation

 

(1)
(a) Evacuation of seafarers, passengers, mariners on board all ships along the South African coastline must be allowed in terms of Search and Rescue as well as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951), and subject to the following:
(i) The evacuation must comply with the provisions of Medical Evacuations as contained in the South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002 (Act No. 44 of 2002) ;
(ii) The evacuation to be carried out in terms of the approved Standard Operating Procedures for evacuation as contained in the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Manual obtainable from the South African Maritime Safety Authority website; and
(iii) All evacuated patients must be subjected to mandatory quarantine for a period of up to 21 days.