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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at Sea

Part II : Load lines

205. Initial and subsequent surveys of ships in respect of load line provisions

 

(1) If the owner of any load line ship which is or is to be registered in the Republic desires that a load line certificate be issued in respect of the ship, he shall, before he applies for the issue of the certificate, cause her to be inspected by a surveyor.

[Section 205(1) substituted by item 16 (Schedule 2) of Act No. 58 of 1998]

 

(2) The owner of every ship in respect of which a load line certificate has been issued, shall cause her to be inspected by a surveyor in accordance with the load line regulations, at the intervals specified in the said regulations, calculated from the date of the initial survey referred to in subsection (1).

[Section 205(2) substituted by section 15 of Act No. 42 of 1969]

 

(3) On the inspection of any ship in terms of subsection (1) or (2) there shall be paid by the owner of the ship such fee as may be prescribed.