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

Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at Sea

Purchase

If, after consideration of the report of a surveyor of his inspection of a load line ship registered in the Republic, the Authority is satisfied that—

(a)	the ship is marked with deck lines and load lines of the description and number required by the load line regulations; and

(b)	the ship's load lines are in the position required by the load line regulations; and

(c)	the ship complies with the conditions of assignment,

the Authority shall cause to be issued in respect of that ship—

(i)	if she is an international load line ship, an international load line certificate other than an international load line exemption certificate; or

(ii)	if she is a local load line ship, a local load line certificate other than a local load line exemption certificate,

which shall be in the form prescribed.

[Section 207 substituted by section 2(2) of Act No. 5 of 1998]