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

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Merchant Shipping (Automatic Identification System) Regulations, 2004

9. Authority must allow ship with defects to proceed in certain cases

 

If —

(a) a ship is fitted with an automatic identification system as required by regulation 6; and
(b) the automatic identification system is malfunctioning; and
(c) the ship is at a port in the Republic; and
(d) repair facilities are not readily available; and
(e) the Authority is satisfied that the ship can proceed safely to another specified port (within or outside the Republic) where repairs can be made,

the Authority must allow the ship to proceed to the specified port.