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

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Maritime Occupational Safety Regulations, 1994

Chapter II : Safety provisions for staff on board ship, appliances and equipment

11. Appointment, termination of appointment, and functions of safety committees

 

(1) An employer shall in writing establish a safety committee on board a vessel, designating the master to be chairman and appointing the safety officer and every safety representative as members.

[Regulation 11(1) substituted by regulation 7 of Notice No. R. 1712 dated 19 December 1997]

 

(2) An employer may in writing dissolve a safety committee.

 

(3) A safety committee shall—
(a) upon receipt of any recommendation referred to in regulation 10(3)(e), submit to the employer such recommendation together with their own recommendations; and
(b) inquire into any occupational safety matter that affects a vessel and her crew and take the steps it may deem necessary to remove any hazard or potential hazard.