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

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Maritime Occupational Safety Regulations, 1994

Chapter IV : Fishing vessels

35. Duties of employer

 

(1) In respect of a fishing vessel referred to in regulation 34—
(a) the owner thereof shall comply or ensure compliance with the provisions of regulation 3 whilst such vessel is not in service; and
(b) the owner and the master thereof shall comply or ensure compliance with the said provisions while such vessel is in service.

[Regulation 35(1)(b) substituted by regulation 10(a) of Notice No. R. 545 dated 30 April 2004]

 

(2) Every employer of a crew shall in addition to the general duties prescribed in Chapter I comply with the following:
(a) Ensure that no safety equipment or other facility on a vessel be removed therefrom, except for cleaning, repairing, maintenance, modification or replacement thereof;
(b) train all his employees or cause them to be trained in the proper use and maintenance of safety equipment or other facilities on board a vessel;
(c) ensure that all hazards or potential hazards to safety that caused a safety officer or safety appointee to stop work on a vessel, are removed before resumption of such work;
(d) ensure compliance with regulations 21 and 27(1).

[Regulation 35(2)(d) inserted by regulation 10(b) of Notice No. R. 545 dated 30 April 2004]