Copyright Act, 1978
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Carriage of Charts and Nautical Publications) Regulations, 20026. Use of publications |
| (1) | Subject to subregulation (3), the person in charge of the navigation of a ship in waters under South African jurisdiction must use, in respect of each area to be navigated by the ship, the current edition of— |
| (a) | the reference catalogue; |
| (b) | the Annual Summary of South African Notices to Mariners, published by the Hydrographer of the Navy; |
| (c) | the following publications, published by the Hydrographer of the Navy, namely— |
| (i) | sailing directions; |
| (ii) | tide tables; |
| (iii) | lists of lights and fog signals; and |
| (iv) | where the ship is required to be fitted with or to carry radio equipment pursuant to any Act of Parliament or of a foreign jurisdiction, the list of radio services; and |
| (d) | the publications listed in the Annex. |
| (2) | Subject to subregulation (3), the person in charge of the navigation of a ship of South African nationality in waters outside South African jurisdiction must use, in respect of each area to be navigated by the ship, the current edition of— |
| (a) | the reference catalogue; |
| (b) | the Annual Summary of South African Notices to Mariners, published by the Hydrographer of the Navy; |
| (c) | the following publications referred to in the reference catalogue, namely— |
| (i) | sailing directions; |
| (ii) | tide and current tables; |
| (iii) | lists of lights; and |
| (iv) | where the ship is required to be fitted with or to carry radio equipment pursuant to any Act of Parliament, the list of radio aids to navigation; and |
| (d) | the publications listed in the Annex. |
| (3) | The publications referred to in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subregulations (1) and (2) maybe replaced by similar publications issued under the authority of the government of another country, if the information contained in them that is necessary for the safe navigation of a ship in the area in which the ship is to be navigated is of a standard not inferior to that of the information contained in the publications referred to in those provisions. |
