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

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Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Compliance Regulations, 2017

Part 3 : Issuing of Documentation

7. Interim Maritime Labour Certificate

 

(1) The Authority may, on request and subject to subregulation (3), issue an Interim Maritime Labour Certificate when—
(a) a ship is on a delivery voyage;
(b) a ship is transferred to the South African register; or
(c) a shipowner assumes responsibility for the operation of a ship of another shipowner.

 

(2) A certificate issued in terms of this regulation is valid for a period not exceeding six months.

 

(3) An Interim Maritime Labour Certificate may be issued only following verification that—
(a) the ship has been inspected, as far as reasonable and practicable, for the matters listed in Appendix A5-I of the Convention, taking into account verification of items under subparagraphs (b), (c) and (d);
(b) the shipowner has demonstrated to the Authority that the ship has adequate procedures to comply with the Convention;
(c) the master is familiar with the requirements of the Convention and the responsibilities for its implementation; and
(d) relevant information has been submitted to the Authority to produce an Interim Maritime Labour Certificate.

 

(4) A full inspection in accordance with regulation 6 shall be carried out prior to the expiry of the Interim Maritime Labour Certificate to enable the issuing of the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance.

 

(5) The Maritime Labour Certificate, the Interim Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance Part I or II shall be drawn up in the form corresponding to the models given in Appendix A5-II of the Convention.