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

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Merchant Shipping (National Small Vessel Safety) Regulations, 2007

Part 4 : Special provisions for unregistered pleasure vessels

24. Issue of certificate of fitness

 

(1) Upon satisfactory completion of an initial or renewal inspection contemplated in regulation 23, the certifying authority must issue in respect of a vessel that complies with the requirements of these regulations a certificate of fitness, stating—
(a) the name of the vessel;
(b) the marking assigned to the vessel;
(c) the name, identity number and address of the owner of the vessel;
(d) the type and category of vessel;
(e) the overall length of the vessel and, where available, its gross tonnage;
(f) the vessel's home port; and
(g) the maximum number of persons permitted to be carried on the vessel, as determined in accordance with regulation 11(2).

[Regulation 24(1)(g) substituted by regulation 25(a) of Notice No. R. 731 dated 11 July 2008]

 

(2) [Regulation 24(2) deleted by regulation 25(b) of Notice No. R. 731 dated 11 July 2008]