(1) |
Subject to this regulation, these regulations apply to and in relation to— |
(a) |
every commercial vessel (regardless of size) that is used on inland waters; |
(b) |
every other commercial vessel, being a small vessel— |
(i) |
that is registered as a ship in the Republic in terms of the Ship Registration Act 1998 (Act No. 58 of 1998); |
(ii) |
that is required to be licensed in terms of section 68 of the Act; or |
(iii) |
in respect of which a local general safety certificate is required by virtue of section 203 of the Act; |
(c) |
every pleasure vessel (regardless of size) that is used on inland waters; and |
(d) |
every other pleasure vessel of less than 100 gross tonnage, being— |
(i) |
a vessel that is registered as a ship in the Republic; or |
[Regulation 3(1) substituted by regulation 6 of Notice No. R. 731 dated 11 July 2008]
(2) |
These regulations do not apply to tenders. |
(3) |
A provision of these regulations does not apply to a ship of South African nationality in the waters of a country other than the Republic where the provision is inconsistent with a law of that country which, by its terms, applies to the ship when in the waters of that country. |
(4) |
These regulations apply to vessels under three metres in length except where otherwise stated and subject to regulation 8(4). |