Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Safety Management) Regulations, 20034. Application |
| (1) | Subject to subregulation (3), these regulations apply— |
| (a) | to every foreign-going ship that is a passenger ship, including a passenger high-speed craft; |
| (b) | to every oil tanker, chemical tanker, gas carrier, bulk carrier or cargo high-speed craft of 500 tons or more; |
| (c) | to every other passenger ship and cargo ship of 500 tons or more; and |
| (d) | to every mechanically propelled mobile offshore drilling unit of 500 tons or more, |
and so apply to—
| (i) | South African ships wherever they may be; and |
| (ii) | other ships when in the Republic or its territorial waters. |
| (2) | These regulations apply to every company operating a ship to which these regulations apply. |
| (3) | These regulations do not apply to— |
| (a) | a ship flying the flag of a State that is not a party to the Safety Convention by reason of its being in the Republic or its territorial waters if it would not have been there but for stress of weather or any circumstances that could not have been prevented by the owner, the master or the charterer (if any); or |
| (b) | a ship operated by the government of another State and used solely for non-commercial purposes. |
