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

Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at Sea

Part II : Load lines

217. Issue of load line certificates in respect of ships not registered in the Republic

 

(1) The Authority may cause a special load line certificate to be issued in respect of any load line ship not registered in the Republic.

 

(2) The provisions of this Chapter relating to the issue, effect, duration, renewal and cancellation of local load line certificates shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in relation to special load line certificates: Provided that—
(a) if a special load line certificate is issued in respect of a load line ship registered in a country to which the Load Line Convention does not apply, it shall be available in respect of international voyages as well as other voyages, but if issued in respect of a load line ship registered in a country to which the Load Line Convention applies, shall only be valid so long as the ship is not plying on international voyages, and shall be endorsed with a statement to that effect, and may be cancelled by the Authority if it is satisfied that the ship is so plying; and

[Section 217(2)(a) substituted by section 2(2) of  Act No. 5 of 1998]

(b) a survey for the purpose of ascertaining whether the certificate should remain in force shall take place whenever the Authority so requires.