Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999
R 385
Marine Traffic Act, 1981 (Act No. 2 of 1981)RegulationsMarine Traffic (Inshore Vessel Traffic Services) Regulations, 20007. Communications |
| (1) | The master of a ship shall ensure that— |
| (a) | before the ship enters a vessel traffic services zone, the ship's radio equipment is capable of receiving and transmitting radio communications on the channel and radio frequency set out in paragraph 5 of section A or B, as applicable, of Notice to Mariners No. 18 of 1999 (or any subsequent Notice to Mariners amending or replacing it), published by the Hydrographer of the Navy; and |
| (b) | where the ship is in a vessel traffic services zone, a continuous listening watch is maintained on the channel and radio frequency referred to in the relevant paragraph on the radio equipment located— |
| (i) | at any place on the ship, when the ship is at anchor or moored to a buoy; and |
| (ii) | in the vicinity of the ship's conning position, when the ship is under way. |
| (2) | The listening watch referred to in subregulation (1)(b) may be suspended if a marine traffic regulator directs the ship to communicate with coast stations and other ships on a different channel and radio frequency. |
