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

Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at Sea

Part I : Construction of ships, provision of life-saving appliances and installation of radio

195. Form of safety certificate

 

(1) Every safety convention certificate and every local safety certificate shall be in the form prescribed.

 

(2) Every passenger ship safety certificate, cargo ship safety equipment certificate or local general safety certificate shall state the maximum number of persons which the vessel is fit to carry, distinguishing, if necessary, between the respective numbers to be carried on the deck and in the cabins and in different parts of the deck and cabins, and any conditions and variations to which those numbers shall be subject, according to the time of the year, the nature of the voyage, the cargo carried, or other circumstances, as the case requires.

[Section 195(2) substituted by section 13 of Act No. 13 of 1965]

 

(3) Every local general safety certificate shall state the limits, if any, beyond which the vessel is not fit to proceed, and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

[Section 195(3) substituted by section 13 of Act No. 13 of 1965]