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

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Appendix

Appendix : Form of Safety Construction Certificate for Cargo Ships

 

CARGO SHIP SAFETY RADIOTELEGRAPHY CERTIFICATE

(Official Seal)

 

Country

Issued under the provisions of the

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

 

Name of ship

Distinctive Number or Letters

Port of registry

Gross tonnage

Date on which keel was laid (see NOTE below)















 

The                                (Name) Government certifies

I, the undersigned                                (Name) certify.

I. That the above-mentioned ship complies with the provisions of the Regulations annexed to the Convention referred to above as regards radiotelegraphy and radar:

 

 

Requirements or Regulations

Actual provision

Hours of listening by operator

 

 

Number of operators

 

 

Whether auto alarm fitted

 

 

Whether main installation fitted

 

 

Whether reserve installation fitted

 

 

Whether main and reserve transmitters electrically separated or combined

 

 

Whether direction-finder fitted

 

 

Whether radio equipment for homing on the radiotelephone distress frequency fitted

 

 

Whether radar fitted

 

 

 

II. That the functioning of the radiotelegraphy installations for motor lifeboats and/or the portable radio apparatus for survival craft, if provided, complies with the provisions of the said Regulations.

 

This certificate is issued under the authority of the Government. It will remain in force until

 

Issued at ................................................................. the ........................................ day of.................................................. 19.........

 

Here follows the seal or signature of the authority entitled to issue the certificate.

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Seal

If signed, the following paragraph is to be added:

The undersigned declares that he is duly authorized by the said Government to issue this certificate.

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Signature

 

Note.—It will be sufficient to indicate the year in which the keel was laid or when the ship was at a similar stage of construction except for 1952, 1965 and the year of the coming into force of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, in which cases the actual date should be given.