Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations, 2026Part 1Chapter I : General32. Inspection by the Proper Officer |
A Proper Officer must inspect the crew accommodation in every vessel or cause the vessel to be inspected whenever—
| (a) | the vessel is registered or re-registered in the Republic; |
| (b) | any part of the crew accommodation in the vessel undergoes substantial alterations or repairs; |
| (c) | the number of persons accommodated in any sleeping room is increased above that marked in accordance with subregulation (1) of regulation 14; |
| (d) | in the opinion of the proper officer there is reason to believe, whether or not in consequence of a complaint, that any of the provisions of these Regulations have been contravened in respect of that vessel, or that any condition subject to which the Authority has exempted |
| (e) | the vessel from a requirement of these Regulations has not been satisfied; |
| (f) | a request for an inspection of the crew accommodation has been made to the Authority or to the proper officer by or on behalf of the owner of the vessel or of any organisation which appears to the Authority to be the representative of the owners of South African vessels or of the seafarer concerned; or |
| (g) | a complaint has been lodged with the proper officer, and it complies with the requirements prescribed in the Act. |
