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

Regulations

Purchase

(1)	The owner of a ship must ensure that the ship is permanently marked with the ship's ship identification number in accordance with regulation XI-1/3 of the Safety Convention.

(2)	For the purposes of regulation XI-1/3.5.3 of the Safety Convention, an equivalent method of marking the ship identification number is a method of marking that —

(a)	ensures that the ship identification number cannot be expunged easily; and

(b)	is approved —

(i)	in the case of a South African ship, by the Authority; or

(ii)	in the case of a foreign ship, by or on behalf of the ship's flag state.