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

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Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, 1997

Part 3A : Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board

19C. Duty to hold Certificate of Fitness

 

(1) An operator or master shall not accept INF cargo for carriage in a vessel unless there is on board in respect of that vessel a valid Certificate of Fitness covering the I NF cargo to be carried.

 

(2 ) For the purposes of this Part, a Certificate of Fitness is not valid if—
(a) in the case of a South African vessel, the certificate has ceased to be valid in terms of regulation 4A(3) or has been cancelled under regulation 4B(1); or
(b) in the case of any other vessel the certificate—
(i) has ceased to be valid in terms of paragraph 1.3.4 of the INF Code; or
(ii) has been cancelled under the Authority of the government of the State whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly.

 

[Regulation 19C inserted by section 20 of the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Amendment Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 3979, GG54853, dated 19 June 2026]