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National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)RegulationsEnvironmental Management of Ship-to-Ship Transfer, 2025Chapter 2 - Environmental Management3. Prohibitions |
| (1) | No person may undertake ship-to-ship transfer within— |
| (a) | a marine protected area; |
| (b) | five nautical miles of the boundary of a marine protected area; |
| (c) | an aquaculture development zone; |
| (d) | five nautical miles of an aquaculture development zone; or |
| (e) | three nautical miles of the high-water mark. |
| (2) | No person may undertake ship-to-ship transfer between the hours of sunset and sunrise unless— |
| (a) | the South African Maritime Safety Authority approves that the ship-to-ship transfer operator is able to detect, manage and respond to a spill at night, which must include a nighttime emergency spill response drill; and |
| (b) | a nighttime spill detection and recovery plan has been approved as part of the STS environmental management plan required in terms of regulation 8(2)(k). |
| (3) | The master of a vessel must ensure that a vessel waiting to undertake ship-to-ship transfer may not be present in, drift into or anchor in a marine protected area. |
| (4) | A ship-to-ship transfer operator must inform the master of any vessel waiting to undertake ship to-ship transfer that they may not be present in, drift into or anchor in a marine protected area. |
