Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Directions on measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 at Sea Ports for Adjusted Alert Level 1

9. Medical evacuation
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The medical evacuation of seafarers, passengers and mariners on board all ships along the South African coastline must be allowed in terms of Search and Rescue procedures, as well as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951), and subject to the following:

(a) The evacuation must comply with the provisions of medical evacuations, as contained in the South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002 (Act No. 44 of 2002);
(b) the evacuation must be carried out in terms of the approved Standard Operating Procedures for evacuation as contained in the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Manual, obtainable from the South African Maritime Safety Authority website; and
(c) all evacuated persons must be subjected to mandatory quarantine for a period of up to 10 days.