Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter IV : Engagement, Discharge, Repatriation, Payment, Discipline and General Treatment of Seafarers and Cadets184. Unlawful entries or alterations in official log-books |
| (1) | No person shall twenty-four hours after the arrival of a South African ship at its final port of destination of a voyage make any entry in the official log-book of that ship respecting an occurrence prior to the arrival of the ship at that port. |
| (2) | No person shall wilfully destroy or mutilate or render illegible an entry in an official log book, or wilfully make a false entry in such book, or wilfully fail to make any entry which it is his duty to make in such book. |