Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at SeaPart I : Construction of ships, provision of life-saving appliances and installation of radio196. Modification of safety convention certificates as respects life-saving appliances |
| (1) | If, on any international voyage, a passenger ship registered in the Republic, in respect of which a safety convention certificate is in force, has on board a total number of persons less than the number stated in that certificate to be the number for which the life-saving appliances on the ship provides, the Authority may, at the request of the master of the ship, issue a memorandum stating the total number of persons carried on the ship on that voyage, and the consequent modification which may be made for the purpose of that voyage in the particulars with respect to life-saving appliances stated in the certificate, and that memorandum shall be annexed to the certificate. |
[Section 196(1) substituted by section 2(2) of Act No. 5 of 1998]
| (2) | The master of the ship in respect of which any such memorandum has been issued shall return it to the Authority at the end of the voyage to which it relates. |
| (3) | If a recognized non-South African safety convention certificate is produced in respect of a passenger ship not registered in the Republic, and there is attached to the certificate a memorandum which— |
| (a) | has been issued by or under the authority of the Government of the country in which the ship is registered; and |
| (b) | modifies for the purpose of any particular voyage, in view of the number of persons actually carried on that voyage, the particulars stated in the certificate with respect to life-saving appliances, |
the certificate shall have effect for the purpose of that voyage as if were modified in accordance with the memorandum.
[Section 196(3) substituted by section 30 of Act No. 40 of 1963]