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

Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at Sea

Part II : Load lines

205. Initial and subsequent surveys of ships in respect of load line provisions
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(1)If the owner of any load line ship which is or is to be registered in the Republic desires that a load line certificate be issued in respect of the ship, he shall, before he applies for the issue of the certificate, cause her to be inspected by a surveyor.

[Section 205(1) substituted by item 16 (Schedule 2) of Act No. 58 of 1998]

 

(2)The owner of every ship in respect of which a load line certificate has been issued, shall cause her to be inspected by a surveyor in accordance with the load line regulations, at the intervals specified in the said regulations, calculated from the date of the initial survey referred to in subsection (1).

[Section 205(2) substituted by section 15 of Act No. 42 of 1969]

 

(3)On the inspection of any ship in terms of subsection (1) or (2) there shall be paid by the owner of the ship such fee as may be prescribed.