Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at SeaPart II : Load lines208. Entry of load line particulars in official log-book |
| (1) | When a load line certificate has been issued in terms of this Act in respect of a load line ship registered in the Republic, the master, before making any other entry in the official log-book shall enter therein the particulars as to the position of the deck line and load lines specified in the certificate. |
| (2) | Before any load line ship registered in the Republic leaves any port within or outside the Republic, or before any passenger ship not registered in the Union and plying between ports in the Republic or between a port in the Republic and any other port leaves any port in the Republic, for the purpose of proceeding to sea the master shall— |
| (a) | enter in the official log-book the prescribed particulars relating to the depth to which the ship is for the time being loaded; and |
| (b) | cause a notice in the prescribed form, and containing such of the said particulars as may be prescribed, to be displayed in some conspicuous place on board the ship and to be kept so displayed and legible until the ship arrives at some other port. |
[Section 208(2) substituted by section 34 of Act No. 40 of 1963]