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

Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at Sea

Part II : Load lines

212. South African ships not to be taken to sea without load line certificates

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Neither the owner nor the master of a load line ship registered in the Republic shall cause or permit her to proceed to sea from a port within or outside the Republic unless there is on board and in force in respect of that ship—

(a)if the voyage which she is undertaking is an international voyage
(i)in the case of an international load line ship, an international load line certificate other than an international load line exemption certificate, and if an international load line exemption certificate has been issued, such international load line exemption certificate, or an international load line exemption certificate if the ship is exempt from all the requirements of the load line regulations; or
(ii)in the case of a local load line ship, a local load line certificate other than a local load line exemption certificate, and if a local load line exemption certificate has been issued, such local load line exemption certificate, or a local load line exemption certificate if the ship is exempt from all the requirements of the load line regulations; or

[Section 212(a) substituted by section 18 of Act No. 42 of 1969]

(b)if the voyage which she is undertaking is not an international voyage—
(i)an international load line certificate other than an international load line exemption certificate, and if an international load line exemption certificate has been issued, such international load line exemption certificate, or an international load line exemption certificate if the ship is exempt from all the requirements of the load line regulations; or
(ii)a local load line certificate other than a local load line exemption certificate, and if a local load line exemption certificate has been issued, such local load line exemption certificate, or a local load line exemption certificate if the ship is exempt from all the requirements of the load line regulations.

[Section 212(b) substituted by section 18 of Act No. 42 of 1969]