Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at SeaPart II : Load lines215. Issue of international load line certificate by one government at request of another |
| (1) | The Authority may request the Government of a country to which the Load Line Convention applies to issue an international load line certificate in respect of a load line ship registered in the Republic; and a certificate issued in pursuance of such a request shall contain a statement that it has been so issued, and shall be deemed to have been issued under paragraph (i) of section two hundred and seven. |
[Section 215(1) substituted by section 8 of Act No. 23 of 1997]
| (2) | The Authority may, at the request of the Government of a country to which the Load Line Convention applies, cause an international load line convention certificate to be issued in respect of a load line ship registered in that country, if it is satisfied, in like manner as in the case of a ship registered in the Republic, that the certificate can properly be issued: Provided that it may cause the certificate to be issued if it is satisfied that the ship is marked with deck lines and load lines in accordance with the requirements of the load line regulations in so far as those requirements are requirements of the Load Line Convention, notwithstanding the fact (if it be so) that she is not marked with deck lines and load lines in accordance with any requirements of the said regulations that are not requirements of the Load Line Convention. A certificate issued in pursuance of such a request shall contain a statement that it has been so issued, and shall have effect as if it had been issued by the Government of the country in which the ship is registered. |
[Section 215(2) substituted by section 2(2) of Act No. 5 of 1998]
[Section 215 substituted by section 23 of Act No. 13 of 1965]