Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at SeaPart II : Load lines217. Issue of load line certificates in respect of ships not registered in the Republic |
| (1) | The Authority may cause a special load line certificate to be issued in respect of any load line ship not registered in the Republic. |
| (2) | The provisions of this Chapter relating to the issue, effect, duration, renewal and cancellation of local load line certificates shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in relation to special load line certificates: Provided that— |
| (a) | if a special load line certificate is issued in respect of a load line ship registered in a country to which the Load Line Convention does not apply, it shall be available in respect of international voyages as well as other voyages, but if issued in respect of a load line ship registered in a country to which the Load Line Convention applies, shall only be valid so long as the ship is not plying on international voyages, and shall be endorsed with a statement to that effect, and may be cancelled by the Authority if it is satisfied that the ship is so plying; and |
[Section 217(2)(a) substituted by section 2(2) of Act No. 5 of 1998]
| (b) | a survey for the purpose of ascertaining whether the certificate should remain in force shall take place whenever the Authority so requires. |