Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at SeaPart III : Safety of navigation226. Information about stability of ship |
| (1) | The owner of every South African ship of the class or tonnage prescribed by regulation built after the coming into operation of this section shall cause to be kept on board the ship such information in writing about the stability of the ship as is necessary for the guidance of the master in loading and ballasting the ship. |
[Section 226(1) substituted by section 20 of Act No. 42 of 1969]
| (2) | The information required in terms of subsection (1) shall be as determined by regulation, and shall be based upon the determination of the stability of the ship by means of an inclining test of the ship: Provided that the Authority may allow the information to be based on a similar determination of the stability of a sister ship. |
[Section 226(2) substituted by section 20 of Act No. 42 of 1969]
| (3) | When any such information is provided concerning any ship, the owner of the ship shall send a copy thereof to the Authority: Provided that the owner shall not be required to send a copy of any information to the Authority if a copy of the same information has been previously sent to him. |
| (4) | For the purposes of section one hundred and eighty-seven every document containing such information as is referred to in this section shall be deemed to be a document relating to the navigation of the ship. |