Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter VI : Special Shipping Enquiries and Courts of Enquiry and Courts of Survey269. Powers of court of marine enquiry in respect of master or member of crew |
| (1) | If a court of marine enquiry finds that any master or member of the crew is incompetent or has been guilty of any act of misconduct, or that loss, abandonment or stranding of or serious damage to any ship or loss of life or serious injury to any person has been caused by the wrongful act or default of any master or member of the crew, it may, subject to the provisions of section 283, cancel the certificate of competency or service of the master or member of the crew or suspend it for a stated period or, whether or not the master or member of the crew holds a certificate of competency or service, prohibit his employment in any stated capacity in a ship for a stated period or impose a fine not exceeding R2 000 upon him or reprimand him. |
| (2) | Subsection (1) shall apply in respect of masters or members of the crew of all ships which are registered or licensed in the Republic or which are in terms of this Act required to be so licensed, and in respect of masters or members of the crew of ships registered in a country other than the Republic only if those ships are wholly engaged in plying between ports in the Republic. |
[Section 269(2) substituted by item 21 (Schedule 2) of Act No. 58 of 1998]
[Section 269 substituted by item 21 (Schedule 2) of Act No. 58 of 1998]