Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter II : Recording, Registering and Licensing of Ships68. Certain vessels to be licensed |
| (1) | The owner or the master of a vessel which is not registered in the Republic or elsewhere and which operates at or from a port in or from anywhere else on the coast of the Republic, shall be in possession of a licence issued to him in terms of this Act by a proper officer. |
| (2) | An application for a licence in terms of subsection (1) shall be made in the prescribed form and the owner or master shall produce to the proper officer a local general safety certificate and, where applicable, a local safety exemption certificate. |
| (3) | The provisions of this section shall not apply in respect of any vessel— |
| (a) | unless the vessel is entitled to be registered in the Republic in terms of section 16(a) or (b) of the Ship Registration Act, 1998; or |
| (b) | of less than 100 gross tons used solely for sport or recreation. |
[Section 68 substituted by item 7 (Schedule 2) of Act No. 58 of 1998]