Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter I — General Provisions

Part A — Application, Definitions, etc.

Regulation 2 : Definitions

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For the purpose of the present Regulations, unless expressly provided otherwise:

(a)“Regulations” means the Regulations contained in the Annex to the present Convention.
(b)“Administration” means the Government of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.
(c)“Approved” means approved by the Administration.
(d)“International voyage” means a voyage from a country to which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely.
(e)A passenger is every person other than—
(i)the master and the members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship; and
(ii)a child under one year of age.
(f)A passenger ship is a ship which carries more than 12 passengers.
(g)A cargo ship is any ship which is not a passenger ship.
(h)A tanker is a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable* nature.
(i)A fishing vessel is a vessel used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea.
( j)A nuclear ship is a ship provided with a nuclear power plant.
(k)“New ship” means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after the date of coming into force of the present Convention.
(l)“Existing ship” means a ship which is not a new ship.
(m)A mile is 1 852 metres or 6 080 feet.
(n)“Age of a ship” means the elapsed period of time determined from the year of build as indicated on the ship’s registry papers.

[Paragraph (n) inserted by Proclamation No. R. 168 of 1982]