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

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Collision and Distress Signals) Regulations, 2005

Annex : International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972

Part F : Verification of Compliance with the Provisions of the Convention
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RULE 39

 

Definitions

 

In this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates—

 

'Audit' means a systematic, independent  and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled;

 

'Audit Scheme' means the IMO Member State Audit Scheme established by the Organization and taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization

 

'Audit Standard' means the Code for Implementation;

 

'Code for Implementation' means the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1070(28).

 

RULE 40

 

Application

 

Contracting Parties shall use the provisions of the Code for Implementation in the execution of their obligations and responsibilities contained in the present Convention.

 

RULE 41

 

Verification of compliance

 

(a) Every Contracting Party shall be subjected to periodic audits by the Organization in accordance with the audit standard to verify compliance with and implementation of the present Convention.
(b) The Secretary-General of the Organization shall have the responsibility for administering the Audit Scheme, based on guidelines developed by the Organization.
(c) Every Contracting Party shall have the responsibility for facilitating the conduct of the audit and implementation of a programme of actions to address the findings, based on the guidelines developed by the Organization.
(d) The Audit of all Contracting Parties shall be—
(i) based on an overall schedule developed by the Secretary-General of the Organization, taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organizatio; and
(ii) conducted at periodic intervals, taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization.

 

[Part F inserted by section 3 of Regulations Relating to Merchant Shipping (Collision and Distress Signals) Amendment Regulations, 2022, Notice No. 1384, GG47448, dated 4 November 2022]