Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021Part 7 : General Manning Levels105. Employment of certificated radio operators on fishing vessels |
| (1) | Subject to subregulation (2) the owner and the master of every fishing vessel shall ensure that there is employed on the ship the number of appropriately certificated radio operators specified in the applicable item of the following table: |
| (2) |
| (a) | If a ship is fitted with a different type of radio installation than that specified by the Radio Regulations, there shall be employed on the ship at least one radio operator who is appropriately certificated for the type of radio installation fitted on the ship. |
| (b) | If the radio equipment on the ship is being used for general communications, other than distress, urgency or safety communications, such general communications shall not be conducted by the deck officer on watch. |