Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021Part 6 : Manning Requirements92. Application |
| (1) | Subject to subregulation (4) of this regulation, Parts 6, 7, 8 and 9 of these Regulations apply to every South African ship wherever it may be. |
| (2) | Regulations 93, 94, 95, 96, 121, 122 and 123 apply to every foreign ship to which the Safety Convention, STCW Convention or STCW-F Convention applies, when in the Republic or its territorial waters. |
| (3) | In the cases where these Regulations are in conflict with the laws of the State in which waters a South African ship is the Regulations do not apply to the ship to the extent that they are in conflict with the law of that State. |
| (4) | These Regulations do not apply to— |
| (a) | vessels of less than 25 GT; |
| (b) | any vessel of less than 100 GT that is used solely for sport or recreation; |
| (c) | a vessel of 100 GT of class XII of the Lifesaving Equipment Regulations: Provided that the vessel conform as closely as is possible to the manning levels set out in these Regulations in so far as ensuring that the vessel is sufficiently and efficiently manned; |
| (d) | ships owned by the defence force of the Republic or any other country. |