Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Automatic Identification System) Regulations, 20045. Performance standards |
| (1) | The equipment required by these regulations must— |
| (a) | comply with performance standards not inferior to the appropriate performance standards adopted by the International Maritime Organisation and specified by the Authority in a marine notice as having been so adopted; and |
| (b) | be of a type approved — |
| (i) | in the case of a South African ship, by the Authority; or |
| (ii) | in the case of a foreign ship, by or on behalf of the ship's flag state. |
| (2) | An approval in terms of subregulation (1)(b)(i) — |
| (a) | must be in writing; |
| (b) | must specify the period for which it is in force and any conditions on which it is given; and |
| (c) | may, after reasonable notice, be varied or cancelled. |