Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Mandatory Ships' Routeing) Regulations, 19984. Penalties |
| (1) | If there is a breach of regulation 3 then the owner, the master and any other person for the time being responsible for the conduct of the ship, are each guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months. |
| (2) | It is a defence for a person charged under these regulations to show that there were compelling reasons not to use a particular adopted mandatory ships' routeing system, and that such reasons were recorded in the ship's log at the time. |