Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Maritime Security) Regulations, 2004Part 1 : PreliminaryDivision 7 - Security regulated ships10. Meaning of South African regulated ship |
| (1) | A ship is a South African regulated ship if the ship is one of the following: |
| (a) | a foreign-going South African ship that is— |
| (i) | a passenger ship; |
| (ii) | a cargo ship of 500 or more gross tonnage; or |
| (iii) | a mobile offshore drilling unit (other than a unit that is attached to the seabed); |
| (b) | a mobile offshore drilling unit that is attached to the seabed within South African continental waters; |
| (c) | a fixed or floating platform that is attached to the seabed within South African continental waters. |
| (2) | To avoid doubt, a fixed platform mentioned in subregulation (1)(c) is taken to be a ship for the purposes of these regulations. |