Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Maritime Security) Regulations, 2004Part 5 : Foreign Regulated ShipsDivision 1 - Obligations on foreign regulated ships88. Foreign regulated ships must comply with security levels |
| (1) | This regulation sets out security measures that must be implemented by a foreign regulated ship. |
| (2) | Unless subregulations (3) to (7) provide otherwise, the ship must, at all times, implement ISPS level 1 measures. |
| (3) | If maritime security level 2 is in force for the ship because the ship is in a security regulated port where maritime security level 2 in force, the ship must implement ISPS level 2 measures. |
| (4) | If maritime security level 3 is in force for the ship because the ship is in a security regulated port where maritime security level 3 is in force, the ship must implement ISPS level 3 measures. |
| (5) | If the Director-General declares under regulation 17(2) that maritime security level 2 is in force for the ship, the ship must implement ISPS level 2 measures. |
| (6) | If the Director-General declares under regulation 17(2) that maritime security level 3 is in force for the ship, the ship must implement ISPS level 3 measures. |
| (7) | If— |
| (a) | the ship is registered in another country (the flag state); and |
| (b) | the ship is directed by the flag state to implement a higher level of security than would otherwise apply in terms of this regulation, |
the ship must comply with the direction.
| (8) | If a foreign regulated ship does not implement security measures in accordance with subregulations (2) to (7), the ship operator for, or the master of, tbe ship may be given a control direction under Division 2 . |