Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Seamen's Documents) Regulations, 20002. Persons entitled to record book |
| (1) | Subject to subregulation (2), a person is entitled to apply for a record book if he or she is employed— |
| (a) | in a ship registered in the Republic; or |
| (b) | if the person is a South African citizen or is permanently resident in the Republic, in a ship registered outside the Republic, and— |
| (i) | in respect of employment in a ship registered in the Republic, is not the holder of a document containing substantially the same information as a record book, issued by or under the authority of the government of another country; or |
| (ii) | in respect of employment in a ship registered outside the Republic, is otherwise unable, for whatever reason, to obtain a document containing substantially the same information as a record book from or acceptable to the ship's flag state. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding subregulation (1), the following persons are not entitled to a record book: |
| (a) | Persons employed in vessels used solely for sport or recreation who receive no wages for their service; |
| (b) | persons employed in a ship engaged on a coastal voyage solely for the purpose of trials of the ship, its machinery or equipment, where such persons are not ordinarily employed as masters or seamen; |
| (c) | persons in the employment of the State who are not ordinarily employed as masters or seamen; and |
| (d) | persons employed in a ship solely in connection with the construction, alteration, repair or testing of the ship, and not engaged in the navigation of the ship, unless such person is a member of the crew. |