Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (EPIRB Registration) Regulations, 20025. Requirement to register EPIRBs |
| (1) | The operator and the master of every ship to which these regulations apply must ensure that every EPIRB carried on the ship (whether or not carried in compliance with statutory requirements) is registered with the competent authority and that the registered particulars are correct. |
| (2) | The registered particulars referred to in subregulation (1) are the following: |
| (a) | the name (if any) and official number of the ship; |
| (b) | the home port or port of registry of the ship; |
| (c) | the ship's call sign; |
| (d) | the EPIRB MMSI; |
| (e) | the make and model of the EPIRB; |
| (f) | the EPIRB unique identification code, being a 15-digit hex number; |
| (g) | the type of radio installation(s) carried on board the ship and survival craft; |
| (h) | a brief description of the ship, including its type (in terms of its purpose), gross tonnage or length, ship superstructure, deck colours and identifying marks; |
| (i) | the name of the operator of the ship; |
| (j) | the name, address, telephone and (if applicable) telefax number of an emergency contact person ashore; |
| (k) | an alternative 24-hour emergency telephone number (alternative contact ashore); |
| (l) | the capacity of the ship for carrying persons on board, both passengers and crew; |
| (m) | the type and number of survival craft; |
| (n) | the date of last modification of registered particulars. |
| (3) | Evidence that every EPIRB carried on the ship is registered in accordance with subregulation (1) must be kept available on board the ship for inspection at all reasonable times by a surveyor. |