Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations, 2002Part 2 : GMDSS Requirements17. Serviceability and maintenance requirements |
| (1) | Radio equipment required by this Part must be so designed that the main units can be replaced readily, without elaborate recalibration or readjustment. |
| (2) | Where appropriate, the equipment must be so constructed and installed that it is readily accessible for inspection and on-board maintenance purposes. |
| (3) | Adequate information, at least in the English language, must be provided on board the ship to enable the equipment to be properly operated and maintained. |
| (4) | Adequate tools and spare parts must be provided on board the ship to enable the equipment to be maintained. Spare parts must be appropriately labelled and must be stowed so as to be readily accessible. |
| (5) | The radio equipment must be maintained to provide the availability of the functional requirements specified in regulation 7 and to meet the performance standards recommended by the IMO for such equipment, as specified pursuant to regulation 6(1)(a). |
| (6) | While a ship is at sea, the availability of the functional requirements specified in regulation 7 must be ensured in accordance with such requirements as the Authority may specify in a marine notice, taking into account the recommendations of the IMO. |
(7)
| (a) | The master of every ship to which this Part applies, being a ship that is registered or licensed in the Republic, must designate a person (in this subregulation called the designated person), being a person qualified as described in regulation 18(2), who is to have the function of carrying out, while the ship is at sea, the appropriate tests and checks specified in Annex 2. |
| (b) | If any of the radio installations required by this Part is not in working order, the designated person must inform the master and record details of the deficiencies in the GMDSS radio log required by regulation 19. |