Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations, 2002

Part 2 : GMDSS Requirements

19. Radio records
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(1)There must be kept in respect of every ship to which this Part applies a record (in this regulation called the GMDSS radio log) of the matters specified in Part 1 of Annex 3.

 

(2)The master must inspect and sign each day's entries in the GMDSS radio log.

 

(3)The master must, on demand, produce the GMDSS radio log for inspection by a surveyor or a proper officer.

 

(4)The GMDSS radio log forms part of the ship's official logbook, but is to be kept separate from the official logbook, and, for the purposes of section 187 of the Act, is deemed to be a document relating to the navigation of the ship.