Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations, 2002Part 4 : Radio Life-Saving Equipment38. Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus |
| (1) | Three portable two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus must be provided on every Convention ship, other than a cargo ship of less than 500 tons. |
| (2) | Two portable two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus must be provided— |
| (a) | on every Convention ship that is a cargo ship of 300 tons or more but less than 500 tons; and |
| (b) | on every non-Convention ship that is— |
| (i) | a passenger ship; |
| (ii) | a cargo ship of 300 tons or more; or |
| (iii) | a fishing vessel of 24 metres or more in length. |
| (3) | One portable two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus must be provided on every non-Convention ship that is— |
| (a) | a cargo ship of less than 300 tons; or |
| (b) | a fishing vessel of less than 24 metres in length. |
| (4) | The portable two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus required by subregulations (1), (2) and (3) must be made watertight through integral design and may also be used for on-board radio communication if it is capable of operating on appropriate frequencies. |
| (5) | If a fixed two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus is provided in a survival craft, it must comply with the appropriate performance standards specified pursuant to regulation 6. |
| (6) | The battery included in survival craft fixed radio equipment must not be used for any purpose other than the operation of such equipment and the searchlight carried in the survival craft. |