Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations, 2002Part 1 : General3. Application |
| (1) | Subject to this regulation, these regulations apply to— |
| (a) | ships that are registered or licensed in the Republic wherever they may be; and |
| (b) | other ships while they are in the Republic or its territorial waters. |
| (2) | Regulations 5, 6 and Part 2 apply to Convention ships and class A fishing vessels. |
| (3) | Regulations 5, 6 and Part 3 apply to non-Convention ships, other than class A fishing vessels. |
| (4) | Parts 4 and 5 apply both to Convention ships and to non-Convention ships. |
| (5) | A provision of these regulations does not apply to a ship that is registered or licensed in the Republic in the waters of a country other than the Republic where the provision is inconsistent with a law of that country which, by its terms, applies to the ship when in the waters of that country. |
| (6) | These regulations do not apply to— |
| (a) | ships of less than 25 tons; or |
| (b) | pleasure vessels of less than 100 tons. |