| (1) | Subject to this regulation, these regulations apply to and in relation to— |
| (a) | every commercial vessel (regardless of size) that is used on inland waters; |
| (b) | every other commercial vessel, being a small vessel— |
| (i) | that is registered as a ship in the Republic in terms of the Ship Registration Act 1998 (Act No. 58 of 1998); |
| (ii) | that is required to be licensed in terms of section 68 of the Act; or |
| (iii) | in respect of which a local general safety certificate is required by virtue of section 203 of the Act; |
| (c) | every pleasure vessel (regardless of size) that is used on inland waters; and |
| (d) | every other pleasure vessel of less than 100 gross tonnage, being— |
| (i) | a vessel that is registered as a ship in the Republic; or |
[Regulation 3(1) substituted by regulation 6 of Notice No. R. 731 dated 11 July 2008]
| (2) | These regulations do not apply to tenders. |
| (3) | A provision of these regulations does not apply to a ship of South African nationality 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. |
| (4) | These regulations apply to vessels under three metres in length except where otherwise stated and subject to regulation 8(4). |
