Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (National Small Vessel Safety) Regulations, 2007AnnexuresAnnexure 2 : Safety appliances and equipment (Regulation 7) |
| 1 | Provision of safety appliances and equipment |
| (1) | Subject to subitem (2), the following items of safety appliances and equipment are prescribed, as a minimum, for each of the specified categories of vessel, to be available on board in good working condition: |
| (2) | For category E and R power-driven vessels not exceeding 15 horsepower and category D, E and R sailing dinghies and non power-driven vessels of less than seven meters in overall length, the following items of safety appliances and equipment are prescribed, as a minimum, for each of the specified categories of vessel, to be available on board in good working condition: |
| 2 | Maintenance requirements |
| (1) | Self-inflating liferafts, when carried on commercial vessels, must be serviced annually by an approved liferaft servicing agent and, when carried on pleasure vessels, must be serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. |
| (2) | Fire extinguishers must be serviced annually by an approved fire appliance servicing agent or, in the case of inland areas, by a SABS accredited service station. |
| (3) | Each emergency position-indicating radio beacon must b examined at least once a month to check— |
| (a) | its capability to operate properly, particularly its ability to float free (where required) in the event of the vessel sinking; |
| (b) | how secure it is in its mounting; and |
| (c) | for signs of damage. |
| 3 | Marking of equipment, appliances and trailers |
| (1) | All lifejackets, lifebuoys, Dan buoys, flares, and liferafts belonging to a vessel, other than a vessel contemplated in regulation 37(3), must be permanently marked with the vessel's name or approved marking. |
| (2) | Where any vessel is launched from a trailer, other than a dolly used at a private launching site, the trailer bearing the vessel must be marked in a conspicuous position with the vessel's name or approved marking (where applicable) and with the owner's name and telephone number. |
| 4 | Emergency position-indicating radio beacon to be registered |
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons of the kind required by these regulations must be registered with the South African Search and Rescue Organisation, in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (EPIRB Registration) Regulations 2002.
[Annexure 2 substituted by regulation 37 of Notice No. R. 731 dated 11 July 2008]