Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (INF Code) Regulations, 20036. Duty to hold Certificate of Fitness |
| (1) | An operator or master must not accept INF cargo for carriage in a ship unless there is on board and in force in respect of that ship a valid Certificate of Fitness covering the INF cargo to be carried. |
| (2) | For the purposes of this regulation, a Certificate of Fitness is not valid if— |
| (a) | in the case of a South African ship, it has ceased to be valid in terms of regulation 7(3) or has been cancelled under regulation 8(1); or |
| (b) | in the case of any other ship, it has ceased to be valid in terms of paragraph 1.3.4 of the INF Code, or has been cancelled under the authority of the government of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly. |