Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (INF Code) Regulations, 20037. Survey and certification |
| (1) | If, after considering the report of a surveyor, the Authority is satisfied that the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material of a South African ship comply with the requirements of the INF Code it must issue to the ship's operator a Certificate of Fitness certifying compliance with the INF Code. |
| (2) | A ship that has been certificated pursuant to subregulation (1) is subject to inspection in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections 190(2), 192, 193 and 194 of the Act for the purpose of ensuring that the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material comply with the requirements of the INF Code. |
| (3) | A Certificate of Fitness issued under subregulation (1) ceases to be valid— |
| (a) | if any inspection of the ship required by section 190(2) of the Act has not been carried out or has shown that the ship does not comply with the requirements of the INF Code; |
| (b) | upon the expiry, in accordance with section 197 of the Act, of a certificate of the ship; or |
| (c) | upon the cancellation, under section 198 of the Act, of a certificate of the ship. |