Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Regulations

Distressed Seamen's Regulations, 1961

9. Conveyance by Ships other than South African Ships
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(1) If a South African ship is not available for the conveyance of a distressed seaman to a proper return port or to a port en route thereto, the proper officer may, if he considers it desirable, arrange a passage for him in any other ship.

 

(2) If the passage is not prepaid, application may be made by the master of the ship to the proper officer at the port to which the seaman has been so conveyed, for  of the passage.