National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)

Rules

Ports Rules

Chapter 6 : Pleasure Vessels

135. Weapons and explosives to be locked up and disarmed

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(1) Before a pleasure vessel enters a port, the master of the pleasure vessel must ensure that all weapons and explosives on board the pleasure vessel are locked up in a secure place such as a gun safe and are disarmed.

 

(2) Upon arrival in a port, the master of a pleasure vessel must declare to the VTS or Port Control whether any person on board his or her pleasure vessel is in possession of a weapon or explosives and, if so, the nature of the weapon or the explosive.