National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)RulesPorts RulesChapter 3 : Health and SafetyPart A : Vessel Safety Measures67. Persons disembarking or embarking |
| (1) | A competent member of the vessel's crew must be in attendance at the vessel's gangway while persons, other than pilots, are disembarking from or embarking upon a vessel lying alongside a wharf, jetty or quay, in order to attend to the security of the gangway and the safety of persons passing over it. |
| (2) | The same applies when a vessel lying at anchor uses a gangway, an accommodation ladder or other similar equipment. |
| (3) | No person, other than a pilot in the exercise of his or her duties, may, except after obtaining the Harbour Master's permission, board or leave a vessel while that vessel is in motion and that person may only leave or board the vessel by way of the pilot ladder or a helicopter provided for that purpose. |