| (1) | The principal objects of this Act are to— |
| (b) | establish the South African Search and Rescue Organisation to act on behalf of the Department as the authority responsible for the application of the Conventions as well as other conventions binding on the Republic regarding maritime and aeronautical search and rescue operations. |
[Section 2(1)(a) substituted by section 2 of Act No. 5 of 2013]
| (2) | For purposes of subsection (1)(b) the expression "other conventions" includes— |
| (a) | the Convention on the High Seas, 1958; and |
| (b) | the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. |
