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

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter II–1 : Construction — Subdivision and Stability, Machinery and Electrical Installations

Part C — Machinery and Electrical Installations

Regulation 28 : Means of going astern
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(a)        Passenger ships and cargo ships.

Ships shall have sufficient power for going astern to secure proper control of the ship in all normal circumstances.

 

(b)        Passenger ships only.

The ability of the machinery to reverse the direction of thrust of the propeller in sufficient time, under normal manoeuvring conditions, and so to bring the ship to rest from maximum ahead service speed shall be demonstrated at the initial survey.