Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations, 2004Part 1 : Introductory4. Application |
| (1) | Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), these regulations apply to every ship that is loaded or intended to be loaded with any cargo, and so apply to— |
| (a) | South African ships anywhere; and |
| (b) | other ships when in the Republic or its territorial waters. |
| (2) | These regulations do not apply to small vessels, pleasure vessels or fishing vessels. |
| (3) | These regulations apply to the carriage of all cargoes but are subject to the requirements of the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, 1997, respecting the carriage of dangerous goods as defined in those regulations. Where those regulations regulate an aspect of carriage provided for in these regulations, those regulations apply to that extent, and not these. |