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3 of 1981
The Merchant Shipping Amendment Act 3 of 1981 intends:
- to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1951, so as
- to insert, substitute or delete certain definitions;
- to further regulate the licensing of small vessels;
- to prohibit the use of vessels of less than three metres in length;
- to transfer the powers to Issue certificates or qualification as able seaman from the Minister to the Director-General;
- to change the designation "matroos" in the Afrikaans text to "seeman";
- to extend the circumstances in which a seaman shall be entitled to wages although his services have been terminated, or in which a seaman shall be entitled to compensation for loss of property;
- to further regulate the issue of certain safety certificates;
- to extend the meaning of "grain" for the purposes of transport by ship;
- to extend the meaning of "owner" for the purposes of limitation of liability;
- to extend the category of persons who may act as chairman of a court of marine enquiry;
- to provide for South African citizens committing offences on board any foreign ship outside South African waters to be tried by a South African court; and
- to substitute the expression "Director-General" for the word "Secretary"; and
- to provide for incidental matters.
Commencement
- 13 February 1981, all Sections except Section 2
