Marine Traffic Act, 1981 (Act No. 2 of 1981)RegulationsMarine Traffic (Inshore Vessel Traffic Services) Regulations, 20009. Incident reports |
| (1) | The master of a ship that is within or about to enter a vessel traffic services zone shall ensure that a report is made to a marine traffic regulator on any of the following matters as soon as the master becomes aware of them: |
| (a) | The occurrence on board the ship of any fire; |
| (b) | the involvement of the ship in a collision, grounding or striking; |
| (c) | any defect in the ship's hull, main propulsion systems or steering systems, radars, compasses, radio equipment, anchors or cables; |
| (d) | any discharge or threat of discharge of a harmful substance from the ship into the water; |
| (e) | another ship in apparent difficulty; |
| (f) | any obstruction to navigation; |
| (g) | any aid to navigation that is functioning improperly, damaged, off-position or missing; |
| (h) | the presence of any harmful substance in the water; |
| (i) | the presence of a ship that may impede the safe movement of other ships; and |
| (j) | any weather conditions that are detrimental to safe navigation. |
| (2) | A report made pursuant to subregulation (1) shall include the name and position of the ship. |