Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)SchedulesSecond Schedule : Articles of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974Article V : Carriage of persons in emergency |
| (a) | For the purpose of evacuating persons in order to avoid a threat to the security of their lives a Contracting Government may permit the carriage of a larger number of persons in its ships than is otherwise permissible under the present Convention. |
| (b) | Such permission shall not deprive other Contracting Governments of any right of control under the present Convention over such ships which come within their ports. |
| (c) | Notice of any such permission, together with a statement of the circumstances, shall be sent to the Secretary-General of the Organization by the Contracting Government granting such permission. |
[Article V of the Second Schedule (Articles of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974) substituted by Notice No. 4133, GG55299, dated 4 September 2026]