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The registration of ships and the South African ships register- current and proposed (and some related aspects)

As part-of the Department of Transport's review of maritime transport, a preliminary draft Registration of Ships Bill and Registration of Ships Regulations has been prepared and Circulated for comment. The preliminary draft bill (referred to herein as the draft bill"' its regulations are sometimes r...

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Main Author: Melunsky, David
Other Authors: Bradfield, Graham
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Published: Centre for Law and Society 2026
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description As part-of the Department of Transport's review of maritime transport, a preliminary draft Registration of Ships Bill and Registration of Ships Regulations has been prepared and Circulated for comment. The preliminary draft bill (referred to herein as the draft bill"' its regulations are sometimes referred to separately herein as "the draft regulations") is primarily an attempt to "amend and restate the law relating to the registration of ship" .1 Perhaps more accurately, the draft bill is the beginning of a process for the much needed "update" of the current registration regime. This is at present governed by the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 57 of 1951, which is to great measure based upon_ the legislation and policies of the nineteenth century. Developments in the shipping industry (for example, the practice of" flagging-out" ships and the specific practice of re-flagging demise-chartered ships); advances in communication (making possible the creation of a central ships register instead of having registers in the various ports); and a changing political, economic and social climate (the birth of many countries, the increasing number of registers on offer to shipowners, the globalisation of trade, South Africa's new standing in the world, the move away from strict nationalistic shipping policies), have all created the need for a new registration regime.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/42909 The registration of ships and the South African ships register- current and proposed (and some related aspects) Melunsky, David Bradfield, Graham Ships South Africa As part-of the Department of Transport's review of maritime transport, a preliminary draft Registration of Ships Bill and Registration of Ships Regulations has been prepared and Circulated for comment. The preliminary draft bill (referred to herein as the draft bill"' its regulations are sometimes referred to separately herein as "the draft regulations") is primarily an attempt to "amend and restate the law relating to the registration of ship" .1 Perhaps more accurately, the draft bill is the beginning of a process for the much needed "update" of the current registration regime. This is at present governed by the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 57 of 1951, which is to great measure based upon_ the legislation and policies of the nineteenth century. Developments in the shipping industry (for example, the practice of" flagging-out" ships and the specific practice of re-flagging demise-chartered ships); advances in communication (making possible the creation of a central ships register instead of having registers in the various ports); and a changing political, economic and social climate (the birth of many countries, the increasing number of registers on offer to shipowners, the globalisation of trade, South Africa's new standing in the world, the move away from strict nationalistic shipping policies), have all created the need for a new registration regime. 2026-02-25T10:19:49Z 2026-02-25T10:19:49Z 1998 2026-02-25T10:16:34Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42909 en eng application/pdf Centre for Law and Society Faculty of Law University of Cape Town
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title The registration of ships and the South African ships register- current and proposed (and some related aspects)
title_full The registration of ships and the South African ships register- current and proposed (and some related aspects)
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title_full_unstemmed The registration of ships and the South African ships register- current and proposed (and some related aspects)
title_short The registration of ships and the South African ships register- current and proposed (and some related aspects)
title_sort registration of ships and the south african ships register current and proposed and some related aspects
topic Ships
South Africa
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