S.L. 234.49 Art. 6Duty to report marine accidents and incidents.

(1) When a marine accident and incident occur, the owner or operator of the ship or her master shall as soon as practicable and by the quickest available means, inform the Marine Safety Investigation Unit of the occurrence: Provided that when a report has already been submitted to the Minister in terms of article 307 of the Act, no further reports need to be submitted.

(2) In addition to any report made under sub-regulation (1), the Authority, through any one officer, shall report to the Marine Safety Investigation Unit any marine accident or incident of which the Authority is aware, as soon as is practicable and by the quickest means available.