South Africa cabotage
Merchant Shipping Act 57 of 1951 + Marine Notice framework
- Citizenship requirement
- South African-flag preferred; substantial foreign-flag operations under Marine Notices
- Vessel flag required
- South African flag for General Licence trades
- Officer quota
- Marine Notice varies by trade; typically 50-100% South African officer requirement
- Wage effect
- South African domestic-flag wages between international + South Asian averages
Notes
Sixteenth-lowest cabotage-strictness score in G20. Foreign-flag operations relatively common due to limited South African-flag fleet. SAMSA + Department of Transport shared enforcement.