Transnet National Ports Authority must -
- control marine and other traffic in each port;
- control the entry, stay, movement and operations of vessels in ports, and the departures of vessels from
ports;
- regulate the loading, unloading and storage of cargo and the embarkation and disembarkation of
passengers in ports;
- provide or procure pilotage services, license pilots and regulate the safe provision of pilotage services by licensed pilots;
- provide or procure tug services, license tug service providers and regulate the safe provision of tug services by licensed tug service providers;
- provide, operate and maintain adequate and efficient lighthouses and other navigational aids within the port limits and at such other places as the Authority may determine;
- undertake dredging and maintain channels at the depths published by the Authority; and
- remove or cause to be removed any obstruction or object from the waters of the ports that may pose a danger to shipping or navigation.
