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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

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Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Compliance Regulations, 2017

Part 3 : Issuing of Documentation

6. Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance and Issuing of Maritime Labour Certificate

 

(1) The shipowner must make an application to the Authority for the issuing of a Maritime Labour Certificate by completing Part II of the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance.

 

(2) Upon receipt of the completed Part II, the Authority will conduct an inspection of the ship and an audit of the shipowner.

 

(3) If the Authority is satisfied with the inspection of the ship and the audit of the shipowner as stated in subregulation (2), it will complete Part I of the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance and issue the ship with a Maritime Labour Certificate, valid for a period not exceeding five years.

 

(4) The Authority must attach Parts I and II of the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance to the issued Maritime Labour Certificate.