Preventing Stowaways
Preventing Stowaways To minimise stowaway problems it is obviously better to prevent people getting on board a ship in the first place. Prevention should ideally take place both in the…
Stowaways
Stowaways People stow away on ships for many reasons but usually, they are attempting to leave a region of conflict, instability, or social or economic deprivation for a country where…
Commercial and Legal Need for Documentation
Commercial and Legal Need for Documentation Cargo documentation is commercially as well as legally required to comply with regulations, to identify ownership, to identify responsibility, to process payments, and for…
Document Types
Document Types Documentation associated with a vessel’s arrival, its acceptance of cargo for export, and its departure can be generally classified into two categories. One set of documents is provided…
Import Cargo Documentation
Import Cargo Documentation Documentation is required for the import clearance of cargo at the destination. A systematic procedure and relevant documentation assists in inward clearance of the cargo consignment. Consignees…
Export Cargo Documentation
Documentation is essential for the transportation of cargo from the origin to its destination. The shipper includes a full description of the cargo unit in his bill of sale to…
Quarantine clearance (FAL Convention)
In Quarantine Section 6 - "Public health and quarantine, including sanitary measures for animals and plants" deals with public health and quarantine and is reproduced below for ease of reference6.1 Standard.…
Immigration clearance
Immigration clearance Crew list containing Number and the nationality of crew at arrival/departure-Name(Given and Family Names)/Rank/DOB and Age /Sex / Nationality /Identity card No / Port/date of Arrival signed by…
Inward and outward clearance
Inward and outward clearance Standard documentation required are: General declaration containing Name, description and Nationality of ship, Registry/Tonnage Particulars, Name and Address of the Agent, Brief description of Cargo, Last…
Custom house procedures
3. Custom house procedures Entered into force 5th March 1967. India ratified on 25th May 1976. Further l amendments were made in '69, '73, '77, '86, '87, '90, '92, '93,…
Other Trading Certificates
Other Trading Certificates Panama Canal Tonnage CertificatePanama Canal tolls are charged by the Panama Canal Authority and are based on the ship’s “Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System” (PC/UMS) net tonnage which…
Other Certificates and Documents required to be carried on board
Other Certificates and Documents required to be carried on board Certificates and Documents required on board as per ILO Convention S. NoName of CertificateRequired Under1Maritime Labour Certificate (MLC)MLC, 2006 Reg…