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Maritime Regulations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
MARITIME REGULATIONS

[CAP.131
Subsidiary

To provide Regulations for the better carrying into effect of the provisions of the Maritime Act, [CAP.131].

Order 25 of 1990
Order 29 of 1997
Order 21 of 1998
Order 5 of 1999

Chapter 1	General
Chapter 2	Documentation and Identification of Vessels
Chapter 3	Bareboat Charter Registration
Chapter 4	Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil
Chapter 5	Preferred Ship Mortgages on Vanuatu Vessels
Chapter 6	Marine Inspection
Chapter 7	Marine Casualties and Offences and Marine Investigations
Chapter 8	Merchant Seamen
Chapter 9	Near-Coastal Voyages
Chapter 10	Miscellaneous

REGULATION

	CHAPTER 1 GENERAL
1.	Interpretation
2.	Records
3.	Licences, certificates of officers and members of crew
4.	Fees
5.	Appeal from Commissioner's decision
6.	Commitments
7.	Penalties for late payment

	CHAPTER 2 DOCUMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS
8.	Conditions precedent to issuing permanent certificates of registry
9.	Authorized agents for measurement and survey of vessels
10.	Measurement
11.	Tonnage statements in certificates of registry
12.	Contents of certificates of registry
13.	Numbers of registry of certificates and licences
14.	Transfer to foreign registry
15.	Change of name of vessel
16.	Compliance with international conventions and agreements
17.	Standards of seaworthiness

	CHAPTER 3 BAREBOAT CHARTER REGISTRATION
18.	Interpretation
19.	Contents of certificates of bareboat registry
20.	Effect of bareboat registry
21.	Recordation of mortgages
22.	Waiver of recordation of mortgages
23.	Termination of bareboat charter
24.	Consent to registration of bareboat chartered Vanuatu vessels in a foreign bareboat registry

	CHAPTER 4 PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL
25.	Interpretation
26.	Pollution by oil prohibited
27.	Oil record book
28.	Loadlines
29.	Costs of marine investigation, international participation and nautical training

	CHAPTER 5 PREFERRED SHIP MORTGAGES ON VANUATU VESSELS
30.	Acknowledgments
31.	Bill of sale recording
32.	Mortgage recording

	CHAPTER 6 MARINE INSPECTION
33.	Marine inspectors

	CHAPTER 7 MARINE CASUALTIES AND OFFENCES AND MARINE INVESTIGATIONS
34.	Reporting
35.	Marine investigations and offences

	CHAPTER 8 MERCHANT SEAMEN
36.	Interpretation
37.	Application
38.	Responsibilities
39.	Safe Manning Certificates
40.	Manning Levels for Officers and Ratings
41.	Watchkeeping Arrangements
42.	Watch Schedules
43.	Rest Periods
44.	Carriage of Masters and Officers
45.	Radio Personnel
46.	Revalidation of Certificates
47.	Transitional Provisions
48.	Rating
49.	Special Training for Service on Tankers
50.	Special Training for service on Ro-Ro Passenger Vessels and Passenger Vessels other than Ro-Ro Passenger Vessels
51.	Training in Proficiency in Survival Craft
52.	Advanced Fire-fighting Requirements
53.	Medical First Aid and Medical Care
54.	Medical Fitness Certificates
55.	Applications for Recognition of training
56.	Obligations of Owners, Masters and Other Persons
57.	Manning's Scales for Fishing Vessels and Oil and Mineral Service Vessels
58.	Display of Licenses and Certificates
59.	Report of Ship's Officer
60.	Change of Command
61.	Fishing, Oil an Mineral Service Vessel Reports
62.	Log Books
63.	Medical Equpment and Log Book
64.	Lifeboats and Lifeboat Drill
65.	Certificates to be given by Master
66.	Shipping Articles
67.	Certificate of Service
68.	Register of Children

	CHAPTER 9 NEAR-COASTAL VOYAGES
69.	Interpretation
70.	Application
71.	Limitations and Exclusions
72.	Safe Manning
73.	Carriage of Masters and Officer
74.	Duty to Master and Owner
75.	Issue of Endorsements
76.	Withdrawal of Endorsements
77.	Candidate Certification for Vessels over 500 Gross Tons
78.	Candidate Certification for Vessels under 500 Gross Tons
79.	Transitional Provisions
80.	Revalidation of Certificates
81.	Familiarisation
82.	Hours of Rest
83.	Schedule of Watch and Rest Periods
84.	Obligations or Owners, Masters and Other Persons

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