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Maritime Authority Law (2013 Revision).

Country/Territory
Cayman Islands (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005 (2012)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement No. 13 published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 82 of 11 October 2013.
Subject
Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Fishing vessel Registration Institution Navigation Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the establishment, structure and functions of Maritime Authority and regulates some other matters relating to the Authority. The Authority is established as a body corporate and shall be managed by a Board of Directors. It shall be the function of the Authority to administer and enforce all matters relating to merchant shipping and seamen for which the Minister charged with responsibility for merchant shipping is responsible under the laws in force in the Cayman Islands. The Authority shall, among other things, provide shipping registration services, and maintain a register of ships; carry out survey and inspection and documentation and certification of all ships on the register; monitor in respect of all ships on the register compliance with applicable requirements of international conventions relating to shipping; carry out port state control; and investigate into marine casualties.

Full text
English
Website
www.caymanport.ky

References - Legislation

Amended by

Maritime Authority (Amendment) Law, 2012 (No. 26 of 2012).

Legislation | Cayman Islands (UK) | 2012

Keyword: Institution, Navigation, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX