Shipping Act of 2010. Country/Territory Sudan Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Navigation Registration Transport/storage Inspection Certification Geographical area Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Sahel Abstract This Act consisting of 168 articles applies to all types of shipping means except warships. It establishes that (i) the competent authority shall supervise and inspect the maritime activity of commercial vessels in accordance with the international and regional agreements ratified by Sudan; (ii) to sail the Sudanese flag the vessel has to be registered; and (iii) the competent authority shall issue the certificate of validity of the ship to sail after fulfilling the necessary conditions. Full text Arabic Website www.ilo.org