Small Craft Act, 2014 (No. 14 of 2015). Country/Territory Antigua and Barbuda Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette of 2015. Long titleAn Act to regulate and control small craft operations in Antigua and Barbuda and for incidental and connected purposes. Subject Sea Keyword Navigation Registration Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes Enters into force on 1 January 2016 (S.I. No. 59 of 2015). Abstract This Act provides rules for small craft operating within Antigua and Barbuda waters, irrespective of whether the small craft is also licensed or registered under any other law in Antigua and Barbuda. The Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (“ADOMS”) shall be the authority responsible for the registration, licensing and regulation of small craft. “Small craft” means a vessel of less than 24 metres of length, whether non self-propelled, power-driven, manoeuvred by oars or poles or under sail, but does not include a vessel registered under the Fisheries Act, No. 22 of 2006. Full text English