Merchant Shipping Act 1975. País/Territorio Papua Nueva Guinea Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1975 (2006) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006. Título completoBeing an Act to provide for Merchant Shipping. Materia Pesca, Mar Palabra clave Embarcación de pesca Registro Navegación Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Melanesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur Resumen This Act makes provision for the identification, marking, nationality and registration of vessels including fishing vessels, property of ships, pilotage, shipping casualties and various other matters relative to shipping and navigation. There shall be a Registrar of Ships (sect. 7). The Registrar shall cause to be kept at the principal port of registry a register book to be known as the Register of Ships. Sections 14 to 17 set out criteria for registration of ships in the Register of Ships. Section 19 provides for marking of ships. As soon as practicable after the registration of a ship the Registrar shall grant to the owner or owners a certificate of registry in the prescribed form (sect. 23). Section 164 requires the master of the ship to report on casualties and incidents, including accidents involving oil. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.paclii.org Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Merchant Shipping (Registration) Regulation 2014. Legislación | Papua Nueva Guinea | 2014 Palabra clave: Embarcación de pesca, Registro, Marcado/identificación, Navegación Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Enmendado porr National Maritime Safety Authority Act 2003. Legislación | Papua Nueva Guinea | 2003 (2006) Palabra clave: Contaminación marina, Navegación, Institución, Política/planificación Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2016 (No. 21 of 2016). Legislación | Papua Nueva Guinea | 2016 Palabra clave: Embarcación de pesca, Navegación, Derechos/cánones Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX