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2.6.1 Standard. In the Crew List, public authorities shall not require
more than the following information:
· name and nationality of ship
· family name
· given names
· nationality
· rank or rating
· date and place of birth
· nature and number of identity document
· port and date of arrival
· arriving from.
2.6.2 Standard. Public authorities shall accept a Crew List either
dated and signed by the master or by some other ship''s officer duly
authorized by the master, or authenticated in a manner acceptable to thepublic authority concerned.
2.6.3 Standard. Public authorities shall not normally require a Crew
List to be submitted on each call in cases where a ship, serving in a
scheduled programme, calls again at the same port at least once within 14
days and when there has been no change in the crew, in which case a
statement of "No Change" shall be presented in a manner acceptable to the
public authorities concerned.
2.6.4 Recommended Practice. Under the circumstances mentioned in
Standard 2.6.3 but where minor changes in the crew have taken place,
public authorities should not normally require a new, full Crew List to be
submitted but should accept the existing Crew List with the changes
indicated.
2.7 Standard. The Passenger List shall be the basic document providing
public authorities with information relating to passengers on the arrival
and departure of a ship.
2.7.1 Recommended Practice. Public authorities should not require
Passenger Lists on short sea routes or combined ship/railway services
between neighbouring countries.
2.7.2 Recommended Practice. Public authorities should not require
embarkation or disembarkation cards in addition to Passenger Lists in
respect of passengers whose names appear on those Lists. However, where
public authorities have special problems constituting a grave danger to
public health a person on an international voyage may on arrival be
required to give a destination address in writing.
2.7.3 Recommended Practice. In the Passenger List public authorities
should not require more than the following information:
· name and nationality of the ship
· family name
· given names
· nationality
· date of birth
· place of birth
· port of embarkation
· port of disembarkation
· port and date of arrival of the ship.
2.7.4 Recommended Practice. A list compiled by shipping companies for
their own us should be accepted in place of the Passenger List, providedit contains at least the information required in accordance with
Recommended Practice 2.7.3 and is dated and signed or authenticated in
accordance with Standard 2.7.5.
2.7.5 Standard. Public authorities shall accept a Passenger List
either dated and signed by the master, the ship''s agent or some other
person duly authorized by the master, or authenticated in a manner
acceptable to the public authority concerned.
2.7.6 Standard. Public authorities shall ensure that shipowners notify
them on arrival of the presence of any stowaway discovered on board.
2.7.6.1 Recommended Practice. When a stowaway has inadequate
documents, public authorities should, whenever practicable and to an
extent compatible with national legislation and security requirements,
issue a covering letter with a photograph of the stowaway and any other
important information. The letter, authorizing the return of the stowaway
to the original port by any means of transportation and specifying any
other conditions imposed by the authorities, should be handed over to the
shipowner or operator responsible for the removal of the stowaway. This
letter will include information required by the authorities at transit
points and at the original point of embarkation.
Note: This recommendation is not intended to prevent public
authorities from further examination of a stowaway for possible
prosecution and/or deportation. Further, nothing in this recommendation is
to be construed as contradicting the provisions of the United Nations
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, which
concern the prohibition of the expulsion or return of a refugee.
2.8 Standard. Public authorities shall not require on arrival or
departure of the ship any written declaration in respect of mail other
than that prescribed in the Universal Postal Convention.
2.9 Standard. The Maritime Declaration of Health shall be the basic
document providing information required by port health authorities
relating to the state of health on board a ship during the voyage and onarrival at a port.
C. Documents on arrival
2.10 Standard. In respect of a ship''s arrival in port, public
authorities shall not require more than:
· 5 copies of the General Declaration
· 4 copies of the Cargo Declaration
· 4 copies of the Ship''s Stores Declaration
· 2 copies of the Crew''s Effects Declaration
· 4 copies of the Crew List
· 4 copies of the Passenger List
· 1 copy of the Maritime Declaration of Health.
D. Documents on departure
2.11 Standard. In respect of a ship''s departure from port, public
authorities shall not require more than:
· 5 copies of the General Declaration
· 4 copies of the Cargo Declaration
· 3 copies of the Ship''s Stores Declaration
· 2 copies of the Crew List
· 2 copies of the Passenger List.
2.11.1 Standard. A new Cargo Declaration shall not be required on
departure from a port in respect of cargo which has been the subject of a
declaration on arrival in that port and which has remained on board.
2.11.2 Recommended Practice. A separate Ship''s Stores Declaration on
departure should not be required in respect of ship''s stores which have
been the subject of a declaration on arrival, nor in respect of stores
shipped in the port and covered by another customs document presented inthat port.
2.11.3 Standard. Where public authorities require information about
the crew of a ship on its departure, a copy of the Crew List, presented on
arrival, shall be accepted on departure if signed again and endorsed to
indicate any change in the number or composition of the crew or to
indicate that not such change has occurred.
E. Measures to facilitate clearance of cargo, passengers, crewand baggage
2.12 Recommended Practice. Public authorities should, with the
co-operation of shipowners and port authorities, take appropriate measures
to the end that port time may be kept to a minimum, should provide
satisfactory port traffic flow arrangements, and should frequently review
all procedures in connection with the arrival and departure of ships,
including arrangements for embarkation and disembarkation, loading and
unloading, servicing and the like and the security measures associated
therewith. They should also make arrangements whereby cargo ships and
their loads can be entered and cleared, in so far as may be practicable,at the ship working area.
2.12.1 Recommended Practice. Public authorities should, with the
co-operation of shipowners and port authorities, take appropriate measures
to the end that satisfactory port traffic flow arrangements are providedso that handling and clearance procedures for cargo will be smooth and
uncomplicated. These arrangements should cover all phases from the time
the ship arrives at the dock for unloading and public authority clearance
and for warehousing and reforwarding of cargo if required. There should be
convenient and direct access between the cargo warehouse and the public
authority clearance area which should be located close to the dock area,and mechanical conveyance should be available, where possible.
2.12.2 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments should facilitate
the temporary admission of specialized cargo handling equipment arrivingby ships and used on shore at ports of call for loading, unloading and
handling cargo.
2.12.3 Recommended Practice. Public authorities should encourage
owners and/or operators of cargo docks and warehouses to provide specialstorage facilities for cargo subject to high risk of theft, and to protect
those areas in which cargo is to be stored, either temporarily or for long
terms, prior to onward shipment or local delivery against access by
unauthorized persons.
2.12.4 Standard. Public authorities shall, subject to compliance with
their respective regulations, permit the temporary import of containersand pallets without payment of customs duties and other taxes and charges
and shall facilitate their use in maritime traffic.
2.12.5 Recommended Practice. Public authorities should provide in
their regulations, referred to in Standard 2.12.4, for the acceptance of a
simple declaration to the effect that containers and pallets temporarilyimported will be re-exported within the time limit set by the State
concerned.
2.12.6 Recommended Practice. Public authorities should permit
containers and pallets entering the territory of a State under the
provisions of Standard 2.12.4 to depart the limits of the port of arrival
for clearance of imported cargo and/or loading of export cargo under
simplified control procedures and with a minimum of documentation.
F. Consecutive calls at two or more ports in the same State
2.13 Recommended Practice. Taking into account the procedures carried
out on the arrival of a ship at the first port of call in the territory of
a State, the formalities and documents required by the public authorities
at any subsequent port of call in that country visited without
intermediate call at a port in another country should be kept to a
minimum.
G. Completion of documents
2.14 Recommended Practice. Public authorities should as far as
possible accept the documents provided for in this Annes except as regards
Standard 3.7 irrespective of the language in which the required
information is furnished thereon, provided that they may require a written
or oral translation into one of the official languages of their country or
of the Organization when they deem it necessary.
2.15 Standard. Public authorities shall accept information conveyed by
any legible and understandable medium, including documents handwritten in
ink or indelible pencil or produced by automatic data processing
techniques.
2.15.1 Standard. Public authorities shall accept a signature, when
required, in handwriting, in facsimile, perforated, stamped, in symbols,
or made by any other mechanical or electronic means, if such acceptance is
not inconsistent with national laws. The authentication of information
submitted on non-paper media shall be in a manner acceptable to the public
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