Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations
Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria
These regulations apply to Nigerian ships only. It provides for the responsibilities of companies, masters and others; safe manning documents, hours of work, the general duty of company employers and masters, duties of a master and seafarer, schedules of duties and need to record; exception for emergencies, watchkeeping arrangements, watchkeeping arrangements in port, watchkeeping arrangements in port for ship carrying hazardous cargo, documents carried on board, an inspection of non-Nigerian ships, power to detain and penalties.
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Office of the Minister of Transport ⬤
National Assembly ⬤
Office of the President ⬤
Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations Current Version
January 2022
These regulations apply to Nigerian ships only. It provides for the responsibilities of companies, masters and others; safe manning documents, hours of work, the general duty of company employers and masters, duties of a master and seafarer, schedules of duties and need to record; exception for emergencies, watchkeeping arrangements, watchkeeping arrangements in port, watchkeeping arrangements in port for ship carrying hazardous cargo, documents carried on board, an inspection of non-Nigerian ships, power to detain and penalties.
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