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The Antigua and Barbuda Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2007
This ACT amends the Antigua and Barbuda Merchant Shipping Act, 2006, so as to permit the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping to establish offices outside of Antigua and Barbuda, to allow registration for ships under construction, to...
STCW Circ 2014-001 Seafarers’ Medical Certificates
This circular replaces STCW Circ 2012-004 Medical Certificates for Seafarers to reflect the latest procedures adopted by ADOMS with respect to Seafarers' Medical Certificates and includes a list of Antigua and Barbuda approved Medical Practitioners whose certificates...
Directive 001-2014 Port State Control Reporting
This directive sets out actions and reporting requirements in the event of a Port State Control Inspection being conducted on a vessel which raises deficiencies.
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Information Notice 2016-001 : Verification of the gross mass of packed containers – amendments to SOLAS regulation VI/2
Information regarding the SOLAS regulation VI/2 regulations which will enter force on 1 July 2016 with respect to the verification of the gross mass of packed containers. This notice outlines the requirements for complying with these regulations as applicable to...
Application for the issue of a certificate of insurance
This form may be used to submit an application for certificates of insurance for multiple ships in accordance with the Nairobi International Convention on the removal of wrecks 2007, the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, and...
Community Notice
The Small Craft Control Act was submitted to Parliament in mid 2015 and was duly passed by both Houses of Parliament and given Royal Assent. The Antigua Department of Marine Services (ADOMS) have requested through the Attorney General’s office, that the Act be brought...