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Interim Maritime Labour Certificate

Issued under the provisions of Article V and Title 5 of the

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

(referred to below as “the Convention”) under the authority of the Government of:

................................................................................................................................

(full designation of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly)

by ................................................................................................................................

(full designation and address of the competent authority or recognized organization

duly authorized under the provisions of the Convention)

Particulars of the ship

Name of ship .........................................................................................................................

Distinctive number or letters .................................................................................................

Port of registry .......................................................................................................................

Date of registry ......................................................................................................................

Gross tonnage1 ......................................................................................................................

IMO number ..........................................................................................................................

Type of ship ...........................................................................................................................

Name and address of the shipowner2 .......................................................................................

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This is to certify, for the purposes of Standard A5.1.3, paragraph 7, of the Convention that:

(a)	this ship has been inspected, as far as reasonable and practicable, for the matters listed in Appendix A5-I to the Convention, taking into account verification of items under (b), (c) and (d) below;

(b)	the shipowner has demonstrated to the competent authority or recognized organization that the ship has adequate procedures to comply with the Convention;

(c)	the master is familiar with the requirements of the Convention and the responsibilities for implementation; and

(d)	relevant information has been submitted to the competent authority or recognized organisation to produce a Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance.

This Certificate is valid until .................................... subject to inspections in accordance with Standards A5.1.3 and A5.1.4.

Completion date of the inspection referred to under (a) above was .......................................

Issued at ................................................... on .........................................................................

Signature of the duly authorised official issuing the interim certificate

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(Seal or stamp of issuing authority, as appropriate)

1	For ships covered by the tonnage measurement interim scheme adopted by the IMO, the gross tonnage is that which is included in the REMARKS column of the International Tonnage Certificate (1969). See Article II(1)(c) of the Convention.

Shipowner means the owner of the ship or another organization or person, such as the manager, agent or bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship from the owner and who, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over the duties and responsibilities imposed on shipowners in accordance with this Convention, regardless of whether any other organizations or persons fulfil certain of the duties or responsibilities on behalf of the shipowner. See Article II(1)(j) of the Convention.

Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Regulations

Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Compliance Regulations, 2017

Annexures

Annexure II : Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance

Interim Maritime Labour Certificate