This section contains the provisions concerning the formalities required by public authorities from crew and passengers on the arrival or departure of a ship.
C. Special facilities for marine transport of elderly and disabled passengers
D
Facilitation for Ships engaged on Cruises and for Cruise Passengers
Standard 3.20
Public authorities shall authorize granting of practique by radio to a cruise ship when, on the basis of information received from it prior to its arrival, the health authority for the intended port of arrival is of the opinion that its arrival will not result in the introduction or spread of a quarantinable disease.
Standard 3.21
For cruise ships, the General Declaration, the Passenger List and the Crew List shall be required only at the first port of arrival and final port of departure in a country, provided that there has been no change in the circumstances of the voyage.
Standard 3.22
For cruise ships, the Ship's Stores Declaration and the Crew's Effects Declaration shall be required only at the first port of arrival in a country.
Standard 3.23
Passports or other official documents of identity shall at all times remain in the possession of cruise passengers.
Recommended Practice 3.24
If a cruise ship stays at a port for less than 72 hours, it should not be necessary for cruise passengers to have visas, except in special circumstances determined by the Public Authorities concerned.
Note: It is the intention of this Recommended Practice that each contracting state may issue to such passengers or accept from them upon arrival, some form indicating that they have permission to enter the territory.
Standard 3.25
Cruise passengers shall not be unduly delayed by the control measures exercised by public authorities.
Standard 3.26
In general, except for security purposes and for the purposes of establishing identity and admissibility, cruise passengers shall not be subject to personal examination by public authorities responsible for immigration control.
Standard 3.27
If a cruise ship calls consecutively at more than one port in the same country, passengers shall, in general, be examined by public authorities at the first port of arrival and at the final port of departure only.
Recommended Practice 3.28
To facilitate their prompt disembarkation, the inward control of passengers on a cruise ship, where practicable, should be carried out on board before arrival at the place of disembarkation.
Recommended Practice 3.29
Cruise passengers who disembark at one port and rejoin the same ship at another port in the same country should enjoy the same facilities as passengers who disembark and rejoin a cruise ship at the same port.
Recommended Practice 3.30
The Maritime Declaration of Health should be the only health control necessary for cruise passengers.
Standard 3.31
Duty-free ship's stores shall be allowed aboard ship for cruise passengers during the ship's stay in port.
3.32 Standard. ‘Cruise passengers shall not normally be required to provide a written declaration for their personal effects. However, in the case of articles which involve a high amount of customs duties and other taxes and charges, a written declaration and a security may be required’.
Recommended Practice 3.33
Cruise passengers should not be subject to any currency control.
Standard 3.34
Embarkation/disembarkation cards shall not be necessary for cruise passengers.
Recommended Practice 3.35
Except where passenger control is based solely on the Passenger List the public authorities should not insist on the completion of the following details on the Passenger List:
Nationality (column 6)
Date and place of birth (column 7)
Port of embarkation (column 8)
Port of disembarkation (column 9)