Policy Rule Manning
Policy rule of Inspector-General Transport, Public Works and Water
Management of 4 May 2010, GG. 2010, 7205
The Inspector-General Transport, Public Works and Water
Management,
Having regard to Article 4:81, first paragraph of the General
Administrative Law Act;
Decides:
Article 1 - Implementation of resolutions and circulars
issued by the International Maritime Organisation
(IMO)
At the implementation of the regulations from the SOLAS
Convention1 and
the STCW Convention2 and
the related Codes and mandatory resolutions that are applicable pursuant to
the Manning Act, the more detailed interpretations and recommendations are
used as contained in the resolutions and circulars of the International
Maritime Organisation mentioned in the following table.
Table 1 Crew number, crew composition and
training
|
Resolution/circular
|
Principle
|
|
A.890(21)
|
Principles
of Safe Manning, as amended by resolution
A.955(23).
|
SOLAS
Chapter V Regulation
14
|
Manning Act article
8
|
|
STCW.7/Circ.15
|
Data required to be
included in documentary evidence of training leading to
the award of a certificate of
competency
|
|
Recognition
Regulation
Trainings Manning Art.
2,
lid 3, sub
e
|
|
STCW.7/Circ.13
|
Issues to be
considered when integrating computer-based technologies
into the training and assessment of
seafarers
|
|
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Article 2 - Issue seaman’s books
On the basis of Article 97, second paragraph, item d, of the Manning
Order Merchant Shipping and Sailing, the Inspector-General Transport, Public
Works and Water Management issues a seaman’s book only to persons belonging
to the following occupational groups, provided they are able to prove that
they need the seaman’s book for the benefit of the pursuit of their
occupation on board of a ship during sea voyages.
-
Nautical/technical surveyors of classification
societies
This is about surveyors, who are
employees of a classification society recognized by the Inspectorate
Transport, Public Works and Water Management. At the request for issuing
a seaman’s book, the applicant shall prove his employment with the
recognized classification society by submitting his employment
contract.
-
Register pilots
This is
about register pilots within the meaning of Article 1, item f, of the
Pilot Act. At the request for issuing a seaman’s book, the applicant
submits the evidence of registration in the pilot register, as referred
to in Article 22, third paragraph, of the Pilot
Act.
-
Certificate pilots
This
is about certificate pilots who comply with the requirements as regards
professional competence and fitness, established by or pursuant to the
Certificate Pilots Decree. At the request for issuing a seaman’s book,
the applicant submits a certificate as referred to in Article 5, second
paragraph, of the Pilot Act.
-
Maritime researchers
At
the request for issuing a seaman’s book, the applicant submits a
statement of the ship’s manager or the shipowner showing that the
applicant will do research on board.
-
Personnel with service tasks on board of
ships
This is, for example, about managers,
nursing personnel, hotel personnel, catering personnel, shopworkers,
civil service personnel. At the request for issuing a seaman’s book, the
applicant submits a statement of the ship’s manager or of the shipowner
showing that the applicant will perform tasks on board that are not
covered by the functions mentioned on the manning
certificate.
-
Nautical/technical maintenance
personnel
This is about technicians for the
maintenance of, for example, propulsion equipment, radio installations
and loading and unloading gear. At the request for issuing a seaman’s
book, the applicant submits an employer’s certificate which shows that
he will perform maintenance tasks on board of a
ship.
-
Nautical/technical auxiliary
personnel
This is, for example, about divers,
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) operators, Dynamic positioning (DP)
operators, hydrographers and salvage inspectors. At the request for
issuing a seaman’s book, the applicant submits an employer’s certificate
which shows that he will perform auxiliary activities on board of
seagoing vessels.
- A person in the possession of a valid Dutch certificate
of competence, who is not covered by Article 97, paragraph 1, under a,
of the Manning Order Merchant Shipping and Sailing. This is, for
example, about a former seafarer returnee, who is in the possession of
an appropriate certificate and who has not yet an employment contract.
At the request for issuing a seaman’s book, the applicant submits a
statement of the ship’s manager or the shipowner which shows that the
applicant will perform activities on board.
-
Secondment assistants, employed through a
temporary employment agency or a secondment agency, for performing
jobs on board of seagoing vessels
Temporary
employment agency or secondment agency means: a company which
temporarily employs workers with maritime navigation companies for
performing jobs on seagoing vessels. At the request for issuing a
seaman’s book, the applicant submits a statement of the secondment or
temporary employment agency which shows that he will perform jobs on
board of seagoing vessels.
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Officials entrusted with supervisory and
maintaining tasks on board of seagoing
vessels
This is about officials in the employ of
the government, province or municipality. One could think of officials
of the Inspectorate Transport, Public Works and Water Management, the
Customs, the National Police Agency, the Department of Waterways and
Public Works and the Royal Military Police and Sea Port Police. At the
request for issuing a seaman’s book, the applicant submits an employer’s
declaration which shows that he will perform supervisory and enforcing
jobs on board of seagoing
vessels.
Article 3
This Policy Rule is
quoted as: Policy Rule Manning.
Article 4
This Policy Rule
enters into force as from the second day after the date of the Government
Gazette in which it is published.
This Policy Rule, together with its Explanatory Notes, is published in
the Government Gazette.
The Hague, 4 May 2010
The Inspector-General Transport, Public Works and Water
Management,
J. Thunnissen
1
The
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea established in London
on 1 November 1974 (Trb. 1976, 157) and the related binding protocols,
appendices and
annexes.
2The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, the STCW Convention established in London on
7 July 1978 (Trb 1981, 144).4