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, general duty of company employers and masters, duties of a master and seafarer, schedules of duties and need to record; exception for emergencies, watch keeping arrangements, watch keeping arrangements in port, watch keeping arrangements in port for ship carrying hazardous cargo, documents carried on board, inspection of non-Nigerian ships, power to detain and penalties.
Process Flow
Office of the Minister of Transport ⬤
National Assembly ⬤
Office of the President ⬤
Contacts
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
Honourable Minister
Ministry of Transportation
Ahmad Lawan
Senate President
National Assembly
Muhammadu Buhari
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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, general duty of company employers and masters, duties of a master and seafarer, schedules of duties and need to record; exception for emergencies, watch keeping arrangements, watch keeping arrangements in port, watch keeping arrangements in port for ship carrying hazardous cargo, documents carried on board, inspection of non-Nigerian ships, power to detain and penalties.
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