[Text valid from 17-02-2018] We, Beatrix, by the grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc., etc., etc. All, who shall read this or shall hear it read, We salute you! shall know: Whereas We have taken into consideration, that it is...

1.The responsibility for manning a ship in accordance with this Act lies with the managing owner. 2.The managing owner supplies the master with the means that enable him to comply with the obligations pursuant to this Act. 3.For the benefit of the authorities responsible for...

1.The manning certificate shall contain the characteristics of the ship, and if necessary, details regarding use of the ship in relation to its crew. 2.A manning certificate shall be issued for a specific period of not more than five years. 3.The master shall ensure that...

The master shall record in the ship’s log: in accordance with which crew composition the ship is manned, should more than one composition be included in the manning certificate; and facts or circumstances, which are not in accordance with the information in the manning plan.

Our Minister withdraws the manning certificate, if it has been established that the manning plan contains incorrect or incomplete information, such that this manning certificate would not have been issued on the basis of the correct or complete information, or the ship is used contrary...

1.Our Minister may grant a special ship exemption from the obligation as referred to in Article 7, first paragraph, to enclose a manning plan with the application for a manning certificate. 2.The exemption may contain for the crew other, at least equivalent, professional requirements than...

1.By or pursuant to Order in Council regulations may be given regarding the composition of the crew for different categories of fishing vessels. 2.The managing owner shall submit one application per fishing vessel for a manning certificate with Our Minister. 3.By Ministerial Regulation is determined...

At a recognition, as referred to in Article 22, first paragraph, or 22a, first paragraph, of: a Certificate of Competency, or an Evidence of Competency for serving on tankers by a master or an officer, Our Minister shall ascertain the authenticity and the validity of...

[[Cancelled as from 3 May 2014] ]

The master shall exercise his authority as soon as he is on board and has accepted or taken the command, and for as long as he has not passed on this authority or the managing owner has relieved him from his command.