1.The terminal operator ensures that a certified quality management system is developed and applied in the terminal, which complies with ISO standards to be assigned by Ministerial Regulation or equivalent standards. 2.The quality management system is maintained in accordance with the standards, as referred to...

1.The master provides the terminal representative with the information to be determined by Ministerial Regulation considerably before the probable time of arrival of the bulk carrier at the terminal. 2.The terminal representative provides the master with the information to be determined by Ministerial Regulation, after...

The terminal representative immediately informs the supervisor, as referred to in Article 15, first paragraph, and the master of the defects he has found on board of a bulk carrier which can affect the safety of loading or unloading of solid bulk cargo.

1.When the structure or the equipment of the bulk carrier is damaged during loading or unloading, this damage is reported to the master by the terminal representative and it is repaired, if necessary. 2.When the damage, as referred to in the first paragraph, can have...

Article 5, first paragraph: as regards the development and application of the quality management system, is complied with not later than as from 5 February 2005; as regards the certification of the quality management system, not later than as from 5 February 2006.

This Act comes into force on a time to be determined by Royal Decree. If necessary, this Decree makes Article 16 of the Interim Referendum Act applicable.

This Act is quoted as: Loading and Unloading of Seagoing Vessels Act.

Order and command that this will be published in the Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees, and that all ministerial offices, authorities, boards and officials, to whom this may concern, will look after the accurate implementation. Given in The Hague,, 15 december 2004 Beatrix The...