rlm-108 Series 01 - 2023

THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
LIBERIA MARITIME AUTHORITY
LIBERIAN MARITIME REGULATIONS
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TELEPHONE: (703) 790-3434

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Dulles, Virginia 20166, USA E-Mail: info@liscr.com
RLM-108 SERIES 01/2023

The within document is published by the Liberian Maritime Registry, by the authority of the
Liberian Government, granted by The Republic of Liberia, Liberia Maritime Authority. It is an
official publication of the Liberian Registry. Its contents and the Republic of Liberia logo and
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE 21
MARITIME LAW
THE LIBERIAN MARITIME REGULATIONS
CHAPTER I.GENERAL REGULATIONS
1.10 Title and Effect. ..................................................................................................................1

1.11 Reserved. ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.12 Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority. ...................................................... 1
1.13 Administration of Regulations.

(1) Agent of the Government ............................................................................................. 1
(2) Maritime Rules. ............................................................................................................2
(3) Combined Publications Folder (CPF)/RLM-300. ......................................................... 2
1.14 Records.
(1) Recordable Instruments ................................................................................................ 2
(2) Copies. .......................................................................................................................... 3
(3) Filing of Duplicates. .....................................................................................................3
(4) Electronic Transactions Law ........................................................................................ 3
(5) Effect of Satisfaction or Release...................................................................................3
1.15 Reserved. ............................................................................................................................ 3

1.16 Reserved. ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.17 Licenses and Certificates of Seafarers.

(1) Equivalents. ..................................................................................................................4
(2) Master, Mate, Engineer ................................................................................................ 4
(3) Examinations. ...............................................................................................................4
(4) Cause for Revocation....................................................................................................4
(5) Validity and Renewal. ..................................................................................................4
(6) Report of Officers Required ......................................................................................... 5
1.18 Reserved. ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.19 Fees.
(1) Authorization. ...............................................................................................................5
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(2) Collection and Disbursements. .....................................................................................5
1.20 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 5

1.21 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.22 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.23 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.24 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.25 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.26 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.27 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.28 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.29 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.30 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.31 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.32 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.33 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.34 Appeals from Deputy Commissioner’s Decision. ..............................................................6
1.35 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6

1.36 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.37 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.38 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.39 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.40 Control of Movement and Operation of Vessels.

(1) Authority of Commissioner. ......................................................................................... 6
(2) Penalty for Violation ....................................................................................................7
1.41 Commitments.
(1) Approval required. ........................................................................................................7
(2) Copies to be filed ..........................................................................................................7
(3) Normal Commercial carriage excluded. .......................................................................7
(4) Penalty for Violation. ...................................................................................................7
CHAPTER II. SAFETY, DOCUMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS
2.35 Non-Compliance with International Conventions and Agreements; Penalty.

(1) Responsibility ...............................................................................................................8
(2) Penalty .......................................................................................................................... 8
(3) List of Conventions. .....................................................................................................8
(4) Lien of Penalty. ............................................................................................................8
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2.36 Standards of Seaworthiness.
(1) Classification. ...............................................................................................................8
(2) Decision Maker ............................................................................................................9
2.37 Prevention of Pollution by Oil and Discharge of Ballast Water from Ships.
(1) Discharges. ...................................................................................................................9
(2) Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan. ....................................................................9
(3) Oil Record Books. ........................................................................................................9
2.37 A Prevention of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk.

(1) Discharges. ................................................................................................................. 10
(2) Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan ............................................................ 10
(3) Cargo Record Books................................................................................................... 10
2.37B Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 10
2.37C Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships.

(1) Discharges. ................................................................................................................. 10
(2) Placards ...................................................................................................................... 11
(3) Equipment, Waste Management Plans. ...................................................................... 11
(4) Record of Garbage Discharges. ..................................................................................11
2.37D Discharge of Ballast Water

(1) Discharges. ................................................................................................................. 12
(2) Ballast Water Management Plan................................................................................. 12
(3) Ballast Water Record Books ....................................................................................... 12
2.38 Dumping or Burning of Wastes at Sea.

(1) Activities Covered. ................................................................................................... 12
(2) Matter Included and Excluded .................................................................................... 12
(3) Permit Required. ......................................................................................................... 12
(4) Non-Compliance; Penalty. .......................................................................................... 13
2.39 Load Lines.

(1) Required Log Entries .................................................................................................. 13
(2) Annual Inspection. ...................................................................................................... 13
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2.40 Costs of Marine Investigation, International Participation and Nautical Training.
(1) Annual Fees. ............................................................................................................... 13
(2) How Applied. ............................................................................................................. 13
(a) Marine Investigation .......................................................................................... 14
(b) International Participation ................................................................................. 14
(c) Nautical Training ............................................................................................... 14
(3) Credit for Liberian Crew. ........................................................................................... 14

(4) Exemptions. ................................................................................................................ 14
2.41 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 14

2.42 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.43 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.44 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.45 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.46 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.47 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.48 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.49 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.50 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.51 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.52 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.53 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.54 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.55 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.56 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.57 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.58 Authorized Agents for Measurement and Survey of Vessels. .......................................... 15
2.59 Organizations recognized to act on behalf of Liberia. ...................................................... 15
2.60 Measurement and Alteration of Vessels.

(1) Application of Convention. ........................................................................................ 16
(2) Certificate. .................................................................................................................. 16
(3) Existing Vessels. ......................................................................................................... 16
(4) Alterations. ................................................................................................................. 16
2.61 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 17
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2.62 Tonnage Statements in Registry Certificate.
(1) Alternate Use Vessel. ................................................................................................. 17
(2) Dual Tonnage Vessel. ................................................................................................. 17
2.63 Certificates of Registry.

(1) Content of Provisional Certificate of Registry............................................................ 17
(2) Content of Permanent Certificates of Registry. .......................................................... 17
(3) Issuance of a New Certificate of Registry in Certain Cases. ...................................... 18
2.64 Numbers of Registry Certificates and Licenses.

(1) Registry Certificates. .................................................................................................. 18
(2) Licenses ...................................................................................................................... 18
2.65 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 18
2.66 Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Provisional Certificates of Registry.

(1) Proof of Free of Recorded Liens; Free and Clear from Encumbrances Certificate
when Vessel is Transferred. ........................................................................................ 18
(2) Proof of Liability Insurance. ....................................................................................... 19
(3) Payment of All Outstandings ...................................................................................... 19
(4) Filing. ......................................................................................................................... 19
(5) Electronic Transmission. ............................................................................................ 19
2.67 Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Permanent Certificates of Registry.
(1) International Certificates. ........................................................................................... 20
(2) Compliance with Safety and Quality Standards ......................................................... 20
(3) Proof of Liability Insurance ....................................................................................... 20
(4) Payment of All Outstanding ....................................................................................... 20
(5) Shipowner in Good Standing ..................................................................................... 20
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(6) Claims ........................................................................................................................ 20
(7) Filing .......................................................................................................................... 20
(8) Electronic Transmission ............................................................................................. 21
2.68 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 21

2.69 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 21
2.69 A Transfer Foreign; Cancellation.

(1) Statement Required.....................................................................................................21
(2) Documents Required. ................................................................................................. 21
(3) Payment of All Outstanding. ...................................................................................... 21
(4) Shipowner in Good Standing. ..................................................................................... 21
(5) Claims. ........................................................................................................................ 21
(6) Release of Recorded Indebtedness .............................................................................22
2.70 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 22

2.71 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 22
2.72 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 22
2.73 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 22
2.74 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 22
2.75 Marks on Vessel. ..............................................................................................................22
2.76 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 22
2.77 Change of Name of Vessel. .............................................................................................. 23
2.78 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23

2.79 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.80 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.81 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.82 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
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2.83 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.84 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.85 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.86 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.87 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.88 Liquidated Damages. ........................................................................................................ 23
2.89 Foreign Ship Mortgage or Financing Charter.

(1) Noting. ........................................................................................................................ 23
(2) Other Provisions. ........................................................................................................ 24
2.90 Required Agreement by Liberian Shipowner and Foreign Bareboat Charterer. .............. 24
2.91 Foreign Bareboat Charter: Required Filings.

(1) Charterparty ................................................................................................................ 24
(2) Amendment of Charterparty. ...................................................................................... 25
(3) Consent of Mortgagee. ............................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER III. PREFERRED SHIP MORTGAGES AND MARITIME LIENS ON LIBERIAN

VESSELS
3.100 Mortgage and Financing Charter Recording Requirements.
(1) Requirements. ............................................................................................................. 26
(a) Name and Number of the Vessel. .......................................................................... 26
(b) Name of the Parties. .............................................................................................. 26
(c) The Interest in the Vessel being Mortgaged. ......................................................... 26
(d) Amount of Mortgage or Financing Charter. .......................................................... 26
(e) Evidence of Debt. .................................................................................................. 26
(f) Date of Maturity..................................................................................................... 26
(g) Agreement Incorporated by Reference. ................................................................. 26
(2) No Other Information or Documentation Required. ................................................. 27
(3) Governing Law.......................................................................................................... 27
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(4) Preferred Mortgage Index .......................................................................................... 27
3.101 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 28

3.102 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 28
3.103 Recordation.
(1) Required Acknowledgment ........................................................................................ 28
(a) Acknowledgment of signature of director, officer or other authorized
employee. ........................................................................................................... 28
(b) Acknowledgment of signature of director, officer or other authorized
employee. ............................................................................................................ 28
(c) Acknowledgment of signature during a video-conference call, etc. .................. 29
(2) Proof of Due Execution ............................................................................................... 29
(3) Electronic Transmission. ............................................................................................. 29
3.104 Bill of Sale Recording.

(1) Existing Ships. ............................................................................................................ 29
(2) Newbuildings. ............................................................................................................. 30
3.105 Mortgage Recording.

(1) Execution .................................................................................................................... 30
(2) Electronic Transmission. ............................................................................................ 30
CHAPTER IV. RESERVED
CHAPTER V. RESERVED
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CHAPTER VI. RADIO
6.180 General Requirements.

(1) Radio Call and Signal Letters, Frequency Assignments. ............................................ 33
(2) Ship Radio Station Licenses. ...................................................................................... 33
(a) License Required. .............................................................................................. 33
(b) Validity and Renewal. ....................................................................................... 33
(c) Filing. ................................................................................................................. 33
(3) Radio Operators. ......................................................................................................... 33

(a) Radiotelegraph. .................................................................................................. 33
(b) Radiotelephone. ................................................................................................. 34
(c) Satellite Relay. ................................................................................................... 34
(d) Telex, etc. .......................................................................................................... 34
(e) Secrecy and Compliance. ................................................................................... 34
(f) Global Maritime Distress Satellite System (GMDSS). ...................................... 34
(4) Service Contract Required .......................................................................................... 35
CHAPTER VII. MARINE INSPECTION
7.191 Marine Safety Inspections.

(1) Nautical Inspectors. .................................................................................................... 36
(2) Responsibilities of Owners and Operators of Liberian Vessels. ................................. 36
(3) Duties of Licensed or Certificated Personnel. ............................................................ 36
CHAPTER VIII. RESERVED
CHAPTER IX. MARINE CASUALTIES AND OFFENSES
9.250 Reserved ........................................................................................................................... 36

9.251 Reserved ........................................................................................................................... 36
9.252 Reserved ........................................................................................................................... 36
9.253 Reserved ........................................................................................................................... 36
9.254 Reserved ........................................................................................................................... 33
9.255 Reserved ........................................................................................................................... 33
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9.256 Definitions.
(1) Marine Casualty.......................................................................................................... 38
(2) Marine Offense ........................................................................................................... 38
9.257 Reporting.
(1) Reports of Marine Casualties...................................................................................... 38
(2) Reports of Marine Offenses. ....................................................................................... 39
(3) Form of Reports .......................................................................................................... 39
(4) Retention of Voyage Records ..................................................................................... 39
(5) Retention of Records, Generally and Log Books ....................................................... 40
9.258 Marine Investigations.

(1) Duties of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner. ................................................... 40
(2) Duties of Owners of Liberian Vessels ........................................................................ 40
(3) Duties of Licensed or Certificated Personnel. ............................................................ 41
(4) Preliminary Investigation............................................................................................ 41
(5) Formal Investigation. .................................................................................................. 42
(6) Investigative Reports .................................................................................................. 43
(7) Commissioner's Decision. .......................................................................................... 44
(8) Investigative Files. ...................................................................................................... 44
CHAPTER X. SEAFARERS
10.291 Definitions.
(1) Certificate of Competency. ......................................................................................... 45
(2) License(d) ................................................................................................................... 45
(3) Seafarers ..................................................................................................................... 45
(4) Crew. .......................................................................................................................... 45
10.292 Manning Requirements.

(1) Required Minimum Number of Deck Officers. .......................................................... 45
(2) Required Minimum Number of Engineers ................................................................. 46
(3) Required Minimum Number and Ratings of Crew. .................................................... 46
(4) Required Minimum Number of Certificated Persons Proficient in Survival Craft. .... 46
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(5) Manning Certificate. ................................................................................................... 46
(6) Temporary Authorization as Officer, Master or Chief Engineer ................................ 46
(7) Responsibilities of Companies –ISM Code. ............................................................... 48
10.293 Display of License of Competence or Temporary Permit. ............................................... 49
10.294 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 49
10.295 Change of Command.

(1) Appointment ............................................................................................................... 49
(2) Official Notification ................................................................................................... 49
10.296 Master’s Duties and Responsibilities.

(1) Master’s Authority. ..................................................................................................... 50
(2) Required Log Books ................................................................................................... 50
(a) Bridge Navigation Log and Engine Room Log ................................................. 50
(b) Bell Log. ............................................................................................................50
(c) GMDSS-Radio Log. .......................................................................................... 50
(d) Medical Log. ...................................................................................................... 51
(e) Official Log Book and Entries. .......................................................................... 51
(3) Medical Care of Officers and Crew. ........................................................................... 52

(a) Seafarers Medical Care. ..................................................................................... 52
(b) Visit Medical Professional. ................................................................................ 52
(c) Standard of competence for Medical First Aid/Medical Care. .......................... 52
(d) Medicine Chest. ................................................................................................. 52
(e) Medical Guide.................................................................................................... 52
(f) Instruction of Personnel. .................................................................................... 53
(4) Manning of Survival Craft .......................................................................................... 53

(a) Person in Charge. ............................................................................................... 53
(b) Engine and Radio............................................................................................... 53
(5) Muster List and Emergency Procedure. ...................................................................... 53

(6) Fire and Boat Drills .................................................................................................... 54
(a) Frequency. ......................................................................................................... 54
(b) Proficiency. ........................................................................................................ 54
(c) Watertight Doors................................................................................................ 54
(d) Lifeboats. ........................................................................................................... 54
(e) Passengers. ......................................................................................................... 54
(f) Lifeboats in Water. ............................................................................................. 54
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(7) Line-Throwing. ........................................................................................................... 55
(8) On-Board Training and Instruction. ........................................................................... 55
(a) Initial Training. .................................................................................................. 55
(b) Frequency and Extent. ....................................................................................... 55
(c) Liferafts..............................................................................................................55
(9) Health and Safety Protection, and Accident Prevention. ............................................ 56
(a) Occupational Health Protection. ........................................................................ 56

(b) Guidelines. ......................................................................................................... 56
(c) Accident Prevention. .......................................................................................... 56
(d) Reporting and Correcting Unsafe Condition On-Board. ................................... 56
(10) Ship’s Port Arrival/Departure Check List ................................................................ 56
10.297 Certificates to be Given by Master. .................................................................................. 57
10.298 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57

10.299 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.300 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.301 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.302 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.303 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.304 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.305 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.306 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.307 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.308 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.309 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.310 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.311 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.312 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.313 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.314 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 57
10.315 Food and Water, Ship's Cook.

(1) Quality, Supply of Food and Water. ........................................................................... 58
(2) Ship's Cook. ................................................................................................................ 58
(3) On Board Inspection. .................................................................................................. 58
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10.316 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 58
10.317 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 58
10.318 Employment Conditions.

(1) Information to the Crew ............................................................................................. 58
(2) Validity of Conditions ................................................................................................ 58
(3) Accommodation and Recreation Facilities ................................................................. 59
10.319 Reserved ........................................................................................................................... 59
10.320 Shipping Articles.

(1) Official Form Required .............................................................................................. 59
(2) Opening of Articles; Time of Signing-on Articles ..................................................... 59
(3) Closing of Articles; Signing-off of Articles not a Waiver. ......................................... 60
(4) Form of Shipping Articles to be Annexed to the Crew List ....................................... 60
10.321 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 65

10.322 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 65
10.323 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 65
10.324 Notification for Early Termination of Employment. ........................................................ 65
10.325 Required Certification.

(1) Officer’s Certificate of Competency........................................................................... 65
(a) Appropriate Certification. .................................................................................. 65
(b) Penalty for Non-possession. .............................................................................. 66
(2) Seafarer’s Identification and Record Books ............................................................... 66

(a) Requirements. .................................................................................................... 66
(b) Qualifications. ................................................................................................... 66
(c) Validity and Renewal. ........................................................................................ 66
(d) Penalty for Non-possession ............................................................................... 66
(3) Medical Certificates .................................................................................................... 67

(4) Availability of Seafarer’s documents ......................................................................... 67
(5) Certificates of Service. ............................................................................................... 67
(6) Special Qualification Certificate................................................................................. 68
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10.326 Minimum Age Requirement. ............................................................................................ 68
10.327 Electronic Transfer of Wages Payments. ......................................................................... 69
10.327A Seafarers Recruitment and Placement Services.

(1) Requirement and Placement ....................................................................................... 69
(2) System of Protection ................................................................................................... 69
10.328 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 69

10.329 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 69
10.330 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 69
10.331 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 69
10.332 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 69
10.333 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 69
10.334 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 69
10.335 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 69
10.336 Benefit of Compensation for Loss of Life.

(1) Amount of Compensation ........................................................................................... 70
(2) Exceptions. .................................................................................................................70
(3) Medical Examination. .................................................................................................70
(4) Presumption of Death ................................................................................................. 70
(5) Shipowner's Obligation. ............................................................................................. 70
(6) Minimum Requirements for Contractual Compensation ............................................ 71
(7) Termination of Obligation. ......................................................................................... 71
(8) Suspension of Obligation............................................................................................ 72
(9) Seafarer's Residence. ..................................................................................................72
(10) Beneficiaries. ............................................................................................................ 72
(11) Other Death Benefits ................................................................................................ 72
(12) Satisfaction of Obligation ......................................................................................... 73
(13) Proof of Shipowner's Financial Security to Assure Compensation in Case of
Seafarer's Long-term Disability due to Occupational Injury or Illness or Hazard ... 73
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(14) Certification ..............................................................................................................74
(a) Participation in National Plan ............................................................................74
(b) Filing of Certificate, etc. .................................................................................... 74
(c) Form of Certificate of Insurance. .......................................................................74
(d) Certificate of Guarantee of Payment. ................................................................ 75
(15) Prior Notification of Cancellation of Financial Security ..........................................76

(16) Cancellation or Termination of Financial Security ...................................................76
10.337 Reserved.
10.338 Reserved.
10.339 Reserved.
10.340 Reserved.
10.341 Working Hours; Overtime

(1) Limits on Hours of Work or Rest. .............................................................................. 76
(2) Exceptions ..................................................................................................................77
(3) Musters and Drills ......................................................................................................77
(4) Call-Outs to Work ......................................................................................................77
(5) Young Seafarers .........................................................................................................77
10.342 Liability Insurance; Repatriation Costs.

(1) Cover Required ...........................................................................................................77
(2) Security for Costs .......................................................................................................78
(3) Forbidden Employment Condition ............................................................................. 78
10.343 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78

10.344 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.345 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.346 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.347 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.348 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.349 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.350 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.351 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.352 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
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10.353 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.354 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.355 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.356 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.357 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.358 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 78
10.359 Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration.
(1) Procedure. ................................................................................................................ 78

(2) Arbitration Rules ...................................................................................................... 80
(3) Arbitration Proceeding ............................................................................................. 80
10.360 Reserved. ......................................................................................................................... 80
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TITLE 21
MARITIME LAW
THE LIBERIAN MARITIME REGULATIONS
Regulations made by the Commissioner of Maritime Affairs in exercise of

the powers conferred upon him or her by Section 11 of Chapter 1 of Title 21
of the Laws of The Republic of Liberia (the Maritime Law) and signed and
approved as required by that Section and having effect from August 9, 2022.
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
1.10 Title and Effect. These Regulations may be cited as the Maritime
Regulations and repeal and replace the Maritime Regulations in effect prior
to January 4, 2023 and have effect on and from that date.
Eff. 4 January, 2023.
1.11 Reserved.
1.12 Deputy Commissioners of Liberia Maritime Authority. The

Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority shall be represented outside of
Liberia by one or more duly appointed Deputy Commissioners of Liberia
Maritime Authority, who are authorized to act for and on behalf of the
Commissioner and to perform such acts and services as would be performed
by the Commissioner.
Prev. 1.2 eff. 28 Feb. 1949; amended 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960; amended eff.
19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013.
1.13 Administration of Regulations.
(1) Agent of the Government. These Regulations shall be administered

by the agent who is duly appointed by the Government of Liberia as its agent
to aid the Commissioner in the effective administration of its maritime
program.
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(2) Maritime Rules. The Commissioner shall in exercise of the powers
contained in Section 11 of Title 21 and the Deputy Commissioner duly
appointed and designated for this purpose under Section 13 shall make such
Rules not inconsistent with the provisions of that Title and Regulations
made thereunder for the purpose of giving proper effect to the provisions of
the Title and the Regulations as shall be deem necessary or desirable to give
effect to the provisions of Maritime Laws and Regulations.
(3) Combined Publications Folder (CPF)/RLM-300. RLM-300 is a

Combined Publications Folder which contains the Maritime Law, Maritime
Regulations, Maritime Rules, Investigation and Hearing Rules,
Requirements for Vessel Registrations, Requirements for Personnel
Certification, selected publications and Marine Notices. Marine Notices,
when promulgated, shall have the force and effect of Regulations. A copy
of CPF/RLM-300 is required to be carried on board each vessel, which may
be in electronic format.
Prev. 1.1 eff. 28 Feb. 1949; amended 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960; amended
eff. 1 Jan 2000, renumbered and amended eff. 19 June 2002, amended eff. 9 August
2022.
1.14 Records.
(1) Recordable Instruments. The following may be submitted for

recording at any office of a Deputy Commissioner or other locations
approved by the Commissioner for this purpose under Section 14 of the
Maritime Law and shall be recorded by the Deputy Commissioner in the
relevant index when presented in proper form, duly executed:
(a) Bills of Sale, Builder's Certificates and other instruments of

conveyance of vessels;
(b) Mortgages, hypothecations, financing charters or similar charges

upon vessels;
(c) Assignments, assumptions, amendments, addenda, supplements,

subordinations, co-ordination agreements, discharges, releases
and satisfactions of mortgages or financing charters, or any other
instruments of similar effect, as specified in the Maritime Law;
and
(d) Amendments of existing bareboat charters to make such charters

compliant with requirements for financing charters,
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provided such amendments attach and incorporate the
existing bareboat charters.
(2) Copies. It is not required to submit original counterparts of

mortgages, financing charters, mortgage and financing charter assignments,
assumptions, amendments, addenda, supplements, subordination and co-
ordination agreements and amended and restated mortgages and financing
charters, mortgage satisfactions and releases, and financing charter releases.
(3) Filing of Duplicates. Upon recording, registering or filing of any

document in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime
Authority at which the relevant index is held or upon the issuance of any
Certificate of permanent or provisional Registry or of a License or
Certificate for a ship's officer or a member of a ship's crew, copies shall
promptly be forwarded for duplicate recordation, registration or filing in the
Office of the Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority.
(4) Electronic Transactions Law. Chapter 13 of Title 14 (the

Electronic Transactions Law”) shall apply to the requirements of filing and
execution in this Regulation. Anything in this Regulation to the contrary
notwithstanding, if an instrument is submitted to the Office of the Deputy
Commissioner by facsimile, e-mail or electronically in accordance with the
Electronic Transactions Law, no original counterpart of such instrument
needs to be submitted to, and no certified original counterpart of the
instrument received for record will be provided by, the Office of the Deputy
Commissioner.
(5) Effect of Satisfaction or Release. The Commissioner or Deputy

Commissioner may accept for filing a satisfaction or release of a preferred
mortgage or maritime lien which is evidenced by a recorded financing
charter under section 100A of the Maritime Law; provided, however, that
such filing will itself not affect the registration of the vessel or otherwise
affect any rights or obligations of the parties under the financing charter.
Prev. 1.3 eff. 28 Feb. 1949; amended 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960; amended 11
July 1969; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013;
amended eff. 9 August 2022
1.15 Reserved.
1.16 Reserved.
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1.17 Licenses and Certificates of Seafarers.
(1) Equivalents. A person holding a valid license or certificate issued by

a State fully applying the provisions of the International Convention on
Standards of Training and Watchkeeping currently in force, as amended,
and who is not otherwise disqualified in the opinion of the Commissioner
or Deputy Commissioner to whom application is made shall be eligible for
an equivalent Liberian License, Certificate or Endorsement, subject to proof
of physical fitness.
(2) Master, Mate, Engineer. In addition, effective 1 January 2000,

Masters and Chief Mates, Chief Engineers and First Assistant Engineers
shall comply with the requirements of the International Convention on
Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping, 1978, as amended
for familiarization with national maritime legislation.
(3) Examinations. All others desiring a License or Certificate shall

pass such written, oral and physical examinations as shall from time to time
be required by the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner to whom
application is made. The Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner shall
publish such requirements and a syllabus for competency examinations.
(4) Cause for Revocation. Any license or certificate may be

suspended or revoked in accordance with published Rules upon proof of:
(a) Incompetency;
(b) Physical or mental disability;
(c) Habitual drunkenness;
(d) Willful failure to comply with the provisions of the Liberian

Maritime Law or Regulations;
(e) Criminal conduct; or
(f) Other conduct incompatible with proper performance of

duties and obligations in service on board a Liberian Flag
vessel.
(5) Validity and Renewal. Officers Licenses of Competence shall

be valid for a maximum period of five years and may be renewed subject
to the published requirements. Renewal of a License cannot be granted
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more than one year after expiry date of the previous license, unless the
applicant satisfies such special requirements as may be imposed by the
Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner to whom application for
renewal is made.
(6) Report of Officers Required. Prior to the issuance of any

Provisional or Permanent Certificate of Registry the owner of each Liberian
vessel shall produce for that vessel a Report of Ship's Officers in official
form.
(7) Electronic Transactions Law. The Electronic Transactions Law

shall apply to the requirements of filing and execution in this Regulation.
Prev. 1.5 eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered and amended 9 Apr. 1960; amended 7 Dec. 1964;
amended 11 July 1969; amended 8 July 1982; amended 28 Aug. 1986; renumbered and
amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
1.18 Reserved.
1.19 Fees.
(1) Authorization. The fees chargeable in connection with the

registration, certification and inspection of vessels, or the licensing and
certification of seafarers, or for any other official maritime act or service,
shall be as prescribed by the Maritime Law, specified in Regulations or in a
Liberian Marine Notice, or as approved by the Commissioner of Liberia
Maritime Authority.
(2) Collection and Disbursement. All fees chargeable under the

provisions of these Regulations shall be collected by the Office of the
Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority, and shall be deposited
in a special account to be jointly administered by the Agent and the Deputy
Commissioner for Financial Affairs and disbursed only for the
administrative expenses of that Office. Any balance remaining shall be
credited to Treasury of the Republic of Liberia.
Prev. 1.6 eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 1.18 and amended 9 Apr. 1960; amended 28 Apr.
1961, 7 Dec. 1964; renumbered 1.19 and amended 11 July 1969; amended eff. 1 Mar. 1978;
amended 8 July 1982; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14
Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
1.20 Reserved.
1.21 Reserved.
1.22 Reserved.
1.23 Reserved.
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1.24 Reserved.
1.25 Reserved.
1.26 Reserved.
1.27 Reserved.
1.28 Reserved.
1.29 Reserved.
1.30 Reserved.
1.31 Reserved.
1.32 Reserved.
1.33 Reserved.
1.34 Appeal from Deputy Commissioner's Decision. Appeal from

any decision of a Deputy Commissioner as provided in Section 34 of the
Maritime Law, may be instituted by filing with the Commissioner of
Maritime Authority exceptions to the Deputy Commissioner's decision, with
supporting memoranda, within 60 days from the date of publication of such
decision. A copy of the exceptions and supporting memoranda shall be filed
with the Deputy Commissioner directly or through the Agent. Filing may be
made by Registered Mail, provided the same is postmarked not less than 5
days prior to the due date. The Electronic Transactions Law shall apply.
Upon exhaustion of administrative remedies, appeal may be taken to the
Circuit Courts of the Republic, sitting in Admiralty.
Eff. 11 July 1969; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff.
14 Feb 2013
1.35 Reserved.
1.36 Reserved.
1.37 Reserved.
1.38 Reserved.
1.39 Reserved.
1.40 Control of Movement and Operation of Vessels.
(1) Authority of Commissioner. The Commissioner of Liberia

Maritime Authority may when necessary prohibit or place restrictions upon
the movement or operation of vessels. The location of the area and/or nature
of such prohibition or restrictions shall be officially notified in writing to all
Masters, vessel owners and officers affected thereby, and effective upon the
date specified in such notice of prohibition or restriction, it shall be unlawful
to navigate or operate a Liberian vessel otherwise than as required by such
notice. Where appropriate, conditions for compliance with this Regulation
shall also be specified in such notice.
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(2) Penalty for Violation. Any violation of this Regulation or of an
official notice given pursuant thereto may result in revocation of any
Liberian license, certificate or document issued by the administration, in
addition to any penalty otherwise prescribed by law.
Prev. 1.51 eff. 23 Jul. 1951; amended 2 Nov. 1956; renumbered and amended 1 Mar.
1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960; amended 7 Dec. 1964; amended 11 July 1969; amended
eff. 28 Dec. 1978; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013.
1.41 Commitments.
(1) Approval Required. It shall be unlawful after 1 January 1960,

without the approval in writing of the Commissioner of Liberia Maritime
Authority, or any one of his or her authorized agents, to make, enter into or
execute any commitment, agreement or arrangement whereby a Liberian
Flag vessel is to be made available for the use of, to be chartered or sold to,
or requisitioned by, another country. The granting of such approval shall also
constitute approval for making the vessel available under the terms of the
said commitment, agreement or arrangement.
(2) Copies to be Filed. Copies of any such proposed commitments,

agreements or arrangements must be submitted, together with the application
for approval, and, if approved, a true copy must be filed with the
Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner within thirty days after the formal
execution of said commitment, agreement or arrangement.
(3) Normal Commercial carriage excluded. This regulation shall not

apply to day-to-day current commercial transactions providing for the
carriage of cargo under booking contracts, contracts of affreightment,
voyage charters and time charters.
(4) Penalty for Violation. Any violation of this Regulation shall subject
the offending party to cancellation of the Certificate of Registry of his or her
vessel, as well as such other penalty as in his or her acts may be involved, as
provided by the Maritime Law of the Republic of Liberia and Regulations
thereunder.
(5) Electronic Transactions Law. The Electronic Transactions Law

shall apply to the requirements of filing and execution in this Regulation.
Eff. 9 Apr. 1960; amended eff 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9
August,2022.
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CHAPTER II.
SAFETY, DOCUMENTATION
AND IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS
2.35 Non-Compliance with International Conventions and

Agreements; Penalty.
(1) Responsibility It shall be the responsibility of owners and Masters

to ensure that their vessels are in compliance with the requirements of all
applicable International Conventions and Agreements.
(2) Penalty. In the event of failure to comply as above, the Commissioner

or Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority may suspend or
cancel a vessel's Certificate of Registry and/or impose a monetary penalty
not to exceed US$500,000.00, and/or set such other conditions as may be
necessary to bring about compliance with maritime or maritime-related
Conventions and other International Agreements to which the Republic of
Liberia is a Party, and which are in force, or the provisions of which are
applied by Liberia in advance of entry into force.
(3) List of Conventions. The Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of

Liberia Maritime Authority shall cause a list of such applicable Conventions
and other International Agreements to be published periodically.
(4) Lien of Penalty. Any penalty assessed pursuant to paragraph (2)

hereof shall constitute a maritime lien upon the vessel, and until such lien
has been satisfied or executed the Certificate of Registry of the vessel shall
be liable to suspension, and clearance of such vessel from a Liberian port
shall be denied.
Prev. 2.8 eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960; amended 7 Dec. 1964; amended 11
July 1969; amended 8 July 1982; renumbered and amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 1
Jan. 2002; amended eff. 19 June 2002.
2.36 Standards of Seaworthiness.
(1) Classification. Current classification of a vessel with any of the

Classification Societies or other organizations appointed in Regulation 2.58
as Agents for the Republic of Liberia in the issuance of documents required
by the International Conventions to which the Republic of Liberia is a Party
shall be accepted as evidence that she is in seaworthy condition.
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(2) Decision Maker. The owner of each Liberian vessel shall name in
writing a Decision Maker with complete authority to act for the owner with
respect to the operation of the vessel. The owner of each Liberian vessel shall
provide the Office of the Deputy Commissioner with current information
sufficient to enable direct and immediate contact between the Commissioner
or Deputy Commissioner and the vessel's Decision Maker at any time with
regard to matters relating to marine safety and protection of the marine
environment.
Prev. 2.2(b) eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960; amended 7 Dec. 1964; amended 11
July 1969; amended 14 Dec. 1984; renumbered 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.37 Prevention of Pollution by Oil and Discharge of Ballast Water

from Ships.
(1) Discharges. Except in cases of emergency, and then only under the
circumstances and conditions set forth in applicable resolutions of Annex I
of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
1973/78, and any amendments thereto in force, it shall be unlawful at any
time for any Liberian vessel to discharge into the sea any oil or oily mixture
otherwise than as permitted by that Convention. Unlawful discharge, as
defined by MARPOL, 73/78, includes all Annexes to which Liberia is a Party,
and any other national requirements from time to time, as specified in Marine
Notices published for this purpose.
(2) Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan. Every oil tanker of 150
gross tonnage and above and every vessel other than an oil tanker of 400 gross
tonnage and above shall carry on board a shipboard oil pollution emergency
plan approved by the Administration.
(3) Oil Record Books. It shall be unlawful for any Liberian oil tank vessel
of 150 gross tons and upwards, or for any other Liberian vessel of 400 gross
tons and upwards, to fail to have and maintain on board at all times the current
oil record book officially issued by the Administration or an electronic oil
record book which shall be approved by the Administration and as required
in applicable Regulations of Annex I of the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973/78, and any amendments thereto in
force.
Eff. 7 Dec. 1964; amended 8 July 1982; repealed and substituted 14 Dec. 1984;
renumbered 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff.19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013, amended
eff.9 August 2022.
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2.37 A Prevention of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in
Bulk.
(1) Discharges. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Regulations

of Annex II of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk from Ships, I973/78, and any
amendments thereto in force, it shall be unlawful for any Liberian vesse1 to
discharge into the sea any Noxious Liquid Substances or mixtures
containing such substances otherwise than as permitted by that Convention.
(2) Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan. Every vessel of

150 gross tonnage and above certified to carry noxious liquid substances in
bulk shall carry on board a shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for
noxious liquid substances approved by the Administration. In the case of
vessels to which the applicable regulation of Annex I of the Convention also
applies, such a plan may be with the shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
required under Annex I of the Convention. In this case, the title of such a
plan shall be ‘‘Shipboard marine pollution emergency plan’’.
(3) Cargo Record Books. It shall be unlawful for any Liberian vessel
to which Annex II applies, to fail to have and maintain on board at all times
the current cargo record book officially issued by the Administration or as
an electronic record book which shall be approved by the Administration
and as required in applicable Regulations of Annex II of the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances
in Bulk from Ships, I973/78, and any amendments thereto in force.
Eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013, amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.37B Reserved.
2.37 C Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships.
(1) Discharges. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Regulations

of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
by Garbage from Ships, 1973/78, and any amendments thereto in force, it
shall be unlawful for any vessel to discharge into the sea any garbage
otherwise than as permitted by that Convention.
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(2) Placards. Every ship of 12 meters or more in length overall and
fixed or floating platforms shall display placards which notify the crew and
passengers of the disposal requirements in applicable Regulations of Annex
V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage
from Ships, as applicable.
(3) Equipment, Waste Management Plans. As set forth in applicable

Regulations of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention
of Pollution by Garbage from Ships, 1973/78, and any amendments thereto
in force, every Liberian vessel of 100 gross tonnage and above and every
Liberian vessel which is certified to carry more than 15 persons and fixed or
floating platforms shall:
(a) Be fitted with equipment for collecting, storing and disposing of

garbage to meet the requirements of a waste management plan as
set out in (b) below;
(b) Develop and follow a shipboard waste management plan which:
(i) Ensures that the crew has a written plan to follow

outlining the procedures for collecting, storing,
processing and disposing of garbage, including the
equipment on board the vessel which meets the
requirements of Annex V; and
(ii) Designates the person who is in charge of carrying out

the plan;
(iii) Is in accordance with International Maritime

Organization guidelines; and
(iv) Is written in the working language of the officers and

of the crew of the vessel.
(4) Record of Garbage Discharges. Every Liberian vessel of 400 gross

tonnage and above, or Liberian vessels which are certified to carry 15
persons or more and engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under
the jurisdiction of other parties to the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973/78 and every fixed of floating
platform shall maintain a Garbage Record Book officially issued by the
Administration or as an electronic Record Book which shall be approved by
the Administration, in the form specified in the appendix to Annex V.
Eff. May. 1 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
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2.37D Discharge of Ballast Water
(1) Discharges. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Articles and

Regulations of the International Convention for the Control and
Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, and any
amendments thereto in force, it shall be unlawful for any vessel to discharge
into the sea any ballast water otherwise than as permitted by that
Convention.
(2) Ballast Water Management Plan. Each vessel to which that

Convention applies shall carry on board a ballast water management plan
specific to that vessel and approved by the Administration.
(3) Ballast Water Record Books. It shall be unlawful for any Liberian
vessel to which that Convention applies, to fail to have and maintain on
board at all times the current ballast water record book officially issued by
the Administration or an electronic ballast water record book which shall be
approved by the Administration and as required in applicable Regulations
of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s
Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, and any amendments thereto in force.
Eff. 9 August 2022.
2.38 Dumping or Burning of Wastes at Sea.
(1) Activities Covered. Dumping and incineration as defined in the

London Dumping Convention (Convention on the Prevention of Marine
Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972, as Amended) shall
be carried out by Liberian vessels only as permitted in paragraph
of this Regulation.
Matter Included and Excluded. Matter covered by the London

Dumping Convention and its Annexes or Addenda thereto shall be covered
by this Regulation, and shall be included in or excluded from the scope of
this Regulation in accordance with its status under the Convention.
(3) Permit Required. No matter included within the scope of this

Regulation shall be loaded aboard a Liberian vessel for dumping or
incineration, nor shall any such matter be dumped or incinerated, without a
permit for such operation first being issued by the Commissioner or a
Deputy Commissioner. In determining whether such a permit shall be issued
and, if so, under what restrictions, the standards of the London
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Dumping Convention (London Convention) shall be applied as a
minimum, and the Office of the Deputy Commissioner may impose such
additional conditions as it deems necessary.
(4) Non-Compliance; Penalty. Any failure to comply with the

requirements of this Regulation shall constitute a marine offense and shall
be treated as a violation in accordance with Maritime Regulation 2.35(2)
and (4).
Eff. 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.39 Load Lines.
(1) Required Log Entries. The Master shall enter into the vessel's deck
log book prior to the vessel's departure from her loading port or place:
(a) A statement of the load line marks applicable to the voyage;
(b) A statement of the position of the load line mark, port and
starboard, at the time of departure from such port or place; and
(c) The actual drafts of the vessel, forward and aft, as nearly as the
same can be ascertained, at the time of departing from such port
or place.
(2) Annual Inspection. Load Line Inspection of Liberian vessels must

be conducted on an annual basis. The Commissioner or a Deputy
Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority duly appointed or designated
for this purpose shall be provided with the results or proof of said
inspections.
Eff. 11 July 1969 (Sub-par. (2) Prev. Reg. 2.61 (4)); renumbered 28 Aug. 1986; amended
14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.40 Costs of Marine Investigation, International Participation and

Nautical Training.
(1) Annual Fees. The costs of marine investigation, nautical training

and international participation shall be defrayed by the annual payment of a
fee of the prescribed amount by the owner of each vessel registered under
the provisions of the Maritime Law of the Republic of Liberia.
(2) How Applied. The fees collected under this Regulation shall be
applied as follows:
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Marine Investigation. The costs covered shall relate only to
investigations which culminate in formal proceedings or the
imposition of a fine or penalty;
International Participation. The costs covered shall relate to

assessments and dues payable under the terms of international
maritime conventions and maritime agreements to which
Liberia is a Party, to attendance and support of delegations or
representatives of the Republic of Liberia at international
maritime meetings and conferences, and to support of
representatives of the Republic of Liberia engaged in maritime
diplomatic negotiation;
Nautical Training.From the fees collected under this

Regulation, an amount computed at the prescribed rate shall be
placed in a trust fund administered by the Commissioner of
Maritime Affairs and dedicated solely to covering the costs of
nautical vocational training for seafaring personnel in support of
the Liberian maritime program.
(3) Credit for Liberian Crew. Each vessel employing two or more
Liberian nationals on board for an aggregate period of at least one year shall
be entitled to a credit at the prescribed rate against payment of the fee
established in paragraph (1) of this Regulation. Such credit shall be in lieu of
the nautical training allocation in paragraph (2)(c). In order to receive such
credit, the shipowner must apply by letter to the Office of the Deputy
Commissioner, showing the names and Seafarer's Book numbers of such
Liberian nationals, and attaching copies of such pages from the Liberian
Articles of Agreement as will establish their employment on board for a total
period of one year or more. Such information received by 15 October will
result in a credit at the prescribed rate against the fee payable for the
following calendar year. Re-application may be made in following years
when further one-year employment periods have accrued.
(4) Exemptions. Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this Regulation,

vessels of less than 500 net registered tons and engaged solely in either the
Liberian fishery or the Liberian coastwise trade shall be exempted from
payment.
Eff. 17 Jan 1972; amended 1 July 1974; amended 1 Jan. 1981; amended 8 July 1982;
renumbered and amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 1 May. 2002; amended eff. 9 August
2022.
2.41 Reserved.
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2.42 Reserved.
2.43 Reserved.
2.44 Reserved.
2.45 Reserved.
2.46 Reserved.
2.47 Reserved.
2.48 Reserved.
2.49 Reserved.
2.50 Reserved.
2.51 Reserved.
2.52 Reserved.
2.53 Reserved.
2.54 Reserved.
2.55 Reserved.
2.56 Reserved.
Prev. 2.56, renumbered eff. 9 August 2022.
2.57 Reserved.
2.58 Authorized Agents for Measurement and Survey of Vessels.
To be authorized as an agent to act on behalf of the administration of the

Republic of Liberia to measure vessels in accordance with the provision of
Regulation 2.60 and to survey vessels for the issuance of Liberian
Certificates referred to in Regulation 2.56, an organization shall be a
member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)
or an organization recognized under Regulation 2.59, and shall comply with
such other requirements as the Deputy Commissioner may specify from time
to time for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the requirements of the
Maritime Law, international obligation and good practice. Notwithstanding,
the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner may recognize measurement or
survey done in accordance with international Conventions by certain
Governments that have ratified the applicable international Conventions.
Eff. 11 July 1969; amended 1 Jan. 1973; amended 13 Jan. 1987; amended eff. May 1, 1990;
amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013, amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.59 Organizations recognized to act on behalf of Liberia.
Organizations, including but not limited to members of IACS, that comply

with the provisions of applicable International Conventions, to which
Liberia is a Party or which it has implemented, regarding authorization of
recognized organizations to act on behalf of Liberia and that comply with
requirements established by the Deputy Commissioner duly appointed or
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designated for this purpose, are eligible to be authorized agents to carry out
certain functions, as determined by the Deputy Commissioner on or in respect
of Liberian registered vessels. A list of organizations authorized to act as agents
for the Republic of Liberia as provided for in this Regulation shall be published.
Eff. June 19, 2002, amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.60 Measurement and Alteration of Vessels.
(1) Application of Convention. Measurement of vessels shall be in

accordance with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of
Ships currently in force, as amended.
(2) Certificate. All measurements must be verified by a Certificate of

Measurement, in official form.
(3) Existing Vessels. In cases of existing vessels previously documented

in a foreign country, or never before documented but which have been
measured by a representative of a foreign country, an Admeasurer,
without physically measuring the vessel, may accept the figures
contained in her latest marine document or Certificate of
Measurement (making all such adjustments as may be required to make the
same conform to one of the standards of measurement referred to in
paragraph (1) hereof) in determining her principal measurements and gross
and net tonnages; provided said Admeasurer is furnished with a sworn
statement by the owner or some authorized person on behalf of the owner
that no alterations or modifications affecting measurement or tonnage have
been made in the vessel since the issuance of said marine document or
Certificate of Measurement. In the event such sworn statement shall
disclose that changes affecting measurement of tonnage have been made
prior to 18 July 1982, the Admeasurer may limit his or her physical
measurement to such spaces as are affected by such changes. But if any
such alterations or modifications have been made after 18 July 1982, the
vessel shall be fully re-measured in accordance with the Tonnage
Measurement Convention currently in force, as amended.
(4) Alterations. The owner or Master of a Liberian vessel or person

authorized to act on his or her behalf shall advise the Office of the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority
duly appointed or designated for this purpose of any alteration or
modification of the vessel which could affect her classification,
measurement, tonnage or load line within 30 days from the completion
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of such alteration or modification, and shall provide complete details
thereof.
Prev. 2.4 eff. 28 Feb. 1949; amended 13 Mar. 1953; renumbered and amended 9 Apr.
1960; renumbered and amended 11 July 1969; amended 8 July 1982; amended 28 Aug.
1986: amended and renumbered eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended
eff. 9 August 2022.
2.61 Reserved.
2.62 Tonnage Statements in Registry Certificate.
(1) Alternate Use Vessel. In cases where the vessel may be used
alternately in one category or another (i.e. ore carrier or tanker), the
Certificate of Registry shall describe the vessel in the category which
produces the highest gross and net tonnages. The Commissioner or Deputy
Commissioner may attach to the Certificate of Registry an Appendix stating
separately the description of the vessel, including measurements, that would
be applicable if the vessel were trading in the other category.
(2) Dual Tonnage Vessel. In the case of a vessel fitted with a tonnage
mark and assigned dual gross and net tonnages, the length, depth and breadth
stated in the Certificate of Registry shall be the dimensions for the condition
with the tonnage mark submerged.
Eff. 1 Mar. 1958; amended 11 July 1969.
2.63 Certificates of Registry.
(1) Content of Provisional Certificates of Registry. The Provisional

Certificate of Registry shall state the vessel’s name, official number, call
sign, IMO number (if applicable), former name or designation (hull
number), home port of Monrovia; vessel type, length, breadth, depth, net
tonnage, gross tonnage, year and place of the build, name of the builder,
classification society, names of registered owners, resident agent address
and proportions of ownership; issue date and expiration date of the
certificate.
(2) Content of Permanent Certificate of Registry. The Permanent

Certificate of Registry shall state the vessel’s name, official number, call
sign, IMO number (if applicable), former name or designation (hull
number), home port of Monrovia; vessel type; length, breadth, depth, net
tonnage, gross tonnage, year and place of the build; name of the builder;
classification society; names of registered owners, resident agent address
and proportions of ownership and issue date.
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(3) Issuance of a New Certificate of Registry in Certain Cases. In
cases where there has been a change of name or ownership of a vessel, or
change of vessel particulars, a new Registry Certificate, Permanent or
Provisional, must be issued and in no event shall such change or changes be
accomplished by means of endorsement of the existing ship's documents.
Eff. 9 Apr. 1960; amended 11 July 1969; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013, amended eff. 9 August
2022.
2.64 Numbers of Registry Certificates and Licenses.
(1) Registry Certificates. The Deputy Commissioner responsible for the

relevant index in respect of Certificates of Provisional and Permanent
Registry, upon the issuance of such a Certificate, shall assign to such
Certificate a number progressively and shall as soon as possible notify the
Commissioner and all Deputy Commissioners of that number as well as
complying with Section 14 of the Maritime Law and Regulation 1.14(3).
(2) Licenses. The Deputy Commissioner responsible for the relevant

index in respect of any License, upon the issuance of such a License, shall
assign to such License a number progressively, and shall as soon as possible
notify the Commissioner and all Deputy Commissioners, as well as
complying with Section 14 of the Maritime Law.
Eff. 1 Mar. 1958; amended and renumbered eff. 19 June 2002.
2.65 Reserved.
2.66 Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Provisional Certificates of

Registry.
(1) Proof of Free of Recorded Liens; Free and Clear from

Encumbrances Certificate when Vessel is Transferred. In cases where a
vessel is acceptable in the first instance for documentation under the Laws of
the Republic of Liberia and is eligible for a provisional Certificate of
Registry, the owner, in addition to filing the documents for the issuance of
a Provisional Certificate of Registry, shall, subject to Section 51(7) of the
Maritime Law, submit proof that the vessel is free and clear of recorded liens
and encumbrances of record. This requirement shall not be applicable to
vessels that will register under the Liberian Flag while mortgaged or under
a financing charter and the mortgage or financing charter will be recorded
in the Liberian registry in continuation.
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(2) Proof of Liability Insurance. Except in the case of the
registration of a ship under construction, in no case shall a vessel be
issued any Certificate of Registry unless there is evidence of insurance
or other financial security required by the Liability Conventions and the
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 ratified by the Republic of Liberia.
Such evidence of insurance or financial security must show:
(a) cover in force with respect to the vessel and issued by a Member
Club of the International Group of P & I Clubs, or
(b) cover in force with respect to the vessel and issued by a reputable
liability insurance carrier recognized and found acceptable by the
Deputy Commissioner, or
(c) In the case of a self-insurer, the nature, amount and security of

the liability reserve.
The evidence of insurance or financial security must also show cover in

default of the shipowner's repatriation obligations under Section 342 of the
Maritime Law.
(3) Payment of All Outstandings. In no case shall a vessel previously

registered under the Laws of the Republic of Liberia be issued any new
Certificate of Registry before any and all taxes, fees and charges of whatever
nature outstanding to the Republic of Liberia in respect of that vessel under
her previous registration have first been paid or satisfied.
(4) Filing. Documents and papers required to be filed may be registered

at the office of a Deputy Commissioner, or such other location, as is
designated by the agent for this purpose and shall be forwarded from that
office or location to the Deputy Commissioner in the office in which the
relevant index is held.
(5) Electronic Transmission. The provisions of Section 20 of the

Maritime Law shall apply. Anything in this Regulation to the contrary
Commissioner
Prev. 2.7 eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered and amended 9 Apr. 1960; amended 28 Aug. 1986;
amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013, amended eff. 9 August 2022.
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2.67 Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Permanent Certificates of
Registry.
(1) International Certificates. The issuance by one of the Classification

Societies or other organizations referred to in Regulation 2.58 with respect
to the vessel in question of valid and outstanding Liberian Statutory
Certificates in respect of Cargo Ship Safety Equipment, Cargo Ship Safety
Radiotelegraphy or Radiotelephony, Cargo Ship Safety Construction,
Passenger Ship Safety, International Load Line and Measurement and also
such other Certificates as may be required by any International Convention
ratified or acceded to by the Republic of Liberia.
(2) Compliance with Safety and Quality Standards. In no case

Permanent Certificate of Registry shall be issued before the vessel
satisfactorily complied with the requirements of the Marine Safety
Inspection.
(3) Proof of Liability Insurance. In no case shall a vessel be issued a

Permanent Certificate of Registry unless there is evidence of insurance or
other financial security required by the Liability Convention and the
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 ratified by the Republic of Liberia.
(4) Payment of All Outstanding. In no case Permanent Certificate of

Registry shall be issued before any and all taxes, fees and charges of
whatever nature outstanding to the Republic of Liberia have first been paid
or satisfied.
(5) Shipowner in Good Standing. In no case Permanent Certificate of

Registry shall be issued before any and all corporate annual fees, other fees
and charges of whatever nature outstanding to the Republic of Liberia have
first been paid or satisfied.
(6) Claims. In no case Permanent Certificate of Registry shall be issued

before any and all crew claims filed in accordance with Marine Labour
Convention have first been paid or satisfied.
(7) Filing. Documents and papers required to be filed may be registered

at the office of a Deputy Commissioner, or such other location, as approved
by the Commissioner for this purpose and shall be forwarded from that
office annual or location to the Deputy Commissioner in the office in which
the relevant index is held.
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Commissioner.
Prev. 2, amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.68 Reserved.
2.69 Reserved.
2.69 A Transfer Foreign; Cancellation.
(1) Statement Required. The owner of a Liberian vessel, including

vessels registered in Liberia under construction as specified in Section 51(8)
of the Maritime Law, in order to transfer the vessel to a foreign registry, or
to leave the Liberian Registry for any other reason, shall file a written
statement setting forth the information specified in Section 70 of the
Maritime Law.
(2) Documents Required. A Certificate of Cancellation from Liberian

Registry may be issued upon filing with the Commissioner or a Deputy
Commissioner or with a Special Agent, or upon delivery to a Consul of the
Republic of Liberia acting under specific instructions from the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, of The Bill of Sale (in copy), in
the event title has been transferred.
(3) Payment of All Outstanding. In no case shall a Certificate of

Cancellation be issued before all taxes, fees, penalties and charges of
whatever nature outstanding to the Republic of Liberia have first been paid
in full; and
(4) Shipowner in Good Standing. In no case shall a Certificate of

Cancellation be issued before any and all corporate annual fees, other fees
and charges of whatever nature outstanding to the Republic of Liberia have
first been paid or satisfied.
(5) Claims. In no case shall a Certificate of Cancellation be issued

before any and all crew claims filed in accordance with Marine Labour
Convention have first been paid or satisfied.
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Release of Recorded Indebtedness. In no case shall a Certificate of
Cancellation be issued before:
(a) any recorded mortgage or financing charter has been duly

satisfied or discharged or
(b) a consent of the mortgagee has been obtained as required by

Section 102(2) of the Maritime Law.
A consent by a mortgagee to allow for the transfer of a vessel to a foreign

registry, or to leave the Liberian Registry for any other reason, must
(c) be acknowledged or submitted with such other proof of due

execution as may be required by Regulation, Rule or Notice;
(d) identify the vessel, the mortgagor, the mortgagee and the mortgage
particulars; and
(e) state the intent of the mortgagee that the mortgage be discharged
contemporaneously with the transfer of the vessel to the foreign
registry or when the vessel otherwise leaves the Liberian Registry.
Eff. 7 Dec. 1964; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb
2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.70 Reserved.
2.71 Reserved.
2.72 Reserved.
2.73 Reserved.
2.74 Reserved.
2.75 Marks on Vessel.
Upon the shipowners’ application to the Commissioner or Deputy

Commissioner, to the extent deemed necessary and appropriate, the name and
home port of the vessel may be marked on each side closest to the stern in lieu
of the requirement in Section 75(1) of the Maritime Law to mark the name and
home port of the vessel on the stern.
Eff. 14 Feb 2013, amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.76. Reserved.
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2.77 Change of Name of Vessel.
The Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner shall not approve

the application of an owner for the change of name of a Liberian vessel if
the vessel is subject to a Liberian preferred mortgage unless the mortgagee
has consented to, or given approval for, such change of name.
Prev. 2.9 eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended
eff. 9 August 2022.
2.78 Reserved.
2.79 Reserved.
2.80 Reserved.
2.81 Reserved.
2.82 Reserved.
2.83 Reserved.
2.84 Reserved.
2.85 Reserved.
2.86 Reserved.
2.87 Reserved.
2.88 Liquidated Damages.
The penalty specified in Section 88 of the Maritime Law shall be construed

as liquidated damages, and the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner may
impose such conditions upon the grant of a Provisional Certificate of
Registry under either Sections 87 or 94 of the Maritime Law as he or she
deems appropriate to secure payment of such damages if incurred.
Eff. 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.89 Foreign Ship Mortgage or Financing Charter.
(1) Noting. A foreign ship mortgage, hypothecation, financing charter

or similar charge or any other instrument related thereto which is entitled to
be recorded under Section 89 of the Maritime Law shall be noted in the
relevant index in accordance with that Section to show:
(a) The name of the vessel;
(b) The names of the parties;
(c) The time and date of reception of the instrument;
(d) The interest in the vessel transferred or affected;
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(e) The amount and, where specified, the date of maturity of any
mortgage, hypothecation, financing charter or similar charge;
and
(f) The name of the foreign State of registration of the vessel and
the date, book and page or other identification of the
registration of the instrument in such foreign State.
(2) Other Provisions. The provisions of Regulations 3.103 and

3.105 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to foreign mortgages noted under
Section 89 of the Maritime Law.
Eff. 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
2.90 Required Agreement by Liberian Shipowner and Foreign

Bareboat Charterer.
Before any Certificate of Permission for foreign bareboat charter

registration shall be issued, the owner of the vessel and the bareboat
charterer shall submit for filing a written undertaking to ensure that:
(a) The vessel is manned, equipped, maintained and navigated to

Liberian standards;
(b) The right to fly the Liberian Flag is waived while the vessel is
subject to the bareboat charter.
Such undertaking shall be signed by both parties and acknowledged or with

proof of due execution in accordance with Regulation 3.103.
Eff. 28 Aug. 1986; amended and renumbered eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August
2022.
2.91 Foreign Bareboat Charter: Required Filings.
(1) Charterparty. The bareboat charterparty upon which foreign

bareboat charter registration is to be based shall be submitted for filing, but
shall not form a part of the public record of registration, with proof of due
execution, prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Permission. Any
subsequent amendments thereto and any demise sub-charterparties shall
also be submitted for filing in similar manner within 30 days of execution
and with proof of due execution.
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(2) Amendment of Charterparty. Each amendment or sub-
charterparty submitted for filing under paragraph (1) must be
accompanied by proof of consent of the mortgagee(s) of the vessel.
(3) Consent of Mortgagee. In the event that a new mortgage or

financing charter is made or an existing mortgage or financing charter is
amended or assigned with respect to a vessel under foreign bareboat
charter registration, no such new mortgage, financing charter,
amendment or assignment shall be recorded unless the written consent of
all preferred mortgagees of the vessel is also presented for filing.
Eff. 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
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CHAPTER III.
PREFERRED SHIP MORTGAGES, FINANCING CHARTERS AND
MARITIME LIENS ON LIBERIAN VESSELS
3.100 Mortgage and Financing Charter Recording Requirements.
(1) Requirements. To be recorded under Chapter 3 of the Liberian

Maritime Law, a mortgage or financing charter must:
(a) Name and Number of the Vessel: State the name and Liberian
official number of the vessel as set out in the vessel's Certificate of
Registry;
(b) Name of the Parties: State (i) for a mortgage, the name of the vessel
owner (as mortgagor) as set out in the vessel's Certificate of Registry
and the name of the mortgagee or, if more than one, each mortgagee
or (ii) for a financing charter, the name of the charterer (as
mortgagor) and the name of the documented owner (as mortgagee)
as set out in the vessel's Certificate of Registry;
(c) The Interest in the Vessel being Mortgaged: State that the
mortgagor has transferred or granted to the mortgagee(s) a
mortgage on the whole of the vessel;
(d) Amount of Mortgage or Financing Charter: Set out the amount or

amounts of the direct and/or contingent obligations being secured by
the mortgage or financing charter;
(e) Evidence of Debt: State the title, date and the names of the parties
necessary to adequately identify the instrument (or instruments)
evidencing the direct and/or contingent obligations secured by such
mortgage or financing charter as determined by the mortgagor and
the mortgagee in the case of a mortgage, and the documented owner
and charterer in the case of a financing charter.
(f) Date of Maturity: State the date of maturity of the mortgage if the
mortgage is “given pursuant to agreement” (Maritime Law
§106A); and
(g) Agreement Incorporated by Reference: State the title, date and the
names of the parties necessary to adequately identify any agreement
or other document that is incorporated by reference into the mortgage
or financing charter as determined by the mortgagor and the
mortgagee in the case of a mortgage, and the documented owner and
charterer in the case of a financing charter.
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(2) No Other Information or Documentation Required. A mortgage or
financing charter which recites the particulars required to be stated by
Chapter 3 of the Liberian Maritime Law and Regulation 3.100(1) hereof.
(a) is not required, in order to be enforceable under Liberian law, (i) to

state any other terms and conditions or annex any copies or
summaries of the instrument(s) which evidence the direct and/or
contingent obligations secured thereby, or (ii) to annex any copies
or summaries of any agreement or other document which is
incorporated by reference into the mortgage or financing charter;
and
(b) secures modifications made to the direct and/or contingent

obligations secured thereby in respect of (i) the interest rate and
payment terms, (ii) a decrease in the total amount of the direct
and/or contingent obligations secured by such mortgage or
financing charter, (iii) any maturity date (other than an extension of
a maturity date that is stated in the mortgage or financing charter),
and (iv) any covenants (except as otherwise provided in the
foregoing items (ii) and (iii)).
A mortgage or financing charter must be amended if there is (i) an increase

in the amount of the obligations secured thereby, or (ii) an extension of a
maturity date that is stated in the mortgage or financing charter.
(3) Governing Law. A preferred mortgage shall be governed by the

laws of the Republic of Liberia. All provisions in any financing charter
which are required to file and record so as to treat such financing charter as
a preferred mortgage under §100A of Chapter 3 of Title 21 shall be governed
by the laws of the Republic of Liberia.
(4) Preferred Mortgage Index. Pursuant to §14 (2)(b)(ii) and (iv) of

Chapter 1 of Title 21, the Office of the Deputy Commissioner will maintain
a public index of certain particulars of recorded mortgages and financing
charters as follows:
(a) Vessel Name;
(b) Liberian Official Number;
(c) Type of Instrument;
(d) Mortgagor or Finance Charterer;
(e) Mortgagee or Documented Owner;
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(f) Total Amount of Mortgage or Financing Charter;
(g) Evidence of Debt;
(h) Interest in Vessel; and
(i) Intended Effect of Instrument.
Eff. 9 August 2022; amended eff. 4 January, 2023.
3.101 Reserved.
3.102 Reserved.
3.103 Recordation.
(1) Required Acknowledgment. Every acknowledgment required

shall be a part of or permanently attached to the executed document, and
shall be subscribed by an official named in Section 15 of the Liberian
Maritime Law or by a Liberian Consul or by a notary public or other officer
authorized to administer oaths. All acknowledgments (including stamps, if
any) shall be in the English language or, if not in the English language, shall
be accompanied by a translation, duly attested to be a true translation, into
the English language, which translation shall form a part of the document.
(a) Acknowledgment of signature of director, officer or other

authorized employee: If any officer, director or authorized
employee of a corporation or other legal entity executes a
document for the registration of a vessel or recording of a
mortgage instrument before an official named in Section 15 of the
Liberian Maritime Law, a Liberian Consul, notary public or
other officer authorized to administer oaths, and at that time states
that he or she signed such document pursuant to authority granted
to him or her by the said corporation or other legal entity,
evidence of authority such as a power of attorney or board
resolutions shall not be required.
(b) Acknowledgment of signature registered with an Office of the

Deputy Commissioner: The Commissioner, any Deputy
Commissioner, Consul of the Republic of Liberia or any Special
Agent may certify the signature of any person who has registered
his or her signature with an Office of the Deputy Commissioner
pursuant to the procedures determined by such Office.
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(c) Acknowledgment of signature during a video-conference call,
etc.: The Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner, Consul of
the Republic of Liberia or any Special Agent may acknowledge
the signature of any individual who during a video-conference
call or other face-to-face electronic contact signs or
acknowledges his or her signature.
(2) Proof of Due Execution. Where proof of due execution is specified

as an alternative to acknowledgment under paragraph (1), such proof must:
(a) In form and in substance, be a full legal acknowledgment that the

document was duly executed in accordance with the laws of the
place of execution of the document or provide similar confidence
as to authenticity as an acknowledgment under paragraph (1);
(b) Be subscribed by and legibly bear the name and title of a notary
public or other officer authorized by the laws of the place of
execution of the document to take acknowledgments, or of the
Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner, Consul of the
Republic of Liberia or any Special Agent; and
(c) Be a part of or permanently attached to the executed document.

Electronic Transactions Law, no original counterpart of such instrument needs
to be submitted to, and no certified original counterpart of the instrument
received for record will be provided by, the Office of the Deputy Commissioner.
Eff. 11 July 1969; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August
2022; amended eff. 4 January, 2023.
3.104 Bill of Sale Recording.
(1) Existing Ships. Where a Liberian vessel is sold or transferred and

re-registered under the Liberian Maritime Law, a Bill of Sale issued in
connection with such sale or transfer shall be recorded in the relevant index
in accordance with Sections 14 and 104 of the Maritime Law and
Regulations 1.14 and 3.104, as soon as practicable thereafter.
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(2) Newbuildings. In cases of newbuildings, the Builder's Certificate, or,
in cases of transfer from another Flag, the Bill of Sale shall be recorded in
the relevant index in accordance with the provisions of Sections 14 and
104 of the Maritime Law and Regulations 1.14 and 3.104.
Prev. 3.1 eff. 28 Feb. 1949; amended 29 June 1949 and 1 Mar. 1958, renumbered 9 Apr.
1960; amended 7 Dec. 1964; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
3.105 Mortgage Recording.
(1) Execution. No mortgage or financing charters shall be recorded

unless a copy of the original instrument is submitted, duly executed, and
acknowledged or with proof of due execution. All mortgages and financing
charters shall be in the English language or if not in the English language
shall be accompanied by a translation, duly attested to be a true translation,
into the English language, which translation shall form a part of the
document, and where a mortgage or financing charter is in the English
language there may be a translation into another language, duly attested to
be a true translation, attached to it and forming part of the document
recorded, and, in the event of any discrepancy between the document in the
English language and the document in another language, the document in
the English language shall prevail.

Commissioner.
Eff. 7 Dec. 1964; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended and renumbered eff. 19 June 2002,
amended eff. 9 August 2022.
CHAPTER IV. RESERVED
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CHAPTER V. RESERVED
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CHAPTER VI. RADIO
6.180 General Requirements.
(1) Radio Call and Signal Letters, Frequency Assignments. The

Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner duly appointed or designated is
authorized to assign Radio Call and Signal Letters and also Frequencies to a
vessel qualified for the issuance of a Certificate of Registry.
Prev. 1.4 eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960 and 7 Dec. 1964.
(2) Ship Radio Station Licenses.
(a) License Required. Mobile radio transmitting stations installed on

Liberian vessels shall be licensed by the Commissioner or a
Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority duly
authorized or designated for this purpose, who shall issue a license
for each such station. No license so issued shall be assigned or
otherwise transferred and shall be subject to the right of use or
control by the Government of Liberia.
(b) Validity and Renewal. All Ship Radio Station Licenses shall be
valid for a period of four years and shall be subject to renewal.
Any such license may be revoked by the Commissioner or a
appointed or designated for this purpose, at any time for cause
shown.
(c) Filing. Applications for Ship Radio Station Licenses, or

modifications or renewals thereof, shall be submitted to the Office
of the Deputy Commissioner as designated and approved by the
Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority.
Prev. 6.181 eff. 9 Apr. 1960; renumbered 7 Dec. 1964; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended
eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
(3) Radio Operators.
(a) Radiotelegraph. The service of every Liberian ship radio-

telegraph station shall be performed only by an operator holding
a valid license, in the proper class or category, issued by the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime
Authority.
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(b) Radiotelephone. The service of every Liberian ship radio-
telephone station shall be controlled by an operator holding a
valid license, in the proper class or category, issued by the
Authority duly appointed or designated for this purpose.
Provided the station is so controlled, other persons besides the
operator may use the radiotelephone equipment.
(c) Satellite Relay. The service of every Liberian ship earth station
shall be controlled by an operator holding a valid license, in the
proper class or category, issued by the Commissioner or a
appointed or designated for this purpose. Provided the station is
so controlled, other persons besides the operator may use the
equipment.
(d) Telex, etc. The service of automatic communication devices

installed in any Liberian ship station shall be controlled by an
operator holding a valid license, in the proper class or category,
issued by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of
Liberia Maritime Authority duly appointed or designated for this
purpose. Provided the devices are so controlled, they may be
used by persons other than the operator.
(e) Secrecy and Compliance. As a condition of the issuance of a

license to an operator, every applicant who is otherwise eligible
shall submit to the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner
duly appointed or designated for this purpose, a written statement
acknowledging his or her obligations to maintain the secrecy of
any radio correspondence not intended for the general use of the
public and to fully comply with the International Radio
Regulations currently in force.
(f) Global Maritime Distress Satellite System (GMDSS). The

service of every Liberian ship GMDSS installation shall be
controlled by an operator holding a valid license, in the proper
category, issued by the Commissioner or a Deputy
Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority duly appointed or
designated for this purpose.
Amended eff. 9 August 2022.
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(4) Service Contract Required. Except for vessels equipped with
maritime mobile satellite service ship earth stations that do not require a
contract with a recognized and approved radio company for radio
communication accounting, every Liberian Flag vessel shall be covered by a
properly executed contract with a recognized and approved radio company
under which contract the radio company assumes all accounting obligations
and also the obligation to secure the Ship Radio Station License.
Prev. 6.182 eff. 9 Apr. 1960; renumbered and amended 7 Dec. 1964; amended 11 July
1969; amended 8 July 1982; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002;
amended eff. 14 Feb 2013, amended eff. 9 August 2022.
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CHAPTER VII. MARINE INSPECTION
7.191 Marine Safety Inspections.
(1) Nautical Inspectors. The Commissioner or a Deputy

Commissioner may, at such times and in such places or areas as may be
suitable, appoint Nautical Inspectors to board and examine or inspect vessels
registered under the Liberian Maritime Law. Nautical Inspectors shall
render a report with respect to each such boarding to the Commissioner as
required and to the Deputy Commissioner in charge of Marine Safety.
(2) Responsibilities of Owners and Operators of Liberian Vessels. It

is the responsibility of owners and operators of Liberian Flag vessels to
present each such vessel for boarding when required, and to cooperate fully
with the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Nautical Inspectors,
particularly in enabling them to board and examine or inspect each such
vessel, including any documents and equipment and the use thereof. Failure
to present a vessel for inspection prior to the due date, failure of cooperation
as above, or the existence of a condition on board in violation of established
requirements, may subject the vessel in question to immediate detention and
suspension of registration, in addition to any penalty prescribed by law.
Such detention and suspension shall be canceled upon satisfactory
completion of the inspection or examination and any required rectification.
(3) Duties of Licensed or Certificated Personnel. It is the duty of all

holders of licenses of competence or other certification issued to seafarers
by the Republic of Liberia to cooperate fully with the Commissioner,
Deputy Commissioner and/or Nautical Inspectors, particularly in enabling
them to board and examine or inspect Liberian Flag vessels, including any
documents and equipment and the use thereof. Failure of such cooperation
on the part of any holder of a license or certificate may subject him or her to
formal charges of a marine offense, leading to the possible suspension or
revocation of such license or certificate, in addition to any other penalty
prescribed by law.
Eff. 1 Sep. 1971; amended 1 Jan. 1978; amended 8 July 1982; amended 28 Aug. 1986;
amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
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CHAPTER VIII. RESERVED
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CHAPTER IX. MARINE CASUALTIES AND OFFENSES
9.250 Reserved.
9.251 Reserved.
9.252 Reserved.
9.253 Reserved.
9.254 Reserved.
9.255 Reserved.
9.256 Definitions.
(1) Marine Casualty. The term “marine casualty" shall mean any
casualty or accident involving any vessel if such casualty or accident occurs
upon the navigable waters of the Republic of Liberia, or any casualty or
accident wherever occurring, where such casualty or accident involves any
vessel documented under the laws of the Republic of Liberia.
(2) Marine Offense. The term "marine offense" shall mean any act,
failure to act, or offense contrary to the Maritime Law or any Regulations
thereunder, including any Marine Notice or Rules made as provided by law
and any International Convention or Agreement to which Liberia is a Party
or which it has implemented.
Eff. 11 July 1969; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002.
9.257 Reporting.
(1) Reports of Marine Casualties. The owner or Master of a

Liberian vessel involved in a marine casualty shall immediately advise the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner by the fastest means possible,
including telephone or other means of electronic communication, and shall
promptly thereafter forward a report thereon, signed by the Master or
highest available officer or ship's representative, to the Commissioner or a
Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority whenever the casualty
results in any of the following:
(a) Actual physical damage to property in excess of

US$100,000.00;
(b) Material damage affecting the seaworthiness or efficiency of a

vessel;
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(c) Stranding or grounding;
(d) Loss of life;
(e) Injury causing any persons to remain incapacitated for a

period in excess of 72 hours; or
(f) Correction of unsafe condition of occupational Accidents On-

Board as provided in Regulation 10.296(9).
(2) Reports of Marine Offenses. Marine offenses shall be reported to

the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs and
notification of the incident or offense shall be made by the fastest means
possible, including telephone or other means of electronic communication,
and promptly thereafter a written report shall be forward to the Office of the
Deputy Commissioner.
(3) Form of Reports. Such report shall set forth the name and Official
Number of the vessel, the type of the vessel, the name and address of the
owner, the date and time of the casualty, the exact locality of the casualty,
the nature of the casualty and the circumstances under which it took place.
If the casualty involves collision with another vessel, the name of such other
vessel shall be provided. Where the casualty involves personal injury or loss
of life, the names of all persons injured or whose lives are lost shall be
provided and, where damage to property is involved, the nature of the
property damaged and the then estimate of the extent of the damage shall be
supplied. Such reports may be upon forms obtained from the Commissioner
or a Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority.
(4) Retention of Voyage Records. The persons in charge of any vessel

involved in a marine casualty referred to in Paragraph (1) above shall retain
for two years or until otherwise instructed by the Commissioner or a Deputy
Commissioner the complete records of the voyage upon which the casualty
occurred, as well as any other material including Voyage Data recorder
(VDR) transcript and relevant information which might reasonably be of
assistance in investigation and determination of the cause and scope of the
casualty, and said persons shall make all such records and materials
available, upon request, to the Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner, the
Chairman of a Marine Board of Investigation, or a designated Investigating
Officer.
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(5) Retention of Records, Generally and Log Books. Deck log
books, radar log books, bridge navigation log, engine log, bell log,
GMDSS-radio log and medical log shall be retained until the end of the
voyage unless the vessel has been involved in a casualty then the log book
shall be retained for at least two years. Official Log Books shall be
retained for at least one year
Prev. 1.8 eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9.Apr. 1960; amended 11 July 1969; amended
eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
9.258 Marine Investigations.
(1) Duties of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner. The

Commissioner or any Deputy Commissioner of Liberia
Maritime Authority, upon receipt of information of a marine
casualty or offense may institute such investigation as may be
necessary to determine as closely as possible the cause or any
contributing causes of the casualty or circumstances of the
offense and whether there has been any act of misconduct,
inattention to duty or negligence upon the part of any licensed or
certificated person, or violation of law or regulation, so that
appropriate action may be taken.
(2) Duties of Owners of Liberian Vessels
(a) It is the duty of all owners of Liberian vessels to cooperate with

the Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner, or persons
appointed by them in the formal or informal investigation of
marine casualties or offenses and to produce, when called upon,
witnesses in their employ and relevant books, papers, documents
and other records in their possession and to permit the
Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner, or their appointees
to board and examine vessels and their appurtenances.
(b) In the event of failure of owners or their representatives to

cooperate fully in any marine investigation, any or all of the
following consequences may result, with respect to the vessel
directly involved or to any other vessel of the same ownership:
(i) Cancellation from Liberian registry;
(ii) Suspension or revocation of the Certificate of

Registry;
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(iii) Refusal to issue a Certificate of Cancellation from
Liberian Registry or otherwise to give the consent
of the Republic of Liberia to a transfer of ownership
or registry;
(iv) Refusal to accept registration or re-Registration

under the Liberian Flag; and
(v) Liability for a monetary penalty not to exceed

US$10,000.00.
(3) Duties of Licensed or Certificated Personnel.
(a) It is the duty of all holders of licenses of competence or other

certification issued to seafarers by the Republic of Liberia to
cooperate with the Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner, or
persons appointed by them, in the formal or informal
investigation of marine casualties or offenses, to attend any
hearings to which they may be summoned, to testify orally or in
writing or to produce, when called upon, relevant books, papers,
documents and other records in their possession, and to permit
the Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner or their
appointees to board and examine vessels and their appurtenances.
(b) In the event of failure of holders of licenses or other certification

to cooperate fully in any marine investigation, any or all of the
following consequences may result:
(i) Suspension or revocation of the licenses or other

certification held;
(ii) Refusal to renew or reissue any licenses or other

certification held, before or after expiration.
(iii) Liability for a monetary penalty not to exceed

US$5,000.00.
(4) Preliminary Investigation.
(a) The Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, or other persons

appointed by them as Investigating Officers, shall where
appropriate make a preliminary investigation under paragraph
(1) of this Regulation to determine the matters specified therein
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or to determine whether there ought to be a formal investigation of
the casualty or offense.
(b) In connection with any preliminary investigation, the
Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner or Investigating
Officers may collect evidence, interview witnesses, examine
relevant papers, documents and records, board and examine vessels
or equipment and visit the scene of the casualty or offense.
(5) Formal Investigation.
(a) A formal investigation of a marine casualty or offense may be

made by the Commissioner or any Deputy Commissioner or an
Investigating Officer appointed by either; or, where the casualty
or offense is deemed by the Commissioner to be of a major
character, he or she shall order to be convened a Marine Board
of Investigation, and he or she shall appoint three or more
members thereof, designating one as Chairman.
(b) In any formal investigation, the Commissioner, any Deputy

Commissioner, Investigating Officer or Chairman of a Marine
Board of Investigation shall have power to set hearings,
administer oaths, require the attendance of witnesses, require
persons having knowledge of the subject matter of the
investigation to answer written interrogatories, require the
production of relevant evidence including but not limited to
books, papers, documents and records, rule upon the nature and
admissibility of evidence, board and inspect vessels and their
appurtenances and visit the scene of a casualty or offense.
(c) Prior notice of any formal hearing, specifying the date, time,
place and subject matter, shall be given by public announcement
or otherwise to all:
(i) Known parties directly affected;
(ii) Interested persons; and
(iii) Interested States.
(d) An Investigating Officer or Chairman of a Marine Board of

Investigation may, in his or her discretion, admit the public,
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interested persons or their representatives and interested
States by official representatives or observers to attendance
at any formal hearing; and he or she may equally, where
matters of confidentiality or questions of public security
arise, preclude such attendance temporarily or otherwise.
(e) An Investigating Officer or Chairman of a Marine Board of

Investigation may, in his or her discretion, put or permit to be put
to witnesses such questions pertinent to the subject of the inquiry
as may be offered by interested persons or States or their
representatives; parties directly affected shall be permitted to put
such questions to any witnesses.
(f) An Investigating Officer or Chairman of a Marine Board of

Investigation may, in his or her discretion, permit parties directly
affected to produce and introduce relevant evidence or testimony
of witnesses and permit such parties or their counsel to argue any
relevant contentions, either orally or by way of memorandum.
(g) A record shall be made of the proceedings of any formal hearing.
(6) Investigative Reports.
(a) When the proceedings of any investigation under this Chapter

have been terminated, there shall be a preliminary report of the
Deputy Commissioner to the Commissioner setting forth in
writing his or her findings, conclusions and any
recommendations for appropriate action.
(b) Where an investigation has been carried out by Investigating

Officers or a Marine Board of Investigation appointed by the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, the report shall be
forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner together with the
investigative file.
(c) Where an investigation has been carried out by an Investigating

Officer appointed by a Deputy Commissioner, the report shall be
submitted to that Deputy Commissioner who shall render a
decision as to the findings, conclusions and recommendations of
the Investigating Officer. The decision of the Deputy
Commissioner shall then be forwarded to the Commissioner
together with the investigative file in a combined report to be
referred to as the Deputy Commissioner’s Decision.
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(d) The parties shall have 60 days from the date of publication of such
decision to appeal the Deputy Commissioner’s Decision to the
Commissioner pursuant to Section 1.34 of these Regulations.
(7) Commissioner's Decision.
(a) Upon receiving the Deputy Commissioner’s Decision in the

form of a report, the Commissioner may:
(i) Adopt the report and carry out its recommendations, if

any; or
(ii) Remand for further investigation; or
(iii) Where a report suspends, revokes or cancels any

license, certificate, permit or other document issued
by the Republic of Liberia, review the evidence,
adopt or modify all or part of the report and take any
appropriate action.
(b) In aid of his or her decision, the Commissioner may call for
further written argument on any point in issue. A copy of the
argument shall be forwarded to the Commissioner, and shall
become a part of the investigative file.
(8) Investigative Files.
(a) The Commissioner or any Deputy Commissioner may, in his or

her discretion, release upon written request and payment of
costs copies of records, reports or evidentiary matter pertaining
to a marine investigation, or any portions thereof, unless held
confidential by the Republic of Liberia for any reason of public
security.
(b) The Commissioner or any Deputy Commissioner may, in his or

her discretion, release for public information or cause to be
published any records, reports, documents, evidentiary matter
or official statements pertaining to a marine investigation, or
any portions thereof, unless held confidential by the Republic
of Liberia for any reason of public security.
Eff. 11 July 1969; amended 8 July 1982; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14
Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
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CHAPTER X. SEAFARERS
10.291 Definitions.
(1) “Certificate of Competency”. Wherever the word “License” of an

officer is used or the words “License of Competency” are used in the
Maritime Regulations they shall be construed to mean “Certificate of
Competency”.
(2) “License(d)”. Wherever the word “license” or “licensed” is used in

the Maritime Regulations it shall be construed to mean “certificate” or
“certificated”, as the case may be.
(3) “Seafarers”. For the purpose of this Chapter, seafarers mean any
and all members of the crew including the Master employed or engaged in
any capacity on board any vessel. Wherever in the Maritime Law the word
“seaman” or “seamen” is used it shall be construed to mean “seafarer” or
“seafarers”, as the case may be. Notwithstanding, certain persons or category
of persons employed on board a vessel may not be considered to be seafarers
in accordance with Regulations, Rules or Marine Notice.
(4) “Crew”. The word “Crew” shall be construed to mean collectively

the persons, other than the Master, engaged in any capacity on board a vessel
excluding certain persons or category of persons not considered by the
Liberian Administration to be seafarers in accordance with sub-paragraph
(3), above.
Eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
10.292 Manning Requirements.
(1) Required Minimum Number of Deck Officers.
(a) No Liberian vessel registered under the provisions of the

Maritime Law shall be navigated unless she has on board and in
her service a duly licensed Master.
(b) The numbers of mates and bridge watch officers required, and
the grades in which they shall be duly licensed, shall be
prescribed for each Liberian vessel by the Commissioner or a
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(2) Required Minimum Number of Engineers.
(a) No Liberian vessel propelled by machinery of 375 kilowatts

(500 horsepower) or greater shall be navigated unless she has
on board and in her service a duly licensed chief engineer.
(b) The numbers of assistant engineers and engine room watch

officers required, and the grades in which they shall be duly
licensed, shall be prescribed for each Liberian vessel by the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner.
(3) Required Minimum Number and Ratings of Crew. The

Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner may prescribe for any Liberian
vessel a required minimum number of crew for her safe navigation and
operation, including food and catering and may require a specified number
of crew members to be rated and/or certificated as he or she deems
necessary, taking into account the need to minimize excessive hours of
work to ensure sufficient rest and limit fatigue of seafarers.
(4) Required Minimum Number of Certificated Persons Proficient

in Survival Craft. Every Liberian passenger vessel shall have on board for
each lifeboat or other survival craft carried a number of certificated survival
craft crew men in accordance with a Certificate issued for the vessel by the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner. Such Certificate shall be
conspicuously posted.
(5) Manning Certificate. The Commissioner or a Deputy

Commissioner shall issue to each Liberian vessel a Minimum Safe Manning
Certificate setting forth the required minimum number of officers and crew,
in specified grades and ratings, which has been prescribed for the safe
navigation and operation, including food and catering of the vessel. Such
certificate shall be conspicuously posted.
(6) Temporary Authorization as Officer, Master or Chief Engineer.

Where it has been established by the Commissioner of Liberia Maritime
Authority or a Deputy Commissioner that an emergency situation exists
which reasonably precludes the engagement of the required complement of
duly licensed mates, Master, engineers or Chief Engineer prescribed as in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Regulation, the Commissioner or a Deputy
Commissioner may authorize temporary service of qualified persons in
mate and assistant engineer
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capacities on board any Liberian vessel, other than a passenger vessel,
as follows:
(a) A duly licensed mate or engineer who has completed at least six
months of service in the capacity for which he or she is licensed
and while holding such license, may be authorized to serve
temporarily in the capacity next highest to that for which he or
she is presently licensed, for a period not to exceed six months,
provided he or she is in all other respects eligible of examination
for a license in such higher capacity, has submitted an application
for such examination and undertakes to complete said
examination prior to the expiration of the six-month period.
(b) A duly licensed chief mate or second engineer who has

completed at least six months of service in the capacity for which
he or she is licensed and while holding such license, may be
authorized to serve temporarily in the capacity of Master or Chief
Engineer, respectively, for the shortest possible period.
(c) A person not duly licensed may be authorized to serve

temporarily in capacities not higher than Third Mate, or Fourth
Engineer, for a period not to exceed six months, provided he or
she is in all other respects eligible for examination for a license
in one of said capacities, has submitted an application for such
examination and undertakes to complete said examination prior
to the expiration of the six-month period; and further provided he
or she has first successfully completed such preliminary
examination as to his or her qualifications and competence as
shall be required by the Commissioner or any Deputy
Commissioner to whom application is made.
(d) An authorization granted pursuant to this Regulation shall be in

the form of a Temporary Permit issued by the Commissioner or
a Deputy Commissioner, which Permit shall be valid only for
service on board the specific vessel named therein.
(e) Not more than one mate and one assistant engineer shall be
authorized to serve on board the same vessel at the same time
under a Temporary Permit.
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(f) Temporary Permits cannot be granted in the capacities of Radio
Officer or Radiotelephone Operator.
(g) Temporary Permits may be revoked or suspended on the grounds set

forth in Regulation 1.17(4), or at any time upon notice by the
Authority when the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner declares
that the emergency situation referred to above no longer exists.
(7) Responsibilities of Companies – ISM Code. Shipowners and

operators responsible for employing seafarers for service on board Liberian
flagged vessels shall ensure that:
(a) Seafarers assigned to any Liberian Flag vessel owned or

managed by shipowner/operator hold appropriate certificates in
accordance with the provisions of the STCW Convention, as
amended; the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as
amended and the appropriate provisions of the Liberian
Maritime Law and Regulations;
(b) The Liberian Flag vessels which are owned or managed by them
are manned in compliance with applicable Minimum Safe
Manning Certificate issued for the particular vessel by the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner;
(c) Documentation and data relevant to all seafarers employed on

board the respective Liberian Flag vessels are maintained
and readily accessible and include, without being limited
to, documentation and data on their experience, training,
medical fitness and competency in assigned duties;
(d) Seafarers on being newly employed in service aboard the

respective Liberian Flag vessel are provided with
reasonable opportunity to become familiar with their specific
duties and with all ship arrangements, installations,
shipboard equipment, operating procedures and ship
characteristics that are relevant to their routine or emergency
duties before assignment to those duties;
(e) A knowledgeable crewmember shall be designated who will be

responsible for ensuring that an opportunity is provided to
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each newly employed seafarer to receive essential
information in a language the seafarer understands; and
(f) The ship's complement can effectively co-ordinate their activities

in an emergency situation and in performing functions vital to
safety or to the prevention of pollution.
Prev. 10.290 eff. 9 Apr. 1960; renumbered and amended 7 Dec. 1964; amended 11 July
1969; amended 8 July 1982; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 19 July 2010;
amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
10.293 Display of License of Competence or Temporary Permit.
Every Master, mate, chief engineer and assistant engineer shall cause his or
her License of Competence or Temporary Permit to be displayed on board
in conspicuous location. Said license or temporary permit shall be framed
under glass or other suitable transparent covering and shall be so displayed
as soon as practicable after reporting on board a vessel for duty and shall
remain displayed during the service of the licensee or permit holder. Willful
failure of any officer to comply with this provision may be grounds for the
suspension or revocation of his or her Liberian License or Temporary
Permit.
Prev. 10.292 eff. 9 Apr. 1960; renumbered 7 Dec. 1964; sub-paragraph (1) amended 11 July
1969; amended 8 July 1982, amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
10.294 Reserved.
10.295 Change of Command.
(1) Appointment. Whenever there occurs a change of Master of a

Liberian vessel, the shipowner or his or her authorized agent shall designate
and appoint the new Master in writing and the new Master shall enter the
following statement in the vessel's log book:
"I, (name of new Master), a citizen of (country of citizenship), holder

of Liberian License of Competence No. (number of certificate) in the
grade of Master, assumed command of the vessel on (date on which
officially took command) at the port of (port where change
affected)."
(2) Official Notification. In addition, the Master or shipowner within

48 hours after the change of command shall notify the Commissioner of
Liberia Maritime Authority or a Deputy Commissioner by the most
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expeditious means of communication available, advising of the name
and citizenship of the new Master and the date and port on and at which the
change of command was effected.
Eff. 11 July 1969; renumbered eff. 19 June 2002, amended 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9
August 2022.
10.296 Master’s Duties and Responsibilities.
(1) Master’s Authority. The Master has overriding authority and

discretion to take whatever action he/she considers to be in the best interests
of passengers, officers, crew, cargo, ship and the marine environment.
(2) Required Log Books.
(a) Bridge Navigation Log and Engine Room Log. Every self-
propelled Liberian vessel of 100 gross tons or over shall keep a
bridge navigation and an engine room log book that shall be
maintained in bound volumes or as an electronic log book
approved by the Administration, aboard the ship until the end of
the voyage. All entries made in such log books shall be signed
by the Master or officer designated by the Master who shall
make such entries, and all such entries shall be made as soon as
possible after the occurrence to which they relate.
(b) Bell Log. In addition to the keeping of bridge navigation and

engineer room log books, every such Liberian vessel shall have
a bridge and an engine room bell log book or an electronic bell
log book approved by the Administration, wherein shall be
contained the times and nature of all orders passed between the
navigation bridge and the engine room.
(c) GMDSS - Radio Log. Every such Liberian vessel shall

maintain onboard at all times the current GMDSS or radio
log book (diary of the radio service) officially issued by the
Administration or an electronic log book which shall be
approved by the Administration. Every radio operator shall
enter in the log his or her name, the times at which he or she
goes on and off watch, and all incidents occurring during his or
her watch connected with the radio service of importance to
safety of life at sea, and, where appropriate, the position of the
vessel, at least once a day.
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(d) Medical Log. Every such Liberian vessel shall keep a medical
log book or as an electronic medical log book approved by the
Administration, wherein shall be entered every case of illness or
injury happening to any member of the officers, crew or
passengers, the nature thereof and the medical treatment.
(e) Official Log Book and Entries. Every Master of such Liberian
vessel shall make or cause to be made in the log book entries
including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Every offense and any penalty or fine imposed.
(ii) Every death occurring on board and every burial at sea,

with all information required by Section 338 of the
Liberian Maritime Law, as amended.
(iii) Every marriage taking place on board, with the names,

citizenships and residences of the parties, and every
birth occurring on board, with the sex of the infant and
names of parents.
(iv) The name of every seafarer or apprentice who ceases

to be a member of the crew otherwise than by death,
with the place, time, manner and cause thereof.
(v) Wages due any seafarer or apprentice who dies during

the voyage, and the gross amount of all deductions
made therefrom.
(vi) A statement of any collisions immediately after the

occurrence or as soon thereafter as practicable.
(vii) Before departing from any port, the load line and draft
information.
(viii) Time of muster of crew at their boat and fire stations,

followed by drills, respectively, either in port or at sea,
or reason why not held.
(ix) The closing and opening of watertight doors and of all

inspections and drills as required by Regulations of the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
in force, as amended.
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(x) Drill of ship's crew in the use of the line-throwing gun at
least once every three months; but the actual firing of the
gun shall not be required.
(xi) Search of stowaways and contraband, which search shall

be conducted prior to the vessel's departure from each port.
(xii) Upon each change of Master, the information required

under Regulation 10.295(1).
(3) Medical Care of Officers and Crew.
(a) Seafarers Medical Care. Seafarers shall have access to

prompt and adequate medical care whilst working on board, and
such medical care shall be provided by the shipowner at no cost
to the seafarers.
(b) Visit Medical Professional. Seafarers have the right to visit a

qualified medical doctor or dentist without undue delay in ports
of call, where practicable.
(c) Standard of competence for Medical First Aid/Medical Care.

Seafarers designated to provide medical first aid or designated
to take charge of medical care shall meet the standard of
competence respectively specified in the applicable sections of
the International Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping, 1978, as amended, and as
established by the agent.
(d) Medicine Chest. Every Liberian Vessel shall carry and maintain
an adequate medicine chest bearing in mind the number of
persons aboard and the nature and duration of the voyage. In the
determination of the contents of the chest consideration shall be
given to the recommendations of the International Labour
Organization or another equivalent national standard
(e) Medical Guide. All required medicine chests must contain the
World Health Organization medical guide or other International
medical guide authorized by the Commissioner or Deputy
Commissioner, sufficiently detailed to assist persons other than
a ship's doctor in administering to the ordinary needs of sick or
injured persons on board and
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without supplementary medical advice by radio or
radiotelephone.
(f) Instruction of Personnel. The Master, and such other

officers as the Master may designate in his or her discretion,
shall be instructed to make full use of all available medical
advice by radio or radiotelephone or other appropriate and
available means of communication and in the providing of
information to assist a doctor in giving such advice.
(4) Manning of Survival Craft.
(a) Person in Charge. The Master shall place in charge of each

lifeboat or other survival craft a deck officer (or certificated
survival craft crewman if a passenger vessel) and shall also
designate a second-in-command. The person so placed in
charge shall have a list of the survival craft's crew and shall
assure himself or herself that the men placed under his or her
orders are acquainted with their duties. The Master shall also
assign to each survival craft a member of the crew proficient
in the handling and operation of the survival craft.
(b) Engine and Radio. The Master shall assign to each motor
lifeboat at least one member of the crew capable of working
the motor. He or she shall similarly assign to each lifeboat
equipped with radio and searchlight apparatus, at least one
member of the crew capable of working such equipment.
(5) Muster List and Emergency Procedure. The Master of every

vessel of 500 or more gross tons shall ensure that the vessel’s
complement can effectively co-ordinate their activities in an
emergency situation and in performing functions vital to safety or to
the prevention of pollution by allotting to each member of the crew
special duties to be undertaken in the event of an emergency and shall
cause to be drawn up and posted a muster list showing said
assignments, which list shall further indicate the particular station to
which each crew member must go. The Master shall assign such duties
as the Master deems necessary for the safety of the vessel, its crew,
cargo and pollution prevention. The Master shall further specify and
publish definite signals for calling all the crew to their emergency, boat
and fire stations and shall give full particulars of these signals to all
crew and passengers.
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(6) Fire and Boat Drills.
(a) Frequency. The Master of every Liberian vessel other than a

passenger vessel shall exercise the entire crew in at least one
abandon ship and one fire drill every month as provided in
SOLAS and shall conduct weekly safety training sessions as
provided in the vessel training plan over a six-month period.
The drills of the crew shall take place within 24 hours of the ship
leaving a port if more than 25% of the crew have not participated
in abandon ship and fire drills on board that particular ship in
the previous month. When a ship enters service for the first time,
after modification of a major character or when a new crew is
engaged, these drills shall be held before sailing. The
Administration may accept other arrangements that are at least
equivalent for those classes of ships for which this is
impracticable. The Master of every Liberian passenger vessel
shall cause the crew to be exercised at fire and boat drill at least
once every week and such drills shall be conducted as if an
actual emergency existed. All fire pumps shall be started and
sufficient outlets opened in order to determine that the system is
in proper working order.
(b) Proficiency. Persons assigned to the use of rescue and safety

equipment shall demonstrate their proficiency in the use of such
equipment.
(c) Watertight Doors. All watertight doors in use while the vessel
is underway shall be operated.
(d) Lifeboats. Weather permitting, lifeboat covers and strong backs

shall be removed, plugs or caps put in place, boat ladders secured
in position, painters led forward and tended and the boats swung
out to ascertain that the gear is in good working order. The motor
and hand propelling gear of each lifeboat, where fitted, shall be
operated sufficiently to ascertain that it is in proper operating
condition.
(e) Passengers. Passengers shall report to their stations and shall be

instructed in the use of life preservers.
(f) Lifeboats in Water. Each lifeboat shall be lowered to the water

and maneuvered at least once in every three months, when in
port, and the crew shall be exercised in the use of oars and other
means of propulsion where fitted. Each freefall lifeboat shall
be launched by free-fall or simulated free-fall with the assigned
operating crew on board once in every six months.
(7) Line-Throwing. On vessels fitted with a line-throwing appliance,

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the Master shall cause the crew to be exercised in the use of such
appliance at least once in every three months, except that the actual
firing of the appliance shall not be required. The service line shall not
be used for drill purposes. In lieu thereof, any flexible line of proper
size and length, suitably flaked or laid out, may be used.
(8) On-Board Training and Instruction.
(a) Initial Training. Before being assigned to shipboard duties, all

persons employed or engaged on a seagoing ship, other than
passengers, shall receive approved familiarization training in
personal survival techniques or receive sufficient information
and instruction, taking account of the guidance given in part B of
the STCW Code: On-board training in the use of the ship’s life-
saving appliances, including survival equipment, shall be given
as soon as possible but no later than two weeks after a crew
member joins the ship. However, if the crew member is on a
regularly scheduled rotating assignment to the ship, such training
shall be given not later than two weeks after the time he or she
first joins the ship.
(b) Frequency and Extent. Instructions in the use of the ship’s life-
saving appliances and in survival at sea shall be given at the same
interval as the drills. Individual instructions may cover different
parts of the ship’s life-saving system, but all the ship’s life-saving
equipment and appliances shall be covered within any period of
two months. Each member of the crew shall be given instructions
as set forth in Chapter III, Regulation 19 of SOLAS.
(c) Liferafts. On-board training in the use of davit-launched liferafts

shall take place at intervals of not more than four months on every
ship fitted with such appliances. Whenever practicable this shall
include the inflation and lowering of a liferaft. This liferaft may
be a special liferaft intended for training purposes only, which is
not part of the ship’s life-saving equipment; such special liferaft
shall be conspicuously marked as such.
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(9) Health and Safety Protection, and Accident Prevention.
(a) Occupational Health Protection. Seafarers shall be provided

with occupational health protection and live, work and train on
board ship in a safe and hygienic environment.
(b) Guidelines. Guidelines set forth in Marine Notice for

management of occupational safety and health on board ships in
accordance with the applicable standards and provisions of the
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 shall be complied with in
order to ensure that seafarers’ work environment on board ships
promote occupational safety and health.
(c) Accident Prevention. The Master of each vessel shall appoint

from amongst the crew a suitable person or a committee
responsible for accident prevention and such person or
committee shall in addition to any other duties assigned by the
Master ensure that any conditions aboard the vessel not in
substantial compliance with the applicable provisions of the
accident prevention code or codes currently approved by the
Agent are brought to the prompt attention of the Master
(d) Reporting and Correcting Unsafe Condition On-Board.

Owners and Masters of a Liberian vessel shall, in accordance
with the requirements for inspection set forth in applicable
marine notices, report and correct unsafe conditions and
investigate and report on-board occupational accidents.
(10) Ship’s Port Arrival/Departure Check List. Every Master shall

employ the use of and review his/her Ship’s Port Arrival/Departure Safety
Check List on arrival/departure and vessel loading/unloading procedures
for the safe navigation and operation of the ship.
Paragraph (1): Prev. 10.318 eff. 9 Apr.1960; renumbered 7 Dec. 1964.
Paragraph (2):Prev. 10.317 eff. 9 Apr. 1960; renumbered and amended 7 Dec. 1964;
amended 11 July 1969; amended 8 July 1982; amended and renumbered eff. 19 June
2002; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
Paragraph (3): Renumbered and amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended, renumbered, eff.
14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
Paragraph (4); Prev. 10.290(2) eff. 9 Apr. 1960; renumbered and amended 7 Dec. 1964;
amended 8 July 1982.
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Paragraph (5): Amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
Paragraph (6): Prev. 10.290(4) eff. 28 Apr. 1961; renumbered 7 Dec. 1964; amended
eff. 9 August 2022.
Paragraph (7): Prev. 10.290(5) eff. 28 Apr. 1961; renumbered 7 Dec. 1964; amended 8
July 1982.
Paragraph (8): Eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
Paragraph (9): Amended eff. 19 June 2002; renumbered and amended eff. 14 Feb 2013;
amended eff. amended eff. 9 August 2022.
Paragraph (10): Eff. 8 July 1982; renumbered and amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff.
9 August, 2022.
10.297 Certificates to be Given by Master.
Each exercise of a special power granted to Masters under Section 297 of

the Maritime Law shall be evidenced by an appropriate certificate, referring
to a log entry of the event, and shall be signed by the Master and executed
upon a form to be supplied, on request and payment of fees, by the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority.
Eff. 11 July 1969; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013.
10.298 Reserved.
10.299 Reserved.
10.300 Reserved.
10.301 Reserved.
10.302 Reserved.
10.303 Reserved.
10.304 Reserved.
10.305 Reserved.
10.306 Reserved.
10.307 Reserved.
10.308 Reserved.
10.309 Reserved.
10.310 Reserved.
10.311 Reserved.
10.312 Reserved.
10.313 Reserved.
10.314 Reserved.
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10.315 Food and Water; Ship’s Cook.
(1) Quality, Supply of Food and Water. There shall be maintained on

board a sufficient supply of potable water and of food of suitably nutritive
quality and variety, and such shall be properly and hygienically prepared,
dispensed and served at no cost to the seafarer. The Commissioner may, as
and if necessary, prescribe scales of provisions appropriate to the customs
and habits of the crew.
(2) Ship’s Cook. The Deputy Commissioner may establish the scope
of training of ship’s cook and catering staff to ensure they are properly
trained or instructed for their positions. The shipowner shall ensure that
seafarers who are engaged as ships' cooks are trained, qualified and found
competent for the position in accordance with requirements set out in the
Liberian Regulations, Publication and/or Marine Notice.
(3) On Board Inspection. The Deputy Commissioner shall require that

frequent inspections be carried out on board ships by its designee which
may be by or under the authority of the Master, with respect to:
(a) supplies of food and drinking water;
(b) all spaces and equipment used for the storage and handling
of food and drinking water; and
(c) galley and other equipment for the preparation and service of
meals.
Eff. 8 July 1982; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013.
10.316 Reserved.
10.317 Reserved.
10.318 Employment Conditions.
(1) Information to the Crew. Clear information shall be made

available to the crew on board every Liberian vessel as to the conditions for
employment thereon.
(2) Validity of Conditions. The conditions for employment and

shipboard living arrangements on board every Liberian vessel shall be
subject to examination and approval by the Commissioner or a Deputy
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Commissioner or his or her designee. Such conditions and arrangements
shall be approved if they are not in conflict with the requirements of
Liberian Law and:
(a) Are embodied in a valid contract for seafaring labor; or
(b) Are embodied in a valid labor contract concluded between a

shipowner or shipowner's organization and a seafarers’
organization constituted in accordance with the substantive
provisions of the applicable International Conventions; or
(c) Are ordered in accordance with Liberian law by a court having

jurisdiction over both the shipowner and seafarers concerned; or
(d) Are otherwise substantially equivalent to those specified in the

applicable International Conventions.
(3) Accommodation and Recreational Facilities. Liberian flag vessels

shall meet the standards of shipboard living conditions and recreational
facilities set forth in Liberian Regulations, Rules and Marine Notices for
seafarers working and/or living on board consistent with promoting the
seafarers’ health and well-being in accordance with the applicable standards
and provisions of the Maritime Labor Convention, 2006.
Eff. 8 July 1982; amended eff. 19 June 2002; re-numbered and amended eff. 14 Feb 2013;
10.319 Reserved.
10.320 Shipping Articles.
(1) Official Form Required. Shipping Articles, sometimes referred to

as Articles of Agreement, shall be in the English language and shall be in a
form prescribed by the Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority as set
forth in paragraph (4) hereof. No other form shall be used in lieu of the
official form except that a foreign language version may be appended thereto
or otherwise made a part thereof; provided, however, that on any vessel the
initial form of Shipping Articles prescribed herein shall be required only
upon expiration of the Articles currently in effect or within one year from
the effective date of this Regulation, whichever is later.
(2) Opening of Articles; Time of Signing-on Articles. Every seafarer,

including the Master, joining a vessel to commence employment on board
shall sign the Shipping Articles prior to the vessel's departure from the port
at which the seafarer so joined the vessel. The Master shall officiate at the
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signing-on of each seafarer and as the representative of the shipowner,
shall sign his or her name to the Shipping Articles in attestation of his or
her having so acted.
(a) The seafarer shall be given an opportunity to review and seek

advice on the terms and conditions in the agreement and seafarer
freely accepts them before signing the agreement.
(b) The shipowner and the seafarer shall each have a signed original
of the employment agreement.
(3) Closing of Articles; Signing-off of Articles not a Waiver. The

signing-off of Shipping Articles by a seafarer at the time of his or her discharge
from employment on board shall not constitute a waiver on his or her part of
any claims he or she may have against the vessel or its Master at that time.
(4) Form of Shipping Articles to be Annexed to the Crew List.
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MASTER AND
SEAFARERS
IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
Name of Vessel/Official Number/Port of Registry/Gross Tonnage/

Propulsion Power.
It is agreed between the Master and the undersigned seafarers of the (Steam)
(Motor) vessel...........(a)...........of which .................(b).................. is at
present Master, or whoever shall become Master, now bound from the port
of ..............(c)............. to ...............(d)............... and such other Ports and
places in any part of the world as the Master may direct, for a term (of) (not
exceeding) ...........(e)............ calendar months, that:
1. Seafarers shall conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful, honest and

sober manner, and shall at all times be diligent in their respective duties and
obedient to the lawful commands of the Master, or of any person who shall
lawfully succeed him or her, and their superior officers, in everything relating
to the vessel, its stores and cargo, whether on board, in boats or on shore. In
consideration of this service, to be duly performed, the Master agrees to pay the
undersigned seafarers the wages expressed herein and/or set forth in
supplemental provisions and/or agreements.
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2. Wages shall commence no later than on the day specified and agreed to
in these Articles or at a time of presence on board for the purpose of
commencing work, whichever first occurs, and shall terminate on the day of
discharge.
3. Seafarers are entitled to receive on request, in local currency, from the

Master one half of the balance of base wages actually earned and payable at
every intermediate port where the vessel shall load or discharge cargo before
the end of the voyage, but not more than once in any fifteen-day period.
4. If the Master and a seafarer agree, a portion of such seafarer's earnings

may be allotted to such seafarer's spouse, children, grandchildren, parents,
grandparents, brothers or sisters, or to a bank account in the name of the
seafarer.
5. Any seafarer who is put ashore at a port other than the one where he or
she signed on these Articles and who is put ashore for reasons for which he
or she is not responsible, shall be returned as a seafarer or otherwise, but
without expense to him or her (a) at the shipowner's option, to the port in
which he or she was engaged or where the voyage commenced or to a port
in such seafarer's own country; or (b) to another port agreed upon between
the seafarer and the shipowner or Master with the approval of the
Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner or authorized representative.
However, in the event such seafarer's contract period of service has not
expired, the shipowner shall have the right to transfer him or her to another
of the shipowner's vessels, to serve thereon for the balance of the contract
period of service, unless otherwise provided for herein.
6. Any seafarer whose period of employment is terminated by reason of

completion of the voyage for which he or she was engaged or of expiration
of his or her contract period of employment shall be entitled to repatriation
at no expense to him or her to the port at which he or she was engaged or to
such other port as may be agreed upon.
7. If any person enters himself or herself as qualified for duty which he

or she is incompetent to perform, his or her rank or rating may be reduced in
accordance with his or her incompetency or he or she may be discharged.
8. Any seafarer may request his or her immediate discharge on grounds

of injury or illness, and such discharge may be granted in the Master's
reasonable discretion at the next appropriate port.
9. The Master shall give to a seafarer discharged from his or her vessel
either on his or her discharge or on payment of his or her wages, the
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Seafarer's Identification and Record Book as issued by the Commissioner
or a Deputy Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority, with an entry
specifying the period of his or her service and the time and place of his
or her discharge.
10. Every Master in service aboard a Liberian vessel shall ensure that
watchkeeping arrangements are adequate for maintaining a safe
continuous watch or watches, taking into account the prevailing
circumstances and conditions and that, under the Master’s general
directions, all watchkeeping personnel shall observe the principles and
guidance as set out in the International Convention on Standards in
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping, 1978, as amended, and as
established by the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.
(a) All persons who are assigned as officers in charge of a watch or as

a rating forming part of a watch shall be provided a minimum of ten
hours of rest in any twenty-four-hour period and a minimum of 77
hours in any 7-day period.
(b) The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one
of which shall be at least six hours in length.
(c) The requirements for rest periods set out in paragraphs (a) and (b)
need not be maintained in an emergency or drill or in other
overriding operational conditions, i.e. essential shipboard work
which could not reasonably have been anticipated at the
commencement of the voyage.
(d) Watch schedules shall be posted where they are easily accessible on
board the vessel.
(e) The Master shall cause the recordation of the hours of work and/or rest
periods of each seafarer, and such record shall be available for
inspection by marine inspectors designated by the Commissioner or
In order to be alert and maintain proper fitness for the performance of

watchkeeping duties, watchkeeping personnel shall have no more than
0.05% blood alcohol level during watchkeeping duties; watchkeeping
personnel shall not consume alcohol within four hours prior to serving as
a member of a watch.
Eight hours per day shall constitute a working day while in port and
at sea.
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13. Work performed over and above an eight-hour period shall be
considered overtime and be compensated for at overtime rates. Work
performed in excess of eight hours per day shall not be compensated for
when necessary for the safety of the vessel, its passengers, crew, cargo or
for the saving of other vessels, lives or cargo, or for the performance of
fire, lifeboat or other emergency drills.
14. Seafarers shall keep their respective quarters clean and in order.
15. No dangerous weapons, narcotics or contraband articles, and

alcoholic beverages except as provided by the shipowner as part of the
vessel's provisions, shall be brought on board the vessel nor allowed in the
possession of the crew, and any crew member bringing the same on board
or having the same in his or her possession on board, shall be subject to
discharge and/or shall be liable for such fines as the Master may direct,
and all such articles shall be confiscated. The amount of any fine levied
against the vessel by the proper authority of the port wherein the vessel is
then located, for possession of narcotics and/or contraband cargo, shall be
made good to the shipowner out of the wages of the crew member or crew
members guilty of such possession.
16. Seafarer shall be granted shore leave to benefit their health and well-
being and with the operational requirements of their positions. No seafarer
shall go ashore in any foreign port except by permission of the Master.
However, the Master shall not refuse the reasonable request of any seafarer
for shore leave for the purpose of presenting a complaint against the vessel
or Master to a Liberian Consul or other proper Liberian Official.
17. The shipowner and Master may issue such rules and regulations as
may be necessary for the safe and proper operation of the vessel; providing
nothing contained therein shall be contrary to law.
18. If any seafarer considers himself or herself aggrieved by any breach

of these Articles, he or she shall represent the same to the Master or officer
in charge of the vessel, in a quiet and orderly manner, who shall thereupon
take such corrective action as the case may require.
19. All rights and obligations of the parties to these Articles shall be
subject to the Laws and Regulations of the Republic of Liberia.
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IT IS ALSO AGREED THAT:
(Additional provisions may be included or referenced herein or attached hereto,
including any collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that forms part of the
seafarers’ employment agreement).
20. IN FURTHERANCE HEREOF, the (each) seafarer hereby shall be

given an opportunity to review and seek advice on the terms and conditions in
the employment agreement, including any collective bargaining agreement
(CBA) that forms part of the seafarers’ employment agreement, and that he/she
freely accepted them before signing the agreement. (A provision to this effect
may be included in an employment contract or on separate sheet(s) attached to
the form of Shipping Articles, RLM-110 provided by the Deputy
Commissioner).
Dated: ……………. …………………………
Signature of the Seafarer
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said seafarers have subscribed their names

herein on the days mentioned against their respective signatures.
Articles opened at ................................ on ........................................
Signature of Master
Note:
(a) Enter name of vessel
(b) Enter full name of Master
(c) Enter name of first port of departure
(d) Enter here a description of the voyage and
the names of the places at which the ship is
to touch, or if that cannot be done, the
general nature and the probable length of
the voyage and the port or country at which
the voyage is to terminate. For ships
engaged in world-wide trading without
definite itineraries or schedules, insert
"world-wide trading".
(e) Strike out word or words not applicable.
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Columnar Entries
(1) Full Name of Seafarer (10) Base Wages per Month

(2) Date of Birth and Present Age Place (11) Days of Annual Paid Leave
(3) of Birth (12) Minimum Days of Paid Holidays
(4) Citizenship per Year
(5) Liberian Seafarer's Book Number (13) Date and Place Signed on Articles
(6) Home Address (14) Signature of Seafarer
(7) Name and Address of Beneficiary or (15) Signature of Master
Next-of-Kin (16) Date and Place Signed off Articles
(8) Date and Place Wages Commence (17) Signature of Seafarer
(9) Capacity in which Employed (18) Signature of Master
Prev. 10.1 eff. 1 Mar. 1958; renumbered 9 Apr. 1960; renumbered and amended 7 Dec.
1964; amended 8 July 1982; amended and renumbered 30 July 1996; amended eff. 19 June
2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
10.321 Reserved.
10.322 Reserved.
10.323 Reserved.
10.324 Notification for Early Termination of Employment.
Prior notice of termination shall be given by the seafarer and ship owner for
the early termination of the seafarer’s employment agreement. The duration
of such notice shall not be shorter than seven (7) days. Notwithstanding, a
notice period shorter than this minimum may be given in circumstances
recognized in other regulations or applicable collective bargaining
agreements justifying termination of the employment agreement at shorter
notice or without notice. In such circumstances, the Master/shipowner shall
take into account the seafarer’s need to terminate the employment agreement
without penalty for compassionate or other urgent reasons.
Eff. 14 Feb 2013.
10.325 Required Certification.
(1) Officer’s Certificate of Competency.
(a) Appropriate Certification. Shipowners and Operators

responsible for employing seafarers for service on board Liberian
vessels shall ensure that seafarers assigned to any Liberian vessel
owned or managed by the shipowner/operator hold appropriate
certificates in accordance with the provisions of the International
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Convention on Training, Certification and Watchkeeping, 1978, as
amended, and as established by the Commissioner or Deputy
Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority.
(b) Penalty for Non-possession. The penalty provision in Section 17(4)

of the Maritime Law shall also apply where a Master has allowed
any function or service in any capacity, required to be performed by
a person holding an appropriate certificate of competency, to be
performed by a person not holding the required certificate, a
valid dispensation or having the documentary proof required by
Regulations of the International Convention on Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping, 1978, as amended, and as
established by the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of
Liberia Maritime Authority.
(2) Seafarer’s Identification and Record Books.
(a) Requirements. All seafarers employed on board a Liberian vessel,

shall have in his or her possession an official Liberian Seafarer’s
Identification and Record Book issued by the Commissioner or
Deputy Commissioner in accordance with the International Labour
Organization Convention No. 108, containing any certificates of
special qualification issued to the holder by the Commissioner or a
Deputy Commissioner, and in which all service at sea shall be
entered and certified by the Master.
(b) Qualifications. As a prerequisite, the applicant must have basic

training in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations of
the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping, 1978, as amended, and requirements as
established by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner and
promulgated in a Marine Notice or like publication.
(c) Validity and Renewal. The initial and subsequent issues of

Seafarer's Identification and Record Book shall be valid for a period
of five years from the date of issue.
(d) Penalty for Non-possession. The Master and/or owner of the vessel
shall be liable to a penalty of US$500.00 for each seafarer employed
on board the vessel who does not possess a current and valid official
Liberian Identification and Record Book. Such penalty shall be
remitted if an official Identification and Record
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Book is obtained by such person within 30 days of the inspection
or other report which establishes the default. This penalty can only
be imposed by the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.
(3) Medical Certificates. Each seafarer employed on board a Liberian

vessel shall be in possession of a physical examination certificate in the official
form required by Liberia, or by another State Party to the International
Convention Concerning the Medical Examination of Seafarers, or in accordance
with the requirements of STCW 1978, as amended and attesting the holder's
medical fitness for duty to be performed and carried out at sea. The certificate,
which must be in the English language in addition to any other language
versions, must be signed by a medical practitioner licensed in the place of
examination and recognized by the competent authority in the place of
examination and issued not more than two years previous to the date of signing
of the Articles of Agreement in force, but shall be valid for no more than 2 years
from the date of the examination. However, for seafarers under the age of 18,
the maximum period of validity of the certificate shall be 1 year. Any seafarer
who, following examination, is refused such a certificate may apply to the
Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner for leave to undergo a further
examination by a designated medical referee independent of any shipowner or
organization of shipowners or seafarers.
In urgent circumstances a seafarer may upon application to the Deputy

Commissioner be employed for a single voyage only but not exceeding three
months holding a medical certificate that has expired within the last ninety days.
(4) Availability of Seafarer’s documents. The Seafarer Identification and

Record Book shall contain a record of the seafarer’s employment on board the
ship. Shipowners and operators shall ensure that documentation and data
relevant to each seafarer employed on board a Liberian vessel is maintained
and readily accessible, and this shall include but not be limited to
documentation and data in respect of the experience, training, medical fitness
and competency in assigned duties of the seafarer.
(5) Certificates of Service. In the unavoidable absence of an official

Liberian Identification and Record Book, the detailed sea service of each person
employed on board a Liberian vessel must be certified in writing, separately for
each capacity served in, and such certificate shall bear the signature of the
Master and the seal or stamp of the vessel, and be in the following form:
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(i) Name of Seafarer
(ii) Citizenship
(iii) Rank or Rating
(iv) License, Book or Certificate Number
(v) Place of Engagement
(vi) Date of Engagement
(vii) Place of Discharge
(viii) Date of Discharge
(ix) Total Service (Months and Days)
(x) Name of Vessel (indicate steam or motor)
(xi) Official Number
(xii) Port of Registry
(xiii) Gross Tonnage
(xiv) Propulsion Power
(xv) Nature of Voyage
(xvi) Remarks
I hereby confirm to the best of my knowledge that all entries herein were made
by me and are correct. In witness whereof, I have this date affixed my signature
and the seal or stamp of the vessel.
Date Signature of Master
(6) Special Qualification Certificate. Special Qualification Certificate

may be issued to indicate a special qualification the seafarer possesses in
accordance with Liberian Maritime Regulations and Rules and in accordance
with applicable international conventions.
Eff. 7 Dec. 1964; amended 8 July 1982; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended and renumbered
eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
10.326 Minimum Age Requirement.
Except for a ship’s cook who shall be at least 18 year’s old, no person below
the minimum age of 16 shall be employed or engaged or work on a Liberian
ship registered in accordance with Title 21 of the Liberian Codes Revised. The
Deputy Commissioner may establish a higher minimum age in circumstances
set out in the Code in the Maritime Labor Convention, 2006. Night work is
prohibited for seafarers under the age of 18, except when the seafarer is engaged
in a training program accepted by the Administration and
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the work is determined by the Deputy Commissioner not to be detrimental
to the seafarers’ health and well-being.
Eff. 7 Dec. 1964; amended 8 July 1982; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013, amended eff. 9 August
2022.
10.327 Electronic Transfer of Wages Payments.
A system of payment by bank transfers or similar means to enable the

seafarers to receive all or a proportion of their wages at regular intervals or
in due time and directly to the person or persons nominated by the seafarer
shall be established by the shipowner.
Eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
10.327A Seafarers Recruitment and Placement Services.
(1) Requirement and Placement. Seafarers shall have access to

efficient, adequate and accountable system for finding employment on board
the ship without charge to the seafarer. Shipowners who use seafarer's
recruitment and placement services that are based in countries or territories
in which MLC-2006 does not apply are required to ensure that those services
conform to the standards set out in the Code of the MLC-2006 in accordance
with Marine Notice and Rules promulgated by the Deputy Commissioner.
(2) System of Protection. The Deputy Commissioner shall ensure that

Seafarers Recruitment and Placement Services operating in its territory
establish a system of protection, by way of insurance or an equivalent
appropriate measure, to compensate seafarers for monetary loss that they
may incur as a result of the failure of a recruitment and placement service or
the relevant shipowner under the seafarers' employment agreement to meet
its obligations to them.
Eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
10.328 Reserved.
10.329 Reserved.
10.330 Reserved.
10.331 Reserved.
10.332 Reserved.
10.333 Reserved.
10.334 Reserved.
10.335 Reserved.
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10.336 Benefit of Compensation for Loss of Life.
(1) Amount of Compensation. As of June 19, 2002, the amount of direct

compensation for loss of life for each seafarer shall aggregate no less than Ten
Thousand Dollars (or its equivalent in foreign currency), regardless of the
seafarer's nationality, rank, seniority or other circumstances.
(2) Exceptions. The shipowner shall bear the costs of direct compensation
for loss of life upon the death of a seafarer from any cause, except:
(a) If death resulted from the willful act of the seafarer;

(b) If death developed directly from a condition which was
intentionally concealed from the employer at or prior to
engagement under the Articles;
(c) If death was caused directly by war or an act of war, declared

or undeclared, but this clause shall not apply if at the time of the
act the vessel had entered a known zone of international
hostility for the purpose of trade.
(3) Medical Examination. A seafarer shall not be entitled to the benefit of
a direct compensation for loss of his or her life if he or she avoids or refuses a
medical examination at the time of his or her employment.
(4) Presumption of Death. If the body of a missing seafarer has not

been found within six months after:
(a) An incident of damage involving the vessel on which he or she

sailed or the aircraft in which he or she was flying, or
(b) An incident which otherwise points to the reasonable

conclusions that the seafarer is dead, he or she shall be
presumed dead and the direct compensation for loss of life shall
become due and payable. Such presumption shall be rebuttable
in a court of competent jurisdiction, and where the presumption
is rebutted any such compensation paid shall be recoverable by
the shipowner.
(5) Shipowner's Obligation. Shipowners shall provide financial security

to assure contractual compensation in the event of the death or long-term
disability of seafarers due to an occupational injury, illness or hazard. The
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shipowner's obligation to provide the benefit of direct compensation for loss
of life shall arise at the earlier of the times indicated below:
(a) Upon signing on the Articles; or
(b) When the seafarer, at the request of the shipowner and prior
to signing on the Articles, commences travel to join his or her
assigned vessel. For the purpose of this Regulation the
seafarer shall be deemed to be employed or engaged on board
the assigned vessel from the commencement of his or her
travel.
(6) Minimum Requirements for Contractual Compensation. The

system of financial security to assure compensation for contractual claims
shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(a) The contractual compensation, where set out in the seafarer’s

employment agreement and without prejudice to subparagraph
(c) of this paragraph, shall be paid in full and without delay;
(b) There shall be no pressure to accept a payment less than the

contractual amount;
(c) Where the nature of the long-term disability of a seafarer makes

it difficult to assess the full compensation to which the seafarer
may be entitled, an interim payment or payments shall be made
to the seafarer so as to avoid undue hardship;
(d) The seafarer shall receive payment without prejudice to other

legal rights, but such payment may be offset by the shipowner
against any damages resulting from any other claim made by the
seafarer against the shipowner and arising from the same
incident; and
(e) The claim for contractual compensation may be brought directly

by the seafarer concerned, or their next of kin, or a representative
of the seafarer or designated beneficiary.
(7) Termination of Obligation. The shipowner's obligation to provide

the benefit of direct compensation for loss of life shall terminate at the later
of the times indicated below:
(a) Upon signing off the Articles; or
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(b) When the seafarer has returned from his or her assigned vessel
to his or her then place of residence or declared destination.
For the purpose of this Regulation the seafarer shall be deemed
to be employed or engaged on board the assigned vessel until
he or she has reached his or her then place of residence or
declared destination.
(8) Suspension of Obligation. This shipowner’s obligation to provide the

benefit of direct compensation for loss of life shall be suspended:
(a) Upon and during the period of a desertion as defined in the

Maritime Law; or
(b) During any unauthorized and unreasonable delays by the

seafarer when traveling to his or her assigned vessel or from his
or her assigned vessel to his or her then residence or declared
destination, or during any unauthorized and unreasonable
deviations from the prescribed or customary travel routes.
(9) Seafarer's Residence. Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the

seafarer and the Master or the shipowner, the expression "residence" shall
mean the seafarer’s home address as shown in the Articles.
(10) Beneficiaries.
(a) The compensation hereunder shall be paid to the seafarer's

designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, or in the absence of
such designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, to his or her estate
or to his or her personal legal representative.
(b) The designated beneficiary or beneficiaries shall either be

entered in an appropriate space in the columnar entries of the
Articles of Agreement or on a separate form to be provided by
the shipowner.
(11) Other Death Benefits. The amount of the direct compensation payable
under this Regulation shall be determined by aggregation and subtraction
of any other lump-sum death benefits in favor of the seafarer, which are
also provided or contributed to by the shipowner.
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(12) Satisfaction of Obligation. The shipowner shall secure his or
obligation to provide a benefit of direct compensation for loss of life by any
one or a combination of the following:
(a) A guarantee from a Protection & Indemnity Club approved

by the Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority whereby
the Club guarantees payment of the compensation hereunder;
or
(b) A life insurance policy from an insurance company approved

by the Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority; or
(c) In lieu of the guarantee or life insurance, by depositing and

maintaining at all times a payment bond from a bonding
company approved by the Commissioner of Liberia Maritime
Authority in an amount equal to Ten Thousand Dollars times
the number of seafarers on the one vessel in his or her fleet
with the largest number of seafarers; or
(d) Participation in an approved national scheme.
(13) Proof of Shipowner’s Financial Security to Assure

Compensation in Case of Seafarer’s Long-term Disability Due to
Occupational Injury or Illness or Hazard.
The shipowner shall secure his or her obligation to provide for compensation
for long-term disability by:
(a) A guarantee from a Protection & Indemnity Club approved by

the Commissioner of Maritime Affairs, whereby the Club
guarantees payment of the compensation hereunder; or
(b) A long-term disability policy from an insurance company

approved by the Commissioner of Maritime Affairs; or
(c) In lieu of the guarantee or long-term disability insurance, by

depositing and maintaining at all times a payment bond from a
bonding company approved by the Commissioner or a Deputy
Commissioner of Maritime Affairs in an amount no less than ten
thousand dollars times the number of seafarers on the one vessel
in his or her fleet with the largest number of seafarers; or
(d) Participation in an approved international or national scheme

acceptable to the Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs.
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(14) Certification.
(a) Participation in National Plan. If the shipowner

participates in a national plan approved by the Commissioner of
Liberia Maritime Authority, he or she shall annually file with
the Office of Deputy Commissioner a certificate or other
satisfactory evidence of both participation in and contribution to
the approved plan.
(b) Filing of Certificate, etc. The shipowner or his or her

Protection & Indemnity Club or his or her insurance company or
his or her bonding company shall file with the Office of Deputy
Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority a certificate of
insurance or guarantee or participation for every vessel, or a
payment bond as required under paragraph 11(c).
Such certificate or bond shall be renewed and re-filed ten days
before its expiration date. Such certificate or bond may be issued
for a period from inception until canceled.
(c) Form of Certificate of Insurance. Certificates of Insurance

shall be in substantially the following form:
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE PURSUANT TO
LIBERIAN MARITIME REGULATION 10.336
NOT TRANSFERABLE
NAME OF VESSEL:
OFFICIAL NUMBER:
PORT OF REGISTRY: MONROVIA
NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER:
This is to certify that there is in force in respect of the above-named vessel

while in the above ownership a policy of insurance satisfying the
requirements of Liberian Maritime Regulation 10.336.
PERIOD OF INSURANCE: FROM

TO
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The insurer may cancel this Certificate only by giving 30 days written
notice of cancellation to the Office of Deputy Commissioner of Liberia
Maritime Authority whereupon the liability of the insurer hereunder
shall cease as from the date of the expiry of the said period of notice, but
only as regards incidents arising thereafter.
DATE:_
This Certificate has been issued for and on behalf of
(NAME OF INSURANCE COMPANY)
BY
(NAME AND TITLE OF OFFICER OR AUTHORIZED MANAGER
OR AGENT)
(d) Certificate of Guarantee of Payment. The Certificate of

Guarantee of Payment shall be substantially in the following
form:
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT PURSUANT TO
LIBERIAN MARITIME REGULATION 10.336
NAME OF VESSEL:
OFFICIAL NUMBER:
PORT OF REGISTRY: MONROVIA
NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER:
This is to certify that there is in force in respect of the above-named vessel

while in the above ownership a guarantee of payment satisfying the
requirements of Liberian Maritime Regulation 10.336.
PERIOD OF GUARANTEE: FROM

TO
The guarantor warrants that it will pay the direct compensation for loss of
life provided for under Regulation 10.336 of the Liberian Maritime
Regulations directly to the beneficiaries and/or legal representatives of the
deceased seafarer upon their demand, if for any reason the Owner does not
pay the said compensation. The guarantor further warrants that it will not
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raise any other defenses against claims for such compensation except those
available to the Owner under Liberian Maritime Regulation 10.336.
DATE: _
This Guarantee has been issued for and on behalf of
(NAME OF GUARANTOR)
BY
(NAME AND TITLE OF OFFICER OR AUTHORIZED MANAGER
OR AGENT)
Prior Notification of Cancellation of Financial Security. Seafarers

shall receive prior notification if a shipowner’s financial security is to be
cancelled or terminated.
Cancellation or Termination of Financial Security. The Deputy

Commissioner shall be notified by the provider of the financial security if
a shipowner’s financial security is cancelled or terminated.
Eff. 8 July 1982; amended 28 Aug. 1986; amended eff. 19 June 2002; re-numbered and
amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended eff. 9 August 2022.
10.337 Reserved.
10.338 Reserved.
10.339 Reserved.
10.340 Reserved.
10.341 Working Hours; Overtime.
Limits on Hours of Work or Rest. The minimum hours of rest

standard has been fixed on Liberian registered ships. Minimum hours of
rest shall not be less than:
ten hours in any 24-hour period; and 77

hours in any seven-day period.
Hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which
shall be at least six hours in length, and the interval between consecutive
periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.
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(2) Exceptions.
(a) Collective agreements may permit exceptions to the limits set

out in paragraph one (1). Such exceptions shall, as far as
possible, follow the provisions of the applicable Standard of
the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 but may take account
of more frequent or longer leave periods or the granting of
compensatory leave for watchkeeping seafarers or seafarers
working on board ships on short voyages.
(b) The Master of a ship shall have the right to require a seafarer
to perform any hours of work necessary for the immediate
safety of the ship, persons on board or cargo, or for the
purpose of giving assistance to other ships or persons in
distress at sea. Accordingly, the Master may suspend the
schedule of hours of work or hours of rest and require a
seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary until the
normal situation has been restored.
(3) Musters and Drills. Musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills, and
drills prescribed by the Administration in Marine Notice, shall be
conducted in a manner that minimizes the disturbance of rest periods and
does not induce fatigue.
(4) Call-Outs to Work. Adequate compensatory rest shall be provided

if the normal period of rest is disturbed for call-outs to work, such as when
a machinery space is unattended, or for other unscheduled work that was
not anticipated at the commencement of the voyage.
(5) Young Seafarers. At sea and in port, except for emergency

situations as provided in paragraph (2), working hours for all young
seafarers under the age of 18 shall not exceed eight hours per day and 40
hours per week and overtime should be worked only where unavoidable
for safety reasons; a 15-minute rest period as soon as possible following
each two hours of continuous work should be allowed.
Eff. 7 Dec. 1964; amended 28 Aug. 1986; renumbered and amended eff. 14 Feb 2013,
10.342 Liability Insurance; Repatriation Costs.
(1) Cover Required. Each owner of a Liberian vessel is required to

maintain at all times satisfactory third-party liability insurance as described
in Regulation 2.66(2) and covering, inter alia, any default in meeting the
owner's repatriation obligations under Section 342 of the Maritime Law.
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Proof of such insurance shall be submitted annually to the Office of Deputy
Commissioner.
Security for Costs. In addition to the insurance cover required by

paragraph (1), the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner may at any time
require a shipowner to post a bond or provide other security to cover
anticipated costs of repatriation of crew.
Forbidden Employment Condition. It shall be a maritime offense for

any shipowner to require a crew member to purchase in advance the crew
member’s own repatriation transportation as a condition of initial or
continued employment.
Eff. 28 Aug. 1986; eff. 14 Feb 2013.
10.343 Reserved.
10.344 Reserved.
10.345 Reserved.
10.346 Reserved.
10.347 Reserved.
10.348 Reserved.
10.349 Reserved.
10.350 Reserved.
10.351 Reserved.
10.352 Reserved.
10.353 Reserved.
10.354 Reserved.
10.355 Reserved.
10.356 Reserved.
10.357 Reserved.
10.358 Reserved.
10.359 Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration.
(1) Procedure. The following procedure shall apply to conciliation,

mediation and arbitration under Section 359 of the Maritime Law:
(a) Crew members shall have fourteen days from the date of the
alleged occurrence of the labor grievance to bring the matter to the
seafarer’s Superior Officer; the Head of the Department;
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the Master or his or her appointee, each of whom shall have a
further seven days to bring about a solution of the matter.
(b) If after seven days the Master or his or her appointee has been
unable to resolve the matter, crew members shall have ten days
thereafter to bring it through the Master or his or her appointee
to the employer; or if the matter may be to the prejudice of the
Master, then directly to the employer. The employer and the
crew members shall have a period of twenty days therefrom to
bring about a conciliation.
(c) If after twenty days, the matter has not been conciliated, then
either party shall have a further twenty days to bring the matter
for mediation to the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner
of Liberia Maritime Authority or his or her appointed
representative.
(d) The conciliation and mediation procedures shall be informal.
(e) If the Commissioner of Liberia Maritime Authority or a Deputy

Commissioner or his or her appointed representative is unable to
successfully mediate the matter, either party shall have thirty
days to serve a notice of demand for arbitration and therein
designate a proposed arbitrator. In the event that an arbitrator
cannot be mutually agreed upon and appointed within twenty
days after service of said demand, each party shall appoint one
arbitrator and those two shall choose the third arbitrator who will
act as the presiding arbitrator of the panel. Should one party fail
to appoint an arbitrator, then the first moving party shall
thereafter have ten days to bring the matter to the Commissioner
of Liberia Maritime Authority or a Deputy Commissioner or his
or her appointed representative who shall in his or her discretion
appoint an arbitrator on behalf of the party failing to respond, or
alternatively, shall himself or herself serve as sole arbitrator.
(f) The arbitrator or arbitrators shall have thirty days from the receipt
of a written request for arbitration to make a final determination
in the matter.
(g) The time periods above may be extended by the Commissioner

of Liberia Maritime Authority or the Deputy Commissioner or
his or her appointed representative, and in the case of
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subparagraph (f) above may be extended by consent of the
parties.
(2) Arbitration Rules. The parties to the arbitration may agree as to the
place where the arbitration proceeding shall be held, the language in
which the proceeding shall be conducted and, subject to the requirements
of paragraph (3) hereof, the rules which will govern the arbitration
proceeding. In default of agreement as to the place of the arbitration, the
place shall be decided by the arbitrator(s). In default of agreement as to the
rules, the proceeding shall be conducted in the English language under the
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, insofar as consistent with the
requirements of this Regulation.
(3) Arbitration Proceeding. The arbitration proceeding shall be

informal, and testimony shall be given orally and in person to the extent
possible. All oral testimony shall be recorded unless the parties agree in
writing to waive recording. The arbitration award shall be in writing, in
the English language, and shall briefly state the reason for the award. The
costs of the arbitration, as determined by the arbitrator(s), shall be borne
by both parties unless otherwise awarded by the arbitrator(s). A payment
on account of costs shall be made by both parties at the commencement
of the arbitration.
Eff. 8 July 1982; amended eff. 19 June 2002; amended eff. 14 Feb 2013; amended 9 August
2022.
10.360 Reserved.
END
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THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

LIBERIA MARITIME AUTHORITY

LIBERIAN MARITIME REGULATIONS

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TELEPHONE: (703) 790-3434

RLM-108 SERIES 01/2023

THE LIBERIAN MARITIME REGULATIONS

CHAPTER I.GENERAL REGULATIONS

1.10 Title and Effect. ..................................................................................................................1

1.13 Administration of Regulations.

1.15 Reserved. ............................................................................................................................ 3

1.17 Licenses and Certificates of Seafarers.

1.18 Reserved. ............................................................................................................................ 5

1.20 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 5

1.34 Appeals from Deputy Commissioner’s Decision. ..............................................................6

1.35 Reserved ............................................................................................................................. 6

1.40 Control of Movement and Operation of Vessels.

CHAPTER II. SAFETY, DOCUMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS

2.35 Non-Compliance with International Conventions and Agreements; Penalty.

2.37 A Prevention of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk.

2.37B Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 10

2.37C Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships.

2.37D Discharge of Ballast Water

2.38 Dumping or Burning of Wastes at Sea.

2.39 Load Lines.

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(3) Credit for Liberian Crew. ........................................................................................... 14

2.41 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 14

2.58 Authorized Agents for Measurement and Survey of Vessels. .......................................... 15

2.59 Organizations recognized to act on behalf of Liberia. ...................................................... 15

2.60 Measurement and Alteration of Vessels.

2.61 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 17

2.63 Certificates of Registry.

2.64 Numbers of Registry Certificates and Licenses.

2.65 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 18

2.66 Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Provisional Certificates of Registry.

2.67 Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Permanent Certificates of Registry.

(1) International Certificates. ........................................................................................... 20

(2) Compliance with Safety and Quality Standards ......................................................... 20

(3) Proof of Liability Insurance ....................................................................................... 20

(4) Payment of All Outstanding ....................................................................................... 20

(5) Shipowner in Good Standing ..................................................................................... 20

(7) Filing .......................................................................................................................... 20

(8) Electronic Transmission ............................................................................................. 21

2.68 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 21

2.69 A Transfer Foreign; Cancellation.

2.70 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 22

2.75 Marks on Vessel. ..............................................................................................................22

2.76 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 22

2.77 Change of Name of Vessel. .............................................................................................. 23

2.78 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 23

2.88 Liquidated Damages. ........................................................................................................ 23

2.89 Foreign Ship Mortgage or Financing Charter.

2.91 Foreign Bareboat Charter: Required Filings.

CHAPTER III. PREFERRED SHIP MORTGAGES AND MARITIME LIENS ON LIBERIAN

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3.101 Reserved. .......................................................................................................................... 28

3.104 Bill of Sale Recording.

3.105 Mortgage Recording.

CHAPTER IV. RESERVED