Shipping master

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A shipping master is an appointment in some countries that manages certain affairs of the merchant navy. The exact duties a shipping master carries out depends on the particular laws of the country.

Merchant navy fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country; so named by King George V of Britain due to British merchant ships service during WW1

A merchant navy or merchant marine or mercantile marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country. On merchant vessels, seafarers of various ranks and sometimes members of maritime trade unions are required by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) to carry Merchant Mariner's Documents.

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Cayman Islands

In the Cayman Islands, the Shipping Master administers shipping activities in relation to the engagement and discharge of seafarers from ships. The Shipping Master may represent the Government at various international forums such as the International Maritime Organization and the ILO. [1]

Cayman Islands British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean

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International Maritime Organization Specialised agency of the United Nations

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) until 1982, is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference held in Geneva in 1948 and the IMO came into existence ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the IMO currently has 174 member states and three associate members.

Pakistan

In Pakistan, the Shipping Master is the head of the Government Shipping Office and is appointed by the Government of Pakistan. [2] The Shipping Master is the issuing authority for the Seaman Service Book to merchant navy sailors, [3] and grants port clearance to incoming and outgoing merchant ships at the seaports[ citation needed ]. The Shipping Master is also responsible for implementing the rules and ILO conventions in relation to the Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001, [4] and is a member of the Central Maritime Advisory Committee. [5]

Pakistan federal parliamentary constitutional republic in South Asia

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world’s sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 212,742,631 people. In area, it is the 33rd-largest country, spanning 881,913 square kilometres. Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China in the far northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.

Government Shipping Office

The Government Shipping Office is an agency in the Government of Pakistan that registers and manages sailors in the Pakistan Merchant Navy. The Government Shipping Office was first established in 1923 under the Merchant Shipping Act. It was a subordinate office of the then-Ministry of Communications, now reorganised as the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, under the administrative control of Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi.

Government of Pakistan National government

The Government of Pakistan is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces of a proclaimed and established by the parliamentary democratic republic, constitutionally called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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Mercantile Marine Department

Mercantile Marine Department is an attached department of Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi under the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Government of Pakistan. The department was established in 1930 under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923, which was repealed and replaced with Merchant Shipping Ordinance No. L II of 2001 in 2001. The department is headed by the Principal Officer who is also Registrar of Ships and Superintendent of Light Houses in Pakistan.

Seaman Service Book (SSB) is a continuous record of a seaman’s service issued in Pakistan. This document certifies that the person holding is a seaman as per the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended from time to time. Seaman Book is one of the compulsory document for applying crew transit visas. The record of employment on board of a merchant ship is recorded in a Seaman Service Book. Different countries issue to their seafarers the similar service book with different names i.e. Seaman Record Book, Seaman Discharge Book etc. In Pakistan Government Shipping Office issue this book under section 120 of Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001. It is mandatory for all seafarers serving on board ship, whether they are on the Minimum Safe Manning Certificate or not, to hold a "Seaman Service Book and Seaman Identity Document" (SID).

The Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001 has replaced the Merchant Shipping Act of 1923. This replacement was made in 2001 to deal with the constantly changing and modern shipping industry. The purpose of the Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001 is to provide a framework and rules under which the Government Authorities will function in dealing with matters related to the shipping industry. This law also covers obligations internationally required under the ILO conventions as Pakistan being an active member of the ILO.

Ministry of Maritime Affairs (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs which was formerly known as the Ministry of Ports and Shipping is a Federal Ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The current Minister for Maritime Affairs is Ali Haider Zaidi and the current Federal Secretary for Maritime Affairs is Rizwan Ahmed.

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The Federal Secretary is the highest-ranking position in the Government of Pakistan, occupied by the most senior civil servant in a specific Ministry or Division. The Secretary is the administrative head of that Ministry or Division and oversees and enforces public policy matters. The authority for the creation of this post solely rests with the Cabinet of Pakistan. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.

References

  1. ↑ "Shipping Master - MACI". Cishipping.com. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Management". Shippingoffice.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Seaman Service Book". Shippingoffice.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  4. ↑ "Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001" (PDF). Ilo.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  5. ↑ "Maritime Advisory Committee". Shippingoffice.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
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