Ghana Shipping (Maritime Labour) Regulations, 2015 (L.I. 2226)
Regulation 37
(1) An authorised officer may inspect a ship other than a Ghanaian ship when the ship is in a Ghanaian port and where the officer is satisfied that the ship does not comply with these Regulations or any other relevant law, the officer may
(a) send a report to the government of the country in which the ship is registered, and a copy of the report to the Director-General of the International Labour Office; and
(b) where conditions on board the ship are clearly hazardous to the health or safety of the seafarers,
(i) require the master to take the necessary corrective measures to rectify those conditions, or
(ii) detain the ship,
but the officer may take the corrective measures only where the ship has called at a Ghanaian port in the normal course of business or for operational reasons.
(2) Where the authorised officer takes either of the measures specified in sub regulation (1)(b), the officer shall immediately notify the consular or diplomatic representative of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.
(3) An authorised officer shall not, in the exercise of the powers of that officer under this regulation, unreasonably detain or delay the ship.
Procedure to Follow
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Responsible Institution
7th Floor, Ghana Shippers House, Ridge
- Email: info@shippers-gh.com
- Website: https://shippers.org.gh/
- GPS:
- Telephone: 0302 666915
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