Maritime Treaties

The section contains international maritime agreements, laws, and ministerial and regional decisions :

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1. The Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety (EAMS) establishment Presidential Decree .
2. Maritime labor related laws and regulations .
3. Maritime safety related Decrees .
4. Egyptian ports applicable dues and tariffs related decrees .
5. Customs exemptions regulating decree .
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1. Law # 8/1990 concerning issuance of Merchant Shipping Law .
2. Law # 4/1994 concerning Environment Law, amended by Law # 9/2009 and its executive regulations .
3. Law # 232/1989 concerning ships safety .
4. Presidential Decree # 167/1960 concerning security, discipline and order aboard ships .
5. Law # 79/1961 concerning maritime catastrophes and maritime wrecks .
6. Ministerial Decree # 3140/1960 concerning ships masters and crew members disciplinary rules; implementing the provisions of the Law 167/1960 concerning security, discipline and order aboard ships .
7. Law # 124/1983 concerning laws of fishing, and aquariums and fish farms regulation.
8. Law # 84/1949 for ships registration, as amended .
9. Ministerial Decree # 726/1962 concerning maritime wrecks .
10. Law # 156/1980 concerning marine inspection dues .
11. Law # 80/1980 imposing some maritime levies .
12. Law # 399/2004 establishing the Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety (EAMS) .
13. Ministerial Decree # 287/2011 issuing executive regulations of Law # 232/1989 concerning ships safety .
14. Ministerial Decree # 525/2001 related to not to remove any maritime wrecks in Egyptian territorial waters without Ports & Lighthouses Administration(P&LA) permission .
15. Ministerial Decree # 361/2001, banning Egyptian ships ownership transfer nor leasing to a Foreigner without a permission of the Minister of Transport .
16. Ministerial Decree # 619/2008 establishing a committee to simplify EAMS procedures, as amended .
17. Law # 158/1959 concerning maritime employment Contract .
18. Law # 24/1983 concerning issuing a law for pilotage dues, compensations, ports and lighthouses dues and those of anchorage and occupancy .
19. Egyptian criminal Code Procedures as amended .
20. Ministerial Decree # (619)/2008 establishing a Committee to simplify EAMS procedures and related amendments .
21. Law #(158)/1959 on maritime labor Contract .
22. Ministerial Decree # (221)/2013 on articles and terms of COCs issuance for marine masters, officers and engineers and COP for deck and engine ratings .
23. Ministerial Decree # 229/2006 coastal shipping permission for foreign recreational yachts owned by Egyptians .
24. Ministerial Decree # 622/2008 concerning classification societies approved in A.R.E .
25. Ministerial Decree # 14/1939 with the executive regulations of Law # 99/1939 establishing ships inspection system in the port of Alexandria .
26. Ministerial Decree # 18/1943 defining rules of usage of national and foreign flags in merchant and internal shipping.
27. Ministerial Decree # 8/1946 concerning fire-fighting measures aboard ships .
28. Ministerial Decree # 9/1946 concerning rescue means onboard.
29. Ministerial Decree # 122/1988 that all Egyptian flagged ships should carry minimum safe manning certificate .
30. Ministerial Decree # 103/1990 on the procedures applicable on Egyptian flagged ship’s owner .
31. Ministerial Decree # 10/1941 defining ships licensing terms and safety and seaworthiness requirements .
32. Presidential Decree # 357/1986 approving regulations of collision prevention at sea, 1972 .
33. Ministerial Decree # 161/1989 concerning the competent entity implementing Law # 232/1989 .
34. Presidential Decree # 232/1990 concerning the competent entity implementing the provisions of Merchant shipping Law.
35. Ministerial Decree # 8/1998 approving the consultative offices which certificates are accepted for non-SOLAS maritime units and ships .
36. Law # 63/1961 on coastal shipping .
37. Ministerial Decree # 47/1993 concerning instructions to Egyptian flagged ships to clearly dig ships identification number on its bow and stern .
38. Ministerial Decree # 39/1996 concerning International Safety Management Code (ISM code) operational requirements .
39. Ministerial Decree # 58/1963 authorizing Egyptian Maritime Transport General Authority the competency to permit coastal transport operations on foreign ships .
40. Ministerial Decree # 239/2013 concerning licensing the minimum professions to be provided on safari yachts operating between Red Sea islands and regulating rules to issue and revalidate their licenses .
41. Ministerial Decree # 330/2013 concerning marine passport issuing and revalidation and issuance of seafarers International Medical Certificate .
42. Ministerial Decree # 40/1998 Concerning Egyptian merchant shipping crew members regulations .
43. Law # 32/1961 on marine passport, as amended .
44. Egyptian Penalty Code as amended .
45. Civil and Commercial Pleadings Code as amended .
46. Egyptian Civil Code as amended .
47. Law # 308/1955 on administrative liens, as amended .
48. Law # 187/1993 on Egyptian Tax law, as amended .
49. Law # 41/2016 issued on Jan. 18th 2016.
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1. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2007 .
2. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2008 .
3. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2009 .
4. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2010 .
5. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2011 .
6. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2012 .
7. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2013 .
8. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2014 .
9. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2015 .
10. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2016 .
11. IMO requirements and amendments entered into force in 2017 .
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1. Flag state requirements for ships flying the Egyptian flag .