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People's Republic Of China Seaman Registration Management

Original Language Title: 中华人民共和国船员注册管理办法

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(May 4, 2008, the Ministry of transport announced 2008 1th come into force on July 1, 2008) Chapter I General provisions article registered for the standard crew management, in accordance with the People's Republic of China crew regulations, these measures are formulated.
    Article People's Republic of China crews registered in the territory, as well as related management activities, these measures shall apply.
    Crew registration mentioned in these measures refers to the maritime administrative agency according to the applicant's application, reviewed by the law, to meet the seaman registration conditions of registration, crew issued a service book, permit the applicant acts in crew occupations.
    Third Department of transportation crew registration management work throughout the country.
    People's Republic of China Maritime Safety Administration responsible for implementing national crew registration management.
    Manages the Central waters under the jurisdiction of maritime administrative agency and local maritime administrative agency responsible for managing other waters (hereinafter referred to as the maritime administrative agency), specifically responsible for the crews registered in accordance with their respective responsibilities, as well as related administration.
    Chapter II crew registration application and acceptance the fourth crew member registration can be raised to a maritime administrative agency.
    Crew registration application is filed by the applicant himself, crew or crew services, on behalf of the employer.
    Article fifth seaman registration, subject to the following conditions: (I) 18 years of age (internship, interns in the ship 16 years of age) but not more than 60 years of age, (ii) meets the crew's health requirements and (iii) through the basic safety training seafarers, ships crew, and approved by the maritime administrative agency examinations.
    Registered international ships crew, maritime administrative agency should also organize crews of professional foreign language exam.
    Sixth application for seaman registration, the following documents shall be submitted: (a) the crew registration, (ii) the copy of identity card, (iii) the crew medical check lists (d) recent positive straight edge 5 cm white color photo without hat 2; (e) seafarers, copies of basic safety training certificate of crew of inland waterway vessels.
    Register for international shipping crew, shall also submit the crew of professional foreign language copies of examination certificates.
    The submission of the identity card of the applicant, the seafarers ' basic safety training certificate, inland ship crew basic safety training certificate and when copies of professional foreign language examinations proved that the crew, to the maritime administrative agency shall also produce original.
    Article crew application for registration and acceptance of the work shall, in accordance with the relevant requirements of traffic regulations on the implementation of administrative licensing procedures for processing. The eighth crew of the maritime administrative agency shall accept applications for registration within 10th of register or refuse to register the decision. To comply with these rules, crews shall be given a registered and issued with crew service book.
    Not conforming to these rules, shall be returned to the application and state the reason in writing.
    Nineth maritime administrative agency the crew members should be given a unique registration number.
    Register already registered crew shall not be applied for the crew.
    Chapter III registered crew changes and cancellation of the tenth under any of the following circumstances, the crew should be managed within 6 months I registration dossier of the maritime administrative agency to apply for crew change procedures for registration: (a) the crew recorded in a service book items change (ii) significant changes in the appearance.
    The maritime administrative agency shall change accordingly in the crew service book record service book or issue a new crew.
    11th crew member has any of the following circumstances, the maritime administrative agency shall be revoked registered crew, and publish: (a) dies or is declared as missing; (b) the incapacitated; (c) the service book of crew has been revoked according to law; (d) personally apply for cancellation of registration.
    Crew in the labor contract during the first paragraph of this section (a), (b), crew service crew or the employer shall report to the maritime administrative agency, and submit supporting materials, certified by the maritime administrative agency according to law after cancellation.
    Decision of the maritime administrative agency revoked the crew service book should be to manage the crew informed the maritime safety authority, of the registration dossier.
    12th applicant is lawfully revoked the crew service book, refuse to re-registration within 5 years from the date of revocation.
    Fourth chapter book management 13th crew service book of crew services occupational identity documents of the crew, no unit or individual shall not be used, rented, lent, forged, altered or sold.
    Crew members of the vessel during the work shall carry the crew service book.
    14th crew service book shall include the crew's name, gender, nationality, date of birth, residence, contact, contact details and other related matters.
    The maritime administrative agency shall be recorded in the safety of the crew in the crew service book records, cumulative scores and violations.
    15th after serving on board and the crew from the ship before the dismissal, should take the initiative to crew book submitted to the captain handled the crew service, dismissal endorsements.
    Captain endorsements for the crew to handle the crew Office, dismissed, and crew in the service book, the facts of their qualifications and service performance.
    Captain's position was endorsed by the outgoing captain responsible for endorsements, endorsements by the removal of the captain took over as captain, responsible for the endorsement.
    In consequence of new runs, scrap and other special cases no or took over as Captain when he left office, the appointment and dismissal of Captain within the territory by ship than by boat basin maritime administrative agency endorsement; in outside endorsements by the captain himself.
    16th crew service book record page is full or damaged, shall be to manage himself the maritime administrative agency for renewal of the registration dossier, and submit the following materials: (a) the crew service book renewal application; (b) the recent straight edge front 5 cm white color photo without hat 2; (c) the records page, or damage the service book of crew members.
    17th crew lost the service book should be to manage my registration files of the maritime administrative agency for re-issue, and submit the following materials: (a) the crew service book replacement application; (b) the corresponding supporting documents; (c) the recent straight edge front 5 cm white color photo without hat 2.
    Fifth chapter, supervision and inspection of the 18th crew of the maritime administrative agency shall establish the registration database and a crew member registration record book, record basic information of the crew.
    19th crew the employer shall establish crew files, basic personal data, service records crew qualifications, training records, safety record, health status, any removal of information, keeping records of actual, continuous and complete and regularly submitted to the maritime administrative agency crew appointment and dismissal.
    20th the maritime administrative agency for the crew when conducting supervision and inspection, and shall verify the following: (a) hold and carry a crew of service book, (ii) crew service book's authenticity and compliance; (c) the endorsement for the crew on the ship of captain.
    21st crew of a maritime administrative agency services employer and crew when conducting supervision and inspection, and shall verify the following: (a) sailors archive established; (b) submission to the maritime administrative agency the crew worked on a regular basis, dismissal. 22nd maritime administrative agency exercising supervision and inspection, can ask the parties, government regulations, ships or individuals to understand the situation, check out, copy the relevant information.
    Units, ships or individuals should cooperate.
    The maritime administrative agency shall keep under investigation units, shipping and trade secrets or personal privacy.
    Sixth chapter legal liability article 23rd in violation of the regulations, by fraud, bribery or other improper means to register and obtain the service book of crew, the maritime administration shall revoke the crew service book, and concurrently impose a fine of less than 2000 Yuan and 20,000 yuan.
    24th article in violation of the regulations, forged, altered or sell the service book of crew, collected by the maritime administrative agency the crew service book and illegal penalty of between 50,000 yuan and 20,000 yuan in cases of fines of between 50,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan, has illegally obtained, and shall confiscate the illegal income.
    25th article in violation of the regulations, crew services item recorded in the book are changed, the crew did not go through the change procedures, the maritime administrative agency shall order rectification, and may be fined a maximum of 1000 Yuan.
    26th article violates the regulations, crew registration does not work on a ship, the maritime administrative agency shall order it to leave.
    27th article in violation of the regulations, crew members of the vessel during the work does not carry the service book of crew, the maritime administrative agency shall order rectification, and may be fined a maximum of 2000.
    28th article in violation of the regulations, the captain is not in the crew in the service book faithfully and promptly recorded crew qualifications and service performance, by the maritime administrative agency fined 2000 Yuan and 20,000 yuan in serious and withholding of competency certificates for more than 6 months to 2 years until the penalty of revocation of competency certificates.
    29th article in violation of the regulations, crews employ unregistered persons work on a ship of the employer, by the maritime administrative agency ordered corrective action and fines of between 30,000 yuan and 150,000 yuan.
    30th of staff of the maritime administrative agency shall have any of the following circumstances shall be given disciplinary action: (a) violations registered with the crew or crew service book issued, (ii) does not perform its duty of supervision and inspection, and (iii) no administrative statutory or administrative penalty according to law; (d) other acts of abuse their powers, neglect their duties.
    Seventh chapter supplementary articles article 31st crew services book by People's Republic of China Maritime Safety Administration printed.
    Article 32nd crew medical examinations set by the Ministry of transport's crew medical standards.
                                    The 33rd article of the rules take effect on July 1, 2008.