This amends the Antigua and Barbuda Merchant Shipping Act, 2006, in line with developments at the International level. The main areas covered are;
- The removal of the restrictions on the registration of passenger ships and high speed craft so that these vessels types can now be registered;
- An increased choice of ports of registry for commercial and pleasure yachts plus small commercial vessels;
- Formalization of the issuance of temporary permissions where breakdowns have occurred on board ships;
- Implementation of Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Convention;
- Implementation of Ballast Water Management Convention;
- Implementation of Anti-fouling systems Convention;
- Implementation of Bunker Oil Civil Liability Convention;
- Shipboard personnel definitions with special training and security training requirements as a result of the Manila amendments to the STCW Convention; and
- Removal of ships from the register in given circumstances.
