Orientações básicas da Legislação Marítima em Inglês.

•We’ll talk a bit in the next pages about the Brazilians regulations and Brazilians madatory laws.

•Important you know the regulations and laws to avoid any problem when your company is under contact with Brazilians authorits and Brazilians clients like Petrobras and OGX.

•When your vessell arraiving on Brazilians waters it can work in this both cases:

Port state control

Flag state control

When a vessel enters a port from a over sea is visited by a boarding of port officials.

The master or chair man should already send a radio requiring a free praticque to the port health autority.

Since it got a reply garanting the free practice, as it be would whenever is good ship health conditions.

Perhaps the ship is allowed to berth before the health state officer come on board.

The accomodation ladder or gang way, must be ready for the port officers boarding.

In Brazil the three main officals visits are Health, Imigration and Customs. Later another officials can come on board. Example: Agriculture and animals

•Agriculture and animals , in Brazil this is a important departament, the signals from this departament is IBAMA, and if you will operate in FLAG STATE CONTROL will hear a lot of this name.

Labors representative – This case depend wich ports you stay, your agency can help you.

Safety cargo officials and safety surveyor – depend what is our vessel work can change.

•Federal Police – In Brazil can come on board to check the imigration papers, drugs and etc.

Is very important you that in port calls never drink, talk or whatever with a person that is under 18 years old. The Brazilian laws is very clear about this practice.

On board of one BR vessel or plataform you need to follow some procedures.

Its mandatory that all sandals need be closed and fixed on the foot.

On the messroom is forbiden come in using shirt, you need using at least T shirt to cover part of your arms.

On the messroom is forbiden come in using coveralls or labor suits.

If ocurred na oil spill, need to be registered, that can ocurred on deck but must be registered like a sea spill. This is a instruction from Petrobras, so if you will work for Petrobras must be attent on that.

•When you come on board need to presented to the doctor and explain if you are using any medicines. This need to be registered.

•Using INTERNET is forbiden acess porn sites, violence scenes and etc. If you broken any brazilians laws you can answer process and can be imediataly fired and broken your job contract.

                       Igor Santos

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