NEWS

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, IMMARBE assumes temporary measures concerning the operation of the Technical Department, i.a. implementation and enforcement of some IMO Instruments.

On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

We are proud to announce that from May 2019 E-Cert’s process implementation came into effect. The new process of issuing Endorsements will allow delivering Officer’s Endorsements on Belize vessels even faster as all the OEs are to be printed in DR’s Offices.

Maritime Administration of Belize presented an updated form of Medical Certificate.

IMMARBE introduced an updated Application form which comes into usage from August 1st 2018. It’s an extended version of the previous one. Filling out this one form you can apply for several documents at once: COC Endorsement, GMDSS Endorsement, Seaman’s Book, Special Type Endorsement (Oil Tanker, Chemical Tanker etc.) and Additional Endorsements.

Ship owners, operators and managers who have the vessels registered under the flag of Tanzania or intend to make an application for a registration under the before mentioned flag should consider changing the flag of their vessels to another legal maritime international registry in order to avoid arrests of their vessels in different countries and their registration under the flag of Tanzania through pseudo-registrars operating allegedly on behalf of the Maritime Administration of Tanzania.

United Nations Security Council adopoted their Resolution No. 2371 which states that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea shall not supply, sell or transfer coal, iron, iron ore, seafood, lead and lead ore to other countries.

In May 2017 in order to comply with Manila Amendments IMMARBE have developed a new design of Endorsements. All Endorsements issued before May 17, 2017 were not in compliance with 2010 STCW Convention due to the fact that those Belize Endorsement Certificate made reference to Regulation I/2 paragraph 9 instead of the paragraph 11.

Ballast Water Management Convention was ratified in February 2004 and will enter into force on the 8th of September 2017. This Convention contains regulations for the control and management of ships ballast water and sediments with aimed to the prevention of transportation of undesirable microorganisms and pathogens through the ballast water. This Convention applies to all ships in international trade including submersibles, floating craft, floating platforms, FSUs and FPSOs.

The International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) in view of the concerns raised due to the entry into force of the 2010 Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention and Code, the non- inclusion of the new STCW Regulations into the Minimum Safe Manning Certificate (MSMC), and with the aim to provide a proper clarification on this matter, conducted the detailed review.