DECREE # 328 OF
THE PRESIDENT OF
1. Transitional Regulations of the Movement
of Ships in the Ports of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia shall be endorsed.
2. Border Guards State Department of Georgia (V.
Chkheidze) along with the Customs State Department (T. Maghlakelidze) shall
provide for the implementation of the mentioned regulations.
3. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (I.
Menagharishvili) shall inform the Embassies of the foreign countries,
accredited in
E.
Shevardnadze.
May 19, 1999,
Transitional
Regulations of the Movement of Ships in the Ports of the Autonomous
1. Owners of the ships, entering the Ports of
the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia from abroad, freight forwarder
organizations or persons shall send notifications to the foreign
representations of the Foreign affairs Ministry of Georgia (to Embassies and
Consular Offices) about sending of a ship or cargo. In the notification there
should be mentioned the name of the ship, type, other signs, the major type of
cargo and assignment, time and place of arrival and departure.
2. Examination of ships before entering the ports of
Abkhazia (opening and closing of borders) will take place in the determined
coordinates of
a) Examination of tankers:
421124.0
C.g. 413527.6
a.g.
421200.0
C.g. 413551.0
a.g.
421112.0
C.g. 413752.8
a.g.
421047.4
C.g. 413757.0
a.g.
421036.0
C.g. 413734.8
a.g.
b) Examination of dry cargo:
420856.4
C.g. 413548.0
a.g.
421021.0
C.g. 413548.0
a.g.
420948.0
C.g. 413716.8
a.g.
420856.4
C.g. 413721.0
a.g.
3. A company
should inform the border check-point about entering of international and
Georgian navigation ships to the Georgian port 72 (seventy two) hours earlier
and should confirm this 48 (forty eight) hours and 24 (twenty four) hours
earlier and not later than 2 (two) hours before the ship enters the port, the
company shall submit the schedule of the ship crew and official order to start
a commission to an officer on duty of the border check-point (if due to
technical reasons, the company cannot present the schedule of the ship crew, as
an exception, it is possible to submit a document during arrangement of
commission).
4. If the duration
of the marine transfer equals to time period less than 48 or 24 hours, the
captain of the ship, entering the Georgian port, shall inform border
check-point “Poti” in 30 minutes about its departure from the previous port.
5. Captains of
the ship, while navigating in the marine area, under the Georgian jurisdiction, shall be guided in
accordance with the joint order 20\M No December
22, 1997 of the Marine Administration and Defense-Marine Troops of the Ministry
of Defense of
6. In accordance with the circular
AL.2\CIRC.47\Rev. 1.21.10. of the International Marine
Organization (IMO) “The Convention of 1965 on Creation of International
Facility Conditions”, while registration of the free practice, the captains of
ships shall present the following documents:
a) For entering the ports of
Ship’s documents for inspection;
General declaration – 1 copy;
Cargo manifest – 3 copies;
Ship’s story list – 3 copies;
Ship’s provision list – 3 copies;
Crew members’ personal effects – 4 copies;
Crew list – 5 copies;
Passenger list – 3 copies;
List of vaccination – 1 copy;
Derate certificate – 1 copy;
Bill of laden – 6 copies.
Cargo plan – 3 copies;
Port clearance from last port – 1 copy;
Arms and ammunition list;
Captain’s declaration – 2 copies.
b) When going to the sea zone from the Ports of
Georgia, the captain of a ship shall present the above-mentioned documents,
apart from the list of crew members’ personal effects.
7. After the relevant procedures, opening and
closure of the border is implemented by the border check-point “Poti”.
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