• by Charles Hays
  • Oct 01, 2019

List of Flag States Requiring Carriage Of Publications

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Flag State

Circular/Notice Reference

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​Antigua & Barbuda

 Circular 2012-006 (Rev 1) See also MSC-MEPC.2/Circ.2, the ISM Code, & the Ship's SMS manual for addtional publication carriage requirements 

Australia

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

 Information Bulletin No. 51


Barbados

Belgium

Belize

Bermuda

Brazil

Canada

​Cape Verde​

​Cayman Islands

The Merchant Shipping Law (Carriage of Nautical Publications)

China

​​Cook Islands

​Costa Rica

Croatia

Curaçao

Cyprus

 Circular No. 8/2001

​Denmark (inc Greenland)

Dominica

Estonia

​Faroe Islands

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Gibraltar

Greece

Honduras

​Hong Kong

Iceland

Iraq

Ireland

​Isle of Man

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Kiribati

Latvia

Liberia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Madeira

Malaysia

Maldives

Malta

Marshall Islands

 Marine Notice No. 1-000-3

Mauritius

Mexico

​Moldova

​Mongolia

​Netherlands

​New Zealand

​Nicaragua

​Nigeria

​Norway

​Panama

​Papua New Guinea

​Philippines

​Poland

​Portugal

​Qatar

​Russia

​Seychelles

​Sierra Leone

​Singapore

​Slovenia

​South Africa

​Spain

​Sri Lanka

​St Kitts and Nevis

​St Vincent and the Grenadines

​Sweden

​Switzerland

​Thailand

​Trinidad and Tobago

​Turkey

​Tuvalu

​UK

 SOLAS Chapter V Annex 3, SOLAS Regulation 19.2.1.4, Large Commercial Yacht Code, Code of Safe Working Practices

​United Arab Emirates

​USA

§33 CFR 164.33 & §33 CFR 164.72

​Vanuatu

​Venezuela

 

Disclaimer: American Nautical Services, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the accuracy and contents of this article.The information in this article has been provided for informational purposes only. Mariners should consult with their respective flag state authority, company administration, and safety management system (SMS) to ensure compliance with all current chart and publication carriage requirements on the domestic and international level.

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