Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Law Chapter 1. General provisionsThe Merchant Shipping Act The following basic concepts are used in this Law: 1) emergency – an ev...

Article 2. Legislation on merchant shippingThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on merchant shipping is based on the Constitution of th...

Article 2-1. Application of resolutions and recommendations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Merchant Shipping Act The application of resolutions and recomme...

Article 3. The scope of this Law is the Law on Merchant Shipping 1. This Law applies: 1) on sea vessels during their navigation along sea routes, rivers, lakes, reservoirs a...

Article 4. Public administration in the sphere of merchant shippingThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/02/2005 No. 55 (ef...

Article 4-1. National Maritime CarrierThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. The status of a National maritime carrier is assigned by the authorized body to legal entities of the Repu...

Article 5. CabotageThe Merchant Shipping Act Cabotage is carried out by vessels flying the National flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the exception of vessels register...

Article 5-1. Operation of vessels flying the flag of a foreign StateThe Merchant Shipping Act In the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, subject to the provisions of Article 5...

Article 6. LicensingThe Merchant Shipping Act Certain types of activities in the field of merchant shipping are subject to licensing on the basis of legislative acts of the R...

Article 7. Insurance in the field of merchant shippingThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. Voluntary insurance in the field of merchant shipping is carried out by individuals and leg...

Article 8-5. Forbidden swimming areas and temporarily dangerous swimming areasThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. In order to ensure the conduct of exercises, the protection of the...

Article 8-2. Safety requirements for the production (construction, repair, reconstruction) of ships used for merchant shipping, ports, coastal facilities and structures on wat...

Article 8. Confirmation of conformityThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. Conformity assessment of products related to activities in the field of merchant shipping and its life cycle...

Article 8-3. Safety requirements for the operation of ships used for merchant shipping, ports, coastal facilities and structures on waterways of the Merchant Shipping Act 1....

Article 8-6. Inspection of small vesselsThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. Inspections of small vessels are carried out by officials of the territorial divisions of the authorized...

Article 8-4. Organization of vessel traffic managementThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. Maintenance by the navigation center of vessels is carried out in the following order: 1)...

Article 8-1. General requirementsThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. Participants in the transportation process are obliged to ensure safe conditions for human life and health, the...

Article 9. Ship Ownership Chapter 2. Ship of the Merchant Shipping Act 1. Vessels may be owned: 1) States; 2) citizens and non-governmental legal entities of the Republic o...

Article 10. The name of the vessel. The order of ship individualization of the Merchant Shipping Act 1. A vessel subject to state registration in the State Ship Registry of S...

Article 11. Nationality of the vessel. The right to sail under the National flag of the Republic of KazakhstanThe Merchant Shipping Act 1. A vessel using the right to sail un...

Article 12. Temporary transfer of a vessel under the flag of a foreign stateThe Merchant Shipping Act When providing a vessel registered in the State Ship Registry of Sea Ves...