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Flag State Administration

Flag State and Port State Control

NIMASA implement and enforce safety standards whether under domestic laws or International Conventions ratified by Nigeria;

  • Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS) Convention of 1974,
  • The Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation Convention (SUA) of 1988 & Protocol of 2005,
  • COLREG ‘72, Load Lines (LL ’66),
  • TONNAGE MEASUREMENT ’69, MARPOL 73/78 etc
  • Under Abuja MOU, Nigeria has a Port State responsibility to carry out a minimum of 15% inspection on vessels calling in Nigeria.