1.There is a safety committee on board of every ship. 2.Our Minister may exclude ships or categories of ships from the provisions in the previous paragraph. 3.The safety committee has the duty to advise the master on taking measures for accident prevention on board.

The composition of the safety committee is determined by Our Minister.

The master appoints the members of the safety committee in compliance with Article 26 f

1.The Articles 7, second paragraph, 8, 8a , 9, 10 11, 13, 14, 15, second and third paragraphs, 16, second and third paragraphs, 17, 19, 23, first paragraph, and 25 of the Parliamentary Inquiries Act, insofar they do not deviate from the previous provisions of...

1.The Shipping Inspectorate and the Court may demand submission of ship’s logbooks, machinery logbooks, captain’s reports, muster rolls, punishment registers and of all other documents required for the investigation within a certain period, as well from the masters of ships, having been involved in the...

1.After submission of the memorandum, the President of the Court informs the Head of the Shipping Inspectorate of the memorandum or lets him be informed of this and the first at once states day and hour for the handling of the opposition. 2.The President summons...

1.The incompetent person is obliged to give the certificates of his former competence which are valid in the Netherlands or – if he has a declaration of fitness and competency issued by a Dutch authority as referred to in the Convention on Standards for Training...

If it appears during the investigation that someone has committed a criminal offence, the competent official of the Public Prosecutor is informed of this by the leader of the investigation.