Bulletin 010 – Barbados Reporting Requirements Rev.2.1

Notice to: Shipowners, Operators, Officers, Flag State Inspectors and Recognised Organisations.

1. References
a) Barbados Merchant Shipping Act (CAP 296).
b) Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC).
c) Bulletin 035 – Piracy and Armed Robbery.
d) Bulletin 018 – Marine Accident Reporting.
e) FAL.13(42) “Revised guidelines on the prevention of access by stowaways and the allocation of responsibilities to seek the successful resolution of stowaway cases”.

2. Purpose

2.1 This Bulletin provides information on BMSR’s reporting requirements for:
.1 Births and Deaths (Section 4);
.2 Occupational Diseases (Section 5);
.3 Breaches of security and Stowaways (Section 6).
2.2 This Bulletin does not cover reporting of Piracy and Armed Robbery accidents, which are addressed in Bulletin 035.
2.3 This Bulletin does not cover reporting of Marine Accidents, which is addressed in Bulletin 018.

3. Application

3.1 This Bulletin applies to all Barbadian vessels engaged in international voyages.

4. Births and Deaths

4.1 Section 166 of the CAP 296 requires the master of a Barbadian vessel to submit a record of any birth or death onboard the vessel. The Form 94 – Return of Births and Deaths shall be sent to registry@barbadosmaritime.com as soon as it is practicable to do so.
4.2 When recording a death, copies of the following documents shall be provided if and when they become available. All documents must be in English or accompanied by English translations:
i) Relevant extract from the Official Logbook;
ii) Deceased’s passport;
iii) Notice of death / death certificate (certified copy);
iv) Doctor’s report(s)
v) Autopsy / Coroner’s report
vi) Form 95 – Account of Property of Deceased Seaman (where applicable)
4.3 Unavailability of the required documents should not delay reporting.
4.4 Additional documentation may be requested by the BMSR depending on the circumstances of the case.

5. Occupational Diseases

5.1 As per MLC Regulation 4.3 any Occupational Diseases are to be reported with the Form 151 – Report of a Case of Occupational Disease, which is to be sent to ops@barbadosmaritime.com.

6. Breach of Security and Stowaways

6.1 Vessels that suffer, or prevent, a breach of security such as unauthorised access, cyberattack, bomb threat or discovery of suspicious items should report via email to ops@barbadosmaritime.com.
6.2 In the case of stowaway(s), Form 169 – Stowaway Incident Report shall be sent to ops@barbadosmaritime.com as soon as it is practicable to do so.
6.3 For dealing with cases of stowaways the shipowners and masters shall follow the basic principles of FAL.13(42).