Working hours
Cargo working times:
Saturday to Thursday: 0730 hours to 2400 hours
Friday: 1430 hours to 2200 hours
Developments
Construction of two new ports are almost finished, one in
Kulhudhuffushi (Northern Atolls)
and one in Hithadhoo (Southern Atolls)
Surveyor
Surveying is carried out by Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
only
Garbage Disposal
Food wastes, maintenance work wastes, and cargo-associated wastes
can be disposed of through the local agent on the Ship Master's request.
Officials and Visitors
Officers from Customs, Immigration and the Port Health Authority
will board the vessel, with agent, on arrival.
Pollution
Vessels needing to discharge slop from tank cleaning and dirty oil
bilge should request local agent to provide reception facility. The Port Authority has no slop reception
facilities. If any vessel discharges over board or in case of oil spill found in port, the officer in
charge of the vessel should report the incident to the Maldives Ports Authority and Coast Guard.
Government Regulations
1) Notice is hereby given that it is expressly forbidden for any
vessel to dump or discharge into any harbour, lagoon, or into any part of the waters of the Maldives,
refuse, bunker oil, sewage, noxious substances or any materials or substances whatsoever.
2) The Master of any vessel and / or its agents will be held directly responsible for any nature or
degree of pollution of the water, lagoon and Islands of the Republic of Maldives through the dumping
or discharge of any refuse and /or substances.
3) In the event of any nature of degree of pollution of Territorial water of the Republic of Maldives
due to the dumping or discharging of refuse and /or substances, the master and /or the agent of the
offending vessel shall be subject to an immediate fine deemed by the Authority concerned according to
Maldivian Law. |
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