1.0 Introduction
1.1. It is the responsibility of vessel owners to ensure that vessels are operated in a safe manner as required by Section 296 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2003.
1.2. Measures to ensure that vessels are operated in a safe manner include among others, obtaining port clearance on departure to local or international vessel voyage, and reporting on arrival from local or international voyage.
2.0 Guidance
2.1 All vessels on local or international voyages are required to obtain clearance before going to sea or lake from a designated or recognized Port or Local Landing Site officers. The Vessel Port Clearance (Departure) Form is the basic document to be duly filled in and signed jointly by the Master or Skipper of the vessel and the Responsible Port Officer or Landing Site Official. A copy of the Port Clearance Form shall remain with the responsible Port Officer or Landing Site Official and the Master or Skipper shall retain another copy on board. A Landing Site Official may use a register to record the necessary information contained in the Vessel Port Clearance (Departure) Form in lieu of this form.
2.2 Before entering or leaving the port area or landing site, the Master or Skipper of any vessel must communicate to the appropriate signal station and report the vessel’s arrival or departure, giving the relevant information of the vessels.
2.3 Vessel Port Clearance (Departure) Forms may be obtained from the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) or TASAC offices.
3.0 For inquiries please contact:
Director General,
Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation (TASAC),
8th Floor PPF Tower, Ohio Street/ Garden Avenue, P. 0. Box 989,
DAR ES SALAAM. TANZANIA
Tel: +255 22 2127314
Fax: +255 22 2127313
Email: [email protected] [email protected] website: www.tasac.go.tz
