提醒：土耳其-误报在船燃油数量及潜在的影响

News: Turkey –misdeclaration of fuel and potential consequences

19 February 2020

Members with ships trading in Turkey are advised of the recent increasing trend regarding sudden and unannounced inspections on ships by Turkish customs.

In particular, a number of incidents have been reported where custom officials have boarded ships for the purpose of checking the ship’s actual fuel quantity against the one declared on arrival.

A potential misdeclaration may be treated as an act of smuggling and could have criminal consequences.

It is understood that it could lead to:

• confiscation of the excess/undeclared fuel

• investigation for smuggling against the master and chief engineer

• arrest/imprisonment of the master and chief engineer during the ship’s next call in Turkey

It is understood that there is no risk against the shipowner or the ship itself.

Ships are advised to be extra cautious when measuring the fuel on board for declaration purposes, particularly when calling Turkish ports.

For further information, please refer to the alert - in the attachment on the right - prepared by Kalimbassieris Maritime AS, who the club thanks for the information.

KALIMBASSIERISMARITIME A.S通告原文

MARITIME A.S通告原文

OR EXCESS BUNKERQUANTITIES

Followinga number of incidents, the last couple of months, we wish to alert you about anincreasing trend in our area. More particularly, Turkish Customs have recentlyincreased the sudden inspections onboard vessels calling the Turkish ports forchecking the quantities of bunkers onboard in comparison with the declared onesby the ships’ command at the arrival at the port.

Vessels’ command should make sure that they will avoid misdeclarations to the Customsand pay utmost attention to properly and correctly measure the quantities ofbunkers present in the stores just before the arrival to the port.

Should an over quantity be determined, same is considered as smuggling of petroleumproduct thus the quantity of bunker exceeding the declared is confiscated bythe Customs and discharged ashore by means tank trucks for liquidation.

The difference on bunkers is treated as a criminal act and same is considered as“bring in goods (bunker in this case) without customs formalities” for thisreason vessel’s command can be accused for smuggling.

In case that vessel is found with quantities more than the declared ones, except the confiscation of the bunkers, Master and Chief Engineer are taken fortestimonies in the presence of a sworn translator. The crew should clearly state in their verbal and written statements that the excess quantityis not a result of a deliberate act.

Testimonies along with survey report, Minutes for Ship Search and Detection of Incident andSampling are delivered to the Public Prosecutor in a form of forensicinvestigation file to open a file for smuggling against the ship’s command.

The above act does neither lead any enforcement against the vessel’s interest norresults in detention of the vessel. However, it may result in arrest of thevessel’s command at their next entry to Turkish territories and consequentprisoning if they found guilty.

On the basis of the above and in order to avoid any actions from Turkish Customsand /or criminal actions against crewmembers and/or subsequent delay to vessel’sschedule, Member shouldbe notified to pay particular attention to the declaration of bunkers whenarriving a Turkish port and same to be in accordance with the real bunkersonboard at the time of arrival. 

Should you have any queries relating to this alert orneed detailed information, please contact Kalimbassieris Maritime IstanbulOffice, email  Istanbul@kalimbassieris.com or Tel:(+90) 216 457 560 0.

YoursSincerely, 

KalimbassierisMaritime AS (Istanbul)

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Standra P&I Club & KALIMBASSIERIS MARITIME A.S

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