1.Employers shall submit the relevant application form (see Attachment 5) for navigating ships to the Maritime Administration for the issuance of minimum safety staffing certification (see Attachments 8 and 9), which shall be kept on board for inspections.2.The degrading and reduction of or other restrictions on the seafarers manning shall be recorded in the certificate.3.When seafarers suffer sickness, injury, death, or other special conditions due to unforeseeable causes or other force majeure factors while onboard an international vessel in international waters, which makes it impossible to replace the seafarers at an overseas port and leads to the number of available seafarers falling below the quota specified in the Minimum Safe Manning Certificate, the employer shall submit an application to the shipping administration authority and enclose the Application Form (see Attached Table 10) and related documents. Once it is reviewed by the shipping administration authority and has been determined that no hazards for the staff, property, and environment will result, a waiver will be issued (see Attached Table 11) and the number of seafarers on the deck and at the engine may be one fewer than that specified in the Minimum Safe Manning Certificate.4.The waiver in the previous paragraph is valid for six months at maximum.5.The waiver in Paragraph III shall apply to only primary seafarers. However, when there are force majeure circumstances, they may also apply to the captain or the chief engineer. If a seafarer does not have a proper certificate, the captain shall test the seafarer and provide the qualification certificate once the seafarer is determined to be qualified. The certificate shall be reviewed by the shipping administration authority.Attachment 5 Seafarer Minimum Safe Manning Application Form.odtAttachment 5 Seafarer Minimum Safe Manning Application Form.pdfAttachment 8 MINIMUM SAFE MANNING CERTIFICATE.odtAttachment 8 MINIMUM SAFE MANNING CERTIFICATE.pdfAttachment 9 MINIMUM SAFE MANNING CERTIFICATE.odtAttachment 9 MINIMUM SAFE MANNING CERTIFICATE.pdfAttachment 10 Vessel Waiver Application Form.odtAttachment 10 Vessel Waiver Application Form.pdfAttachment 11.odtAttachment 11.pdf