For the purpose of the present Agreement:
- 1.The "Competent Maritime Authority" in the Republic of Estonia is the Ministry of Transport and Communications and in the Kingdom of the Netherlands the Directorate-General Shipping and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management.
- 2.The term "vessel of a Contracting Party" means any seagoing vessel used in commercial service, with the exception of fishing vessels and factory ships, which is registered in the territory and flies the flag of a Contracting Party in compliance with its national laws and regulations.
- 3.The term "crew member" means the ship's master and any person actually employed on board a vessel with regard to the working or service of the vessel, who is included in the crew list and who is a holder of a seaman's identity document.
