For the purpose of the present Agreement:
- 1. The “Competent Maritime Authority” in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is the Directorate-General Shipping and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management and in the Republic of Korea the Korea Maritime and Port Administration.
- 2. The term “vessel of a Contracting Party” means merchant vessels registered as such in the ship register of either Contracting Party and flying the flag of the Contracting Party in compliance with its national laws and regulations.However, this term does not include:
- a)vessels exclusively used by the armed forces;
- b)fishing vessels and factory ships.
- 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 the seaman's identity document.
