Regulation on places of refuge.

This Regulation stipulates the selection procedure and approval of places of refuge for ships in need of assistance, competent authorities and responsible persons for selection and approval of places of refuge, conditions which must be met by places of refuge, conditions and manner of use of places of refuge, content, and manner of passing and amendments to the Plan for admittance of ships in distress, liabilities in view of compensation of damages and costs, compulsory insurance, and other financial security for ships, and procedure after approval of a places of refuge.
This Regulation shall apply to marine vessels, other than war ships requesting a place of refuge from the competent authorities in the Republic of Croatia.
With the terms of this Regulation, “a place of refuge” shall mean a location where it is possible to temporarily accommodate a ship for the purpose of providing assistance or elimination of a possible threat to persons, the ship or the environment.
The Annex is an integral part of this Regulation.