Online Registration Launched
Pakistan has launched an online registration system for ships and boats, allowing owners to submit applications without visiting government offices. The launch is the introduction of a new system, and its purpose is to allow registration to be done online. Owners of ships and boats are the people who use the system, and they can now submit their applications through it, rather than by visiting a government office in person. The system is therefore a change in how registration is carried out, moving the application process online and removing the need for a visit to an office.
Announcement by the Maritime Affairs Minister
Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry announced the launch. The minister is the minister for maritime affairs, and he is the person who announced that the new system has been launched. The announcement is the public statement of the launch, and it names the system as an online registration system for ships and boats. The minister’s announcement is the source for the fact that the system has been launched, and it is reported alongside the description of what the system allows owners to do.
Who Registers Ships and Boats
The Department of Merchant Shipping under the Ministry of Maritime Affairs registers merchant vessels, fishing boats, sailing vessels and port craft. That department is the body that carries out registration, and it sits under the Ministry of Maritime Affairs. The types of vessel it registers are listed together: merchant vessels, fishing boats, sailing vessels and port craft. Those four categories cover the vessels for which the new online system is relevant, and the department is the authority responsible for their registration. The online system is therefore the new way in which applications to that department can be submitted.
Electronic Payments to Be Integrated
The ministry is preparing to integrate electronic payments into the system. That preparation is a further step in the development of the online system, and it concerns payments made electronically. The integration has not yet been completed, according to the reports, but the ministry is preparing to carry it out. Once integrated, electronic payments would be part of the online system, alongside the submission of applications. For now, the verified facts are the launch of the online registration system, the minister’s announcement, the role of the Department of Merchant Shipping, and the ministry’s preparation to integrate electronic payments into the system. The change is a practical one for owners: instead of travelling to a government office to submit an application, they can now submit it online, and the ministry is working on adding electronic payments so that payments can also be made through the system in future. The system covers merchant vessels, fishing boats, sailing vessels and port craft, and it is the Department of Merchant Shipping that registers those vessels under the Ministry of Maritime Affairs.
Source: The Express Tribune
