EXAMINING THE SHIP BY THE CUSTOMS
WORDS
to report - a raporta, a anunta
to fill up (in) - a completa
blank form - formular
report list - declaratie de sosire
ship's papers - documentele navei
ship register - certificat de registru
manifest of cargo - manifestul incarcaturii
list of stores - lista de provizii si materiale din cambuza
search note - nota de perchezitie
to search - a cauta, a verifica
to rummage - a perchezitiona
unentered goods - marfuri nedeclarate
spirits - spirtoase
perfumes - parfumuri
photocamera - aparat de fotografiat
to smuggle - a face contrabanda
radio room - cabina statiei radio
entry outward - declaratie la intrare
victualling bill - lista de provizii
port clearance - permis de plecare
private - particular, personal
property - bunuri personale, proprietate
to belong - a apartine
particulars - detalii, amanunte
block capitals - litere de tipar
victuals - provizii, alimente
EXPRESSIONS
as a matter of fact - de fapt
goods liable to duty (dutiable goods) - marfuri supuse taxelor vamale
to impose import (export) duty on - a impune taxe vamale de import (export)
to place the stores under seal - a pune bunuri sub sigiliu
the ship's store bond - bunuri scutite de vama, folosite in exclusivitate
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to clear in (inwards) - a trece prin vama la sosire
to clear out (outwards) - a trece prin vama la plecare
to enter the vessel inwards (outwards) - a indeplini formalitati vamale la sosire (plecare)
to make up a list - a intocmi o lista
it doesn't matter - nu conteaza, n-are importanta
TEXT
It is required that the Master of a ship shall report his vessel to the Custom House within 24 hours of arrival in a foreign port. That means that the Captain is to fill up the blank form of the Captain's Declaration or Report List and to hand it over to the customs together with certain ship's papers. Usually, the following papers are required for entering inwards: ship register, certificate of pratique, bill of health, manifest of cargo, list of stores, search note and others.
As a matter of fact, all the formalities connected with clearing in and clearing out are fulfilled by the ship's agent.
The customs officers come aboard the ship to search or "rummage" the vessel for unentered goods and to see if there are any prohibited goods or goods liable to duty.
It is well known that each country imposes import duties on certain goods brought into the country.
To prevent smuggling such goods as spirits, wines, cigarettes, tabacco, perfumes, , photocameras and others, the customs officers request the Captain to give the ship's store bond on dutiable goods kept aboard for use of the ship's crew and passengers.
The customs officers sometimes leave for the crew only a certain quota and place under seal the surplus stores.
Before any cargo is allowed to be shipped, the vessel must be entered outwards. This is done by the Master signing the "Entry outward" form and delivering it to the customs.
Leaving the port, the ship must have: the clearance label with the seal (which is sometimes called the "Cocked Card"), the victualling bill, the port clearance and the bill of health.
DIALOGUES
Customs Officer: According to your cargo manifest, Hold No.1 contains any transit goods, doesn't it?
Second Mate: Yes, that's right.
Customs Officer: We'll have to seal that hold up.
Customs Officer: We are under duty to search your vessel, Sir. Have you got any prohibited goods aboard?
Captain: What do you mean by prohibited goods?
Customs Officer: Oh, I am sorry. Here's a list of prohibited goods. Will you be kind enough to look it through?
Captain: So far as I can see, all the items have been accounted for in my report list, except, perhaps, the photocameras.
Customs Officer: I have your list of stores, Sir. These you may keep for your crew's needs. I'll only ask you to sign the ship's store bond. We'll have also to place some of your store-rooms under seal.
Captain: All right. What about the photocameras? They are private property of the ship's crew; they do not belong to the ship.
Customs Officer: It doesn't matter. You know, it is prohibited to sell photocameras here without paying the import duty. So, please, make up a list of all photocameras which you have on board. Here is the blank form.
Captain: What particulars must I fill in?
Customs Officer: Fill in, please, the name of your ship, the date of her arrival, and then in these columns the names of your men who have photocameras. Use block capitals, please.
Customs Officer: I'll ask you kindly, Sir, to let us seal up the radio room.
Captain: Well, sit down, please. I'll send somebody for the radio-operator to show you up to the radio room. Is there anything else I can do for you?
Customs Officer: You see tabacco, cigarettes and spirits above the quota must be stored under seal in a separate place. So, I must see and put some of your store rooms under seal.
Captain: I'll call our chief steward presently. He will attend to this business. Shall I sign any documents for you?
Customs Officer: Yes, Sir. As soon as we finish rummaging, we'll make out a search note, which you are to sign. After that, the Customs will issue the inward clearing bill or jerque note.
Captain: Must we pay export duty on the victuals which we want to buy here for the ship's crew?
Customs Officer: No, of course not. But you must get from the Customs a special document which is called "Victualling Bill". You will need this bill when clearing out.
Captain: How must I get this bill?
Customs Officer: Oh, you needn't worry about that. Your agent will arrange this business.
EXERCISES
I. Read the text of the lesson again and answer the following questions:
To whom shall the Master report his ship's arrival in port?
Within how many hours should he do so?
What blank form is he to fill in?
To whom is this declaration handed over?
What papers are required to enter a vessel inwards?
Who fulfils all this formalities?
What do the customs officers come aboard for?
What should they search for?
What do we call the money which we pay on the imported goods?
What goods are often smuggled into a country?
What document do the Customs request from the ship to prevent such smuggling?
What is usually done with the surplus stores?
When should a vessel entered outwards?
How is a vessel entered outwards?
II Read the dialogues again and answer the following questions:
Dialogue 1
Why was the customs officer going to seal up Hold No.1?
Dialogue 2
What did the customs officer come for?
Were all the items included in the Captain's Report?
Whose property was the photocameras?
Did it matter whether the photocameras belonged to the ship or to the crew?
What did the customs officer say about selling photocameras?
What blank form did he give the Captain to fill in?
What particulars was the Captain to fill in the form?
Dialogue 3
Why did the customs officer come to the ship again?
What did the Captain say about the radio operator?
what else did the customs officer want to seal up?
Who was to attend to the sealing up of the store rooms?
Who was to sign the search note?
Was the ship to pay export duty on the victuals they had bought at the port?
Who was to obtain the "Victualling Bill" ?
III. Ask questions using the model:
Model: The Captain is (was) to fill in these blank forms.
Who is (was) to fill in these blank forms?
The customs officer was to seal up the hold.
They are to pay import duties on these goods.
The customs officers were under duty to search the ship.
The chief steward is to attend to this business.
Our agent is to arrange this matter.
IV. Read the short dialogues, repeat each sentence during the pauses and learn the dialogues by heart:
"We've used up all the cigarettes you left us under the quota. We need some more now".
"Oh, I see. Do you want me to unseal the store room?"
"Yes, please. We want to take our daily quota".
"Will you fill in this blank form, please?"
"What is it for?"
"It's for entering your ship outwards".
"I see. What particulars shall I fill in?"
"It's all written here, but I can help you".
"Oh, thank you !"
V. Read and translate into Romanian:
Every country imposes import duties on some goods brought into the country. The Customs House is the Department of Government which collects this duties. The customs officers are to attend to this business. they see to all formalities that must be fulfilled. Smuggling of goods is a secret bringing of goods without paying import taxes. The customs officers are to prevent smuggling. For this purpose they come aboard ships, check and place the surplus stores under seal, search for unentered goods and assist to fill in all official documents.
According to Regulations, every ship must be reported to the Customs on arrival. The ship must be entered inwards before she starts discharging her cargo. In other words, she must be cleared in. Before she can start loading the goods in this port, she must be entered outwards. These formalities are usually done by the ship's agent. The Captain is required to do a lot of other things in this connection. He is required to fill in and sign some documents, to present the necessary ship's papers and to see to if that everything is in good order.
VI Read and translate the following notice issued by the
French Customs for vessels entering the
MOST IMPORTANT
All Cigars, Cigarettes, Tabacco, Matches, Playing Card, Opium should be collected in one place before arrival. If this is not done, the vessel may be subject to very heavy Custom's fine. The form should be accurately filled in, and if necessary, further items added, so that the Custom Officers upon inspection will find all commodities specified.
To avoid a fine, Captains are advised to save their manifest of cargo and stores made out as carefully as possible, and dated and signed before entering the harbour. The different kinds of cargo should be stated according to Bills of Lading, and should the whole or part of the cargo be in bags, bales, barrels, casks or other packages, the number of such should be noted exactly, also the quantity of dunnage, mats, wood, etc. used for stowage.
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