For merchant ships flying the national flag, half of the crew, including the captain and officers, must be of Moroccan nationality. Additionally, in the case of ships owned by public limited companies or limited partnerships, the ship may fly the national flag when the majority of the members of the board of directors or of the supervisory board, and the chairman of the board of directors, the director or the managing director are Moroccan.
"Article 3 (Modified, D. May 18, 1930 - 19 hija 1348): Boats of any tonnage may be nationalized Moroccan on the condition:
a) To have their home port in the French zone of the Shereefian Empire;
b) (Modified, D. May 2, 1933 - 7 moharrem 1352). - Usually to carry out a navigation which interests in a direct and principal way, the traffic of the ports of the French zone, or, in the case of fishing boats, to usually unload the product of their fishing in the zone French.
c) To belong for at least three quarters to Moroccan or French nationals; when the boats are the property of public limited companies or limited partnerships, this condition is considered to be fulfilled when the majority of the members of the board of directors or of the supervisory board are French citizens or Moroccan subjects and that, in addition, the president of the board of directors or of the supervisory board are French citizens or American subjects and that, in addition, the chairman of the board of directors, the director or the managing director are French or Moroccan;
d) (Added, D. April 7, 1934 - 22 hija 1352.) To have their crew composed of sailors of Moroccan nationality, in a fixed proportion, for the different types of navigation, by vizierial decree.
However, when it comes to boats (ships and boats) called upon to practice Moroccan cabotage, demarcation and fishing, under the conditions of article 52 below, and for which the above condition is not not carried out, the authorization to make them sail under the Cherifian flag can be specially granted to their owners, when they have been fixed in Morocco for a year at least or in the case where these boats belong to a company, when the latter has its head office in Morocco.[...]" (Maritime Commerce Code (Dahir of 31 May 1919; OG of 26 May 1919), as last amended by the Dahir on the Finance Law of 1984 (27 April 1984), Article 3 [google translation of consolidated French version])
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"Article 1 - The proportion of seamen of Moroccan nationality who must be on board ships flying the Cherifian flag, in application of the provisions of paragraph d) of article 3 of annex I of the aforementioned dahir of 28 joumada II 1337 (31 March 1919), is fixed as follows:
a) For merchant ships: half the crew, including the captain and officers; [...]" (Decree of April 7, 1934 (OG no. 1123 of 4.5.1934) fixing the proportion of sailors of Moroccan nationality who must be on board ships armed under the Cherifian flag, as amended by Decree No. 2-57-0193 of 23 March 1957 (OG no. 2320 of 12.4.1957), Article 1 [google translation])
Maritime Commerce Code (Dahir of 31 May 1919; OG of 26 May 1919), as last amended by the Dahir on the Finance Law of 1984 (27 April 1984), Article 3
Decree of April 7, 1934 (OG no. 1123 of 4.5.1934) fixing the proportion of sailors of Moroccan nationality who must be on board ships armed under the Cherifian flag, as amended by Decree No. 2-57-0193 of 23 March 1957 (OG no. 2320 of 12.4.1957), Article 1
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