MERCHANT SHIPPING CODE (TITLE AMEND. - SG 113/02)Prom. SG. 55/14 Jul 1970, prom. SG. 56/17 Jul 1970, corr. SG. 58/24 Jul 1970, amend. SG. 55/18 Jul 1975, amend. SG. 10/6 Feb 1987, amend. SG. 30/13 Apr 1990, amend. SG. 85/24 Jul 1998, suppl. SG. 12/11 Feb 2000, amend. SG. 41/24 Apr 2001, amend. SG. 113/3 Dec 2002, amend. SG. 55/25 Jun 2004, amend. SG. 42/17 May 2005, amend. SG. 77/27 Sep 2005, amend. SG. 87/1 Nov 2005, amend. SG. 94/25 Nov 2005, amend. SG. 104/27 Dec 2005, amend. SG. 30/11 Apr 2006, amend. SG. 62/1 Aug 2006, amend. SG. 108/29 Dec 2006Chapter one. BASIC PROVISIONSSection I. Subject-Matter and Scope of ApplicationArt. 1. (1) (amend. - SG 41/01; amend. - SG 113/02) This Code shall regulate the social relations in the Republic of Bulgaria, arising in relation to the merchant shipping and the control thereof, the requirements for the Bulgarian ownership in ships, the requirements for the ship's and carriage documents, the rights and duties of the masters and the crews, t...