FAL Form 1 – General Declaration

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FAL Form 1 – General Declaration is a standardized maritime document used by ships to provide essential arrival and departure information to port and border authorities in accordance with international facilitation rules.

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FAL Form 1 – General Declaration canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime document
port clearance document
standardized form
appliesTo ships engaged in international voyages
conformsTo standard layout adopted by the International Maritime Organization
contains arrival details
departure details
general information about the ship
information on cargo or stores as required
information on crew
information on passengers
voyage information
followsRulesOf international facilitation rules
hasLegalBasisIn Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
surface form: Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention)
hasPurpose simplifying and harmonizing ship reporting formalities
speeding up ship arrival and departure procedures
language usually completed in English or another agreed language
partOf IMO Facilitation Convention amendments
surface form: IMO FAL Convention documentation system
regulatedBy International Maritime Organization
relatedTo FAL Form 2 – Cargo Declaration
FAL Form 3 – Ship’s Stores Declaration
FAL Form 4 – Crew’s Effects Declaration
FAL Form 5 – Crew List
FAL Form 6 – Passenger List
FAL Form 7 – Dangerous Goods Manifest
requires date and time of arrival or departure
identification of the ship
name and contact details of the master or agent
port of arrival
port of departure
scope covers overall particulars of the ship and voyage rather than detailed cargo or crew data
status internationally recognized standard form
submittedTo customs authorities
health authorities
immigration authorities
port authorities
usedBy ship agents
ship masters
shipping companies
usedFor facilitating clearance of ships by border control authorities
facilitating clearance of ships by port authorities
providing essential arrival information of a ship
providing essential departure information of a ship
usedIn international maritime transport

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FAL Form 2 – Cargo Declaration relatedTo FAL Form 1 – General Declaration
FAL Form 3 – Ship’s Stores Declaration relatedTo FAL Form 1 – General Declaration
FAL Form 4 – Crew’s Effects Declaration isUsedWith FAL Form 1 – General Declaration
FAL Form 5 – Crew List relatedTo FAL Form 1 – General Declaration