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Main administrative office

TBA

Certification Procedure

Nikolaos Koutsodontis

Lieutenant Hellenic Coast Guard

Chief of Marine Environment Protection Section

Piraeus Central Port Authority

Phones: +30 210 4183743

+30 210 4593172

+30 210 4593225

Fax: +30 210 4593170

E-mail:

tptap@yen.gr Contact Details in respect of Bunkers Convention certification

Central Harbour Master's Office of Piraeus

Marine Environment Protection Department

50 Akti Miaouli Str.

GR-185 10 PIRAEUS

Greece

Telephone: +302104593172

Fax: +302104183743

E-mail:

tptap@mail.yen.gr

Contact person: Lieutenant (HCG) Koutsodontis Nikolaos

Miscellaneous

The Greek Ministry is insisting on "wet" signatures.

The Ministry is prepared to accept the electronic blue cards in the first instance from the owners on the basis that the hard copy blue cards are received afterwards within a one-month period. Please note that the address to be included on the blue cards has recently changed.

Last updated: 8th February 2009

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UK P&I

Date31/08/2010

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