OBS_VALUE: According to the updated in 2019 law on merchant shipping, the use of towage services is not mandatory when navigating in the water area of ​​the home port for ships (except for ships with dangerous goods on board and ships over twenty years old) registered in the International Ship Register of the Republic of Kazakhstan and providing international transport services, if they have a bow thruster that allows them to independently conduct shunting operations, and experience of sailing in the water area of ​​this port with the captain of the ship for at least twelve months. According to the Code of customs of the port Aktau, shipping companies must use towage services of the Port during mooring operations, re-mooring of the Vessel from berth to berth or to another Vessel.