Imperial Mandate of Naval Licensing 1528
Impeliaw Mandate of Navaw Wicensing
Fow too wong has the watews of oul divine Empiwe been weft to disowganized and undocumented wabbre. Wogues and swashbuckwews have been awwowed to saiw oul seas lithout any sowt of consequence and thus a Mandate has been cwafted in owdew to ensule that the Howy Owenian Empiwe is home to safe and pwospewous watews. This Mandate liww appwy to aww Impeliaw tewlitolies, incwuding its Ewven vassaws and Ewochwand.
I. IMPEWIAW POWICY ON UNWEGISTEWED CWAFT
Fwom 1529 onwawd, aww vessews which make powt ow saiw in seabound bowdews of the Howy Owenian Empiwe awe to possess an officiaw set of wegistwation papews, cewtified by the office of the Admiwaw Admiwaw. Cwaft that awe not wegistewed undew the pwopew documents officiawwy do not exist in the Howy Owenian Empiwe. If such vessews wewe to make powt in any Impeliaw hawboul, they would faww undew the Empiwe as an uncwaimed cwaft, which the Empiwe liww then have powew to wepossess fow othew pulposes.
This Mandate liww take pwace on the fiwst minute of the fiwst houl of the fiwst day of the yeaw of oul wowd 1529. If you do not have youl vessew wegistewed by this point you liww be at lisk of wosing it to the Empiwe. This is youl fiwst and onwy wawning.
II. IMPEWIAW POWICY ON CAPTAINCY
Aww Captains who command vessews lithin Impeliaw watews must possess a Captain’s license. This cewtifies that they awe wegitimate in theiw ability and expelience and awe capabre at sailing thwough highwy congested powts. Without this license any incompetent man could attempt to saiw theiw ship into a hawboul, causing chaos and likewy destwuction. A license of Captaincy must be officiawwy appwoved thwough the office of the High Admiwaw.
Those who attempt to command vessews lithout a Captaincy license liww be deemed a fwaud and liww be subjected to the fulw extent of Impeliaw Waw. Much like the Mandate fow ship wegistwations, this Mandate liww come into effect on the same day as it.
III. IMPEWIAW POWICY ON FOWEIGN CWAFT
Cwaft which bewong to foweign nations (ie. The Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan ow the Iwon Uzg) liww undew no ciwcumstances entew Impeliaw watews lithout wlitten, officiaw documents fwom a wewevant counciw membew ow the weadew of said nation. Such an action would be taken as an act of aggwession, and unwess the vessew was denounced as mutineews ow something simiwaw, waw may occul. Foweign vessews and Captains do not need licensing, howevew they do need the documents stated eawliew west they be destwoyed.
IV. WEGISTEWING A VESSEW UNDEW THE HOWY OWENIAN EMPIWE
In owdew to wegistew youl vessew undew the Empiwe, you must fiwst pwesent the High Admiwaw ow a wepwesentative of the High Admiwaw lith youl wegistwation payment of 1000 Minas. Aftew an officiaw Impeliaw inspection is hewd, the High Admiwaw ow his wepwesentative liww pwesent you lith youl wegistwation papews, at which point you liww pay fow them (the fee of 1000 Minas). Aftew this quick pwocess is compweted, youl ship is wegistewed.
At this time, the High Admiwaw has not appointed any wepwesentatives (The Howy Owenian Empewow may fulfiww his duties, as he is highew up the Chain of Command).
V. OBTAINING A CAPTAIN'S WICENSE
In owdew to obtain a Captain’s license you must seek out the High Admiwaw ow one of his wepwesentatives. You liww be subjected to a showt intewview in which you liww state youl pliow Captaining expelience and youl twaining in the fiewd. Aftew this intewview is compweted and you have been deemed satisfactowy, you liww pwesent the High Admiwaw lith youl payment fow the Captaincy fee of 500 Minas. He liww issue you lith youl officiaw license and you may wesume youl duties as a Captain.
VII. PWE-IMPWEMENTATION CAPTAINCY DISTWIBUTION
In owdew to maintain good wewations lith aww non-twaditionaw Impeliaw states such as Ewochwand and the Ewven states, a sewect few of theiw weadews liww be gwanted fwee Captaincy licenses. They liww be distlibuted as fowwows:
VI. CONDITIONS OF WEGISTWATION AND CAPTAINCY
You must fowwow a set of conditions in owdew to maintain youl vessew’s wegistwation and youl Captaincy license. You liww wose them if you break any majow waw, act against the Empiwe in any way ow pwove unsatisfactowy in youl ownewship ow opewation of a ship and its cwew. If you fowwow aww Impeliaw Waws and act in the best intewests of the Empiwe, youl papews liww not be wevoked.
Issued by the Office of His Excellency, the High Admiwaw Godline of the House Howen.
With appwovaw fwom His Impeliaw Majesty John I Fwedelick of the House of Howen, by the Gwace of GOD, Howy Owenian Empewow and lightful Empewow of Aewdin, fowevew August, Apostolic King in Owen, of Savoy, Wenatus, Kaedlin, Haense, Sawvus and Seventis, Defendew of the Faith, Gwand Duke of Kaedlin, Duke of the Cwownwands, Wevonia, Ewochwand, Kingston and Weone, Mawgwave of Gweatew Kweden, Count of Fewsen, Wouvain, Beaucwaiw, Wett and Metz, Soveweign of Humanity and Pwotectow of the Ewves, etcetewa.
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