The Regulation on Maritime Trade Supervision Services (“Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette on 16.12.2016 which was prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs, and Communications. The Regulation will enter into force on 16.06.2017 accordingly real and legal persons that provide maritime supervision services shall be required to obtain a certificate of operation. Supervision Services and Certificate of Operation Within the Regulation, supervision service is defined as controlling, surveillance, measurement, and documentation services which require commercial or technical expertise within the scope of maritime trade and that are undertaken on sea, vessel, cargo, coast facility or between the relationships among