Certificates

Question 1

Certificates
What are the Ship Specific Certificates?
What are their periods of validity?

Answer 1

Certifcate of Registry - Valid for 5 Years

• *International Tonnage Certificate -** Full term unless changes to vessel
• *International Load Line Certificate** - 5 Years / Subject to Annual Survey

Both the ITC & ILLC are for vessels 24 meters in length and above

Question 2

Certificates
What are the Safety Certificates Requires by SOLAS?
What are their periods of validity?

Answer 2

SOLAS Chapter:

• II. Safety Construction Certificate -
• III. Safety Equipment Certificate -
• Attached Form ‘E’ or ‘Form P Which includes Ships details, LSA + FFE and Bridge equipment

For vessels 500GT and above:

• IV. Safety Radio Certifcate + Form R

For vessels 300GT and above

Question 3

Certificates

• *What are the main MARPOL Certificates?**
• *What are their periods of validity?**

Answer 3

• IOPPC - International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate
• Valid for 5 years - subject to **Annual / Intermediate surveys
• Comes with‘form A’*
• ISPPC - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate
• Valid for 5 years - Annual / Intermediate surveys
• Required for 400GT+ or more than 15 people*
• IAPPC - International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate
• Valid for 5 years - subject to Annual / Intermediate surveys*
• Required for 400GT + or more than 130KW
• IAFSC - International Antifouling System Certificate
• Valid - Full term - entries made when using different coating*
• IEEC - International Energy Efficiency Certificate
• Valid - Full term - no endorsements - Part of SEEMP*

Question 4

As per MARPOL what other documentation or record books
would you expect a vessel to carry?

Answer 4

• GMP - Garbage Management Plan - 100 GT or more / 15pax or more - Full term certificate
• GRB - Garbage Record Book - 400GT or more / 15pax or more
• Valid until full then replace
• ORB - Oil Records Book -

Question 5

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What does ‘Form A’ of the IOPPC consist of?

Answer 5

• Vessel Details
• Oil filtering equipment
• Holding tanks (sludge) + Capacity
• SOPEP

Question 6

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• *What other certificates would you expect to have onboard a**
• *500GT + Vessel (Think ISM, ISPS, MLC)**

Answer 6

• ISM - (DOC + SMC) Document of Compliance and Safety Management certificate
• ISPS - ISSC - International Ship Security Certificate
• MLC:
  
  • DMLC Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance ​ Parts 1 & 2
  • Martime Labour Certificate
• MSMD - Minimum Safe Manning Document - Full term certificate

Question 7

Certificates
What Non Statutory Certificates would you expect to
carry on a 500GT + Yacht?

Answer 7

• Certificate of Class -
• Port Health - SSCEC - Ship Sanitation Certificate or Excemption Cert
• LY3 Compliance Certificate - Issued every 6 months by the port health authority
• Wreck Removal Certificate

Question 8

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Alternative Compliance Scheme
&
Enhanced Authorisation Schem

Answer 8

MGN568 Replaces MGN537 (Alternative Compliance Scheme)

• Which has added ballast water mangement statement of compliance

MCA has now introduced MGN 561:

• EAS - Enhanced Authorisation Schem
• EAS - Allows class to carry out everything apart from passenger ships

Question 9

Certificates:

How does a vessel become part of the EAS?

Answer 9

The MCA will risk assess a vessels management company via inspections carried out by:

• PSC
• Flag / Class (RO) - Responsible Organisation
• Management Company and ISM performance
• Other ship factors such as detentions or defects

If the MCA is happy with the management company they will look at the fleet and invite a handful of their well-managed yachts into the program.

Question 10

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What is ‘form 3’ of the CSR?

Answer 10

FORM 3

• Date that you submitted the change and the date that the new form 1 is given to you
• This is in place incase you have an inspection and its clear that some forms are missing. You have evidence to say that form 2 has been submitted and you are awaiting issue of the new form 1.

Question 11

What is LY3?

Answer 11

LY3 Takes all of the relevant requirements of conventions that are applicable to yachts and puts it into one document that people can understand.

Question 12

Certificates
What is issued when a seafarer applies for a CEC?

Answer 12

• Before the seafarer recieves his or her certificate of equivalent competency they will recieve a CRA “Certificate of Receipt of Application”

Question 13

Where do you list your crew on a British ship?

Answer 13

• OLB - Official Logbook - List of Crew
• List of Crew and Signatures of Seafarers
  
  • MSF4156 - Outer Cover
  • MSF4157 - List of Crew
  • MSF4158 - List of Youngsters
• IMO Crew List