Certification Flashcards

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What is the Certificate of Registry?

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  • Provides information about the registration of the vessel, states the nationality of the vessel and ownership.
  • Issued by Flag State
  • Issued to all vessels
  • Initial survey then renewal every 5 years
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What is the international Tonnage Certificate?

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  • Provides information about the ships Gross and Net tonnage
  • Issued by Class
  • Issued to all Vessels
  • Initial survey, does not expire
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What’s the International Load Line Certificate?

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  • Ensures ships complies with international load line regulations.
  • Must have plum line on hull
  • Issued to all commercial vessels
  • Initial survey, Annual survey, intermediate survey and renewal at 5 years
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What is the International Safety Construction Certificate?

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  • Verifies that a ships construction and structural features, machinery and equipment adhere to standards set by SOLAS.
    -Issued to all vessels over 500 GT
  • Issued by flag state.
    -Initial survey, annual survey, intermediate survey 5 year renewal survey.
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What is the International Safety Equipment Certificate?

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  • Verifies ship is equipment with essential safety equipment, as per SOALS
  • Issued to vessels over 500 GT
  • Issued by Flag State
  • Initial survey, annual survey, intermediate survey and 5 year renewal survey.
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What is the International Safety Radio Certificate?

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  • Verifies ship is equipped with radio coms that meets SOLAS
  • Vessels over 300 GT
  • Issued by Flag State
  • Initial survey, Annual survey, Renewal at 5 years
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What is the Safe Manning document?

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  • Issued to Ships to establish minimum crewing levels and qualifications.
  • issued to all vessels over 500 GT
  • issued by Flag State
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What does IOPPC stand for?

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International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate.

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What is the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)?

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  • Confirms that ship has implemented measures and equipment to prevent oil pollution.
    -Issued to all vessels over 400 GT and oil tankers over 150 GT
  • Issued by Class
  • Must have record of equipment, ORB, SOPEP, Tye approved equipment with certification
  • Initial survey, annual survey, renewal survey before 5 years.
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What does IAPPC stand for?

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International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate.

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What is the International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate (IAPPC)?

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  • Certifies ship is in compliance with emission limits required by MARPOL
  • Required for all ships over 400 GT
  • Issued by Class
  • initial survey, annual survey, renewal at 5 years.
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What does EIAPPC stand for?

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Engine International Air Pollutions Prevention Certificate.

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What is the Engine International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate (EIAPPC)?

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  • Issued to all engines onboard ship that are above 130KW and certifies it meets the require NOx emission limits.
  • Required by all ships over 400 GT or certified to carry more than 15persons
  • Issued by Class
  • Issued for life of engine
  • Technical file containing Particulars of the engine to be kept onboard
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What does ISPPC stand for?

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International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate

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What is the International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate?

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-Issued to show that sewage treating equipment on board are in compliance with MARPOL
- Issued by Class
- Initial Survey, Renewal survey before 5 years

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What is the International Ships Sanitation Certificate or Expemtion?

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  • This global system aims to minimise the risk ships may pose to public or international health.
  • These certificates must be renewed at least every six months, so ship sanitation control inspections need to be undertaken at six-monthly intervals.
  • Ship Sanitaion Certificate is issued when there is evidence of public health risk
  • Ships Sanitatoin Exemption Certificate is issued when there are no issues detcted
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What is the International Safety Management Certificate?

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  • Issued to show vessel, company and ship management operate in accordance with the SMS.
  • Issued by Flag
  • Valid for 5 years subject to initial and annual audits
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What is the Document of Compliance?

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  • Issued to the owning company and is not vessel specific. It covers the entire fleet of the company
  • Will keep an copy of the Document of Compliance onboard.
  • Proves Owning company is compliant with ISM
  • Issued by Flag State
  • Valid for 5 Years
  • Internal Audits to be carried out no greater than every 12 months.
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What does ISSC stand for?

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International Ship Security Certificate

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What is the International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC)?

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  • Certifies that ships security systems and equipment have been verified and are in accordance with ISPS.
  • Issued by Flag state
  • Issued to all vessels over 500 GT
  • Requires Ships Security Plan
  • Initial audit, intermediate audit and renewal at 5 years.
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What is the Ships Station Radio License?

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  • Issued by Ofcom in the UK
  • All vessels are required to hold it
  • Valid for the life of the vessel or until it is sold
  • License ensures ships are authorized to use radio frequencies for communication, navigation and safety
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What is the International Anti-Fouling System Certificate?

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  • Certifies that the anti-fouling used onboard is compliant
  • Vessels must keep record of antifouling system used onboard.
  • All vessels over 400 GT
    -Initial survey then when coating is changed or more than 25 % is applied.
  • Vessels above 24 M but below 400 GT must keep declaration of anti-fouling and this must be accompanied by paint receipt and/or contractor invoice.
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what is the Certificate of Class

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  • Ensures that ship is designed, built and maintained with compliance to specific rules and standards.
  • Looks at Construction, Stability, Machinery Installation and electrical Installation.
  • Issued by Class
  • Every Commercial vessel over 300 GT
  • Design Survey, Hull Construction Survey, Material and Welding Survey, Machinery Survey and Electrical Survey.
  • Initial audit and renewal at 5 years
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What is the Bunker Convention Certificate?

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  • Issued by Flag
  • For vessels over 1000GT
  • Must also have bunker convention blue card issued by insurance company.
  • It proves that is financial security to cover the liability of the owner incase of pollution damage.
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what is the P&I Certificate?

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  • Protection and Indemnity 3rd Party cover
    -Certificate from insurance stating the insurance of the vessel.
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what is the Maritime Labor Convention Certificate?

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  • Certifies the vessel has been verified and is in compliance with the MLC convention.
  • All vessels over 500 GT
  • Inspection at issue and renewal at 5 years
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What does IEEC stand for?

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International Energy Efficiency Certificate

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What does SEEMP stand for?

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Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan

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What is the International Energy Efficiency Certificate (IEEC)?

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  • Shows that the ship complies with the requirements in regulation 19, 20 and 21 of MARPOL annex VI
  • Issued by Flag State
  • All Vessels over 400 GT
  • Vessels must carry SEEMP
  • Vessels must have a technical file showing the vessels EEDI ( Energy Efficiency Design Index showing grams-CO2/Tonne-mile)
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What is the Wreck removal Convention Certificate?

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  • All vessels over 300 GT
  • Issued by Flag State
    -P&I Insurance must include blue card issue from them for wreck removal.
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What is the Polar Ships Certificate?

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  • All Vessels over 500 GT operating in Polar regions
  • Issued by Class
  • Must have Polar Waters Operations Manual onboard (PWOM)
    -Must Have safety equipment suitable for polar regions
    -Officers must have had special training in Polar waters
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What are the certificates that are for the “Ship”?

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  • Certificate of Registry
  • Tonnage Certificate
  • Load Line Certificate
  • Ship Radio Station License
  • P&I Certificate
  • Wreck Removal Certificate
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What are the certificates that cover safety?

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  • Safety Construction Certificate
  • Safety Equipment Certificate
  • Safety Radio Certificate
  • Document of Compliance (copy )
  • Safety Management Certificate
  • Safe Manning Document
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What certificates cover pollution?

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  • IOPPC
  • ISPPC
  • IAPPC
  • EIAPPC
  • IEEC and SEEMP
  • Anti-fouling Systems Certificate
  • Bunker Convention Certificate
  • Ballast Water Managment Certificate
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What certificates cover the IMO?

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  • Ships Security Certificate
  • Ship Sanitation Certificate or Exemption
  • Certificate of Class
  • MLC Certificate
  • Polar Ship Certificate
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Name all 26 Certificates that must be carried on board a vessel?

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  • Certificate of Registry
  • Tonnage Certificate
  • Load Line Certificate
  • Ship Radio Station License
  • P&I Certificate
  • Wreck Removal Certificate
  • IOPPC
  • ISPPC
  • IAPPC
  • EIAPPC
  • IEEC and SEEMP
  • Anti-fouling Systems Certificate
  • Bunker Convention Certificate
  • Ballast Water Managment Certificate
  • Ships Security Certificate
  • Ship Sanitation Certificate or Exemption
  • Certificate of Class
  • MLC Certificate
  • Polar Ship Certificate
  • Safety Construction Certificate
  • Safety Equipment Certificate
  • Safety Radio Certificate
  • Document of Compliance (copy )
  • Safe Management Certificate
  • Safe Manning Document
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What is the Ballast Water Management Certificate?

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  • Applaies to all vessle over 400GT that undertake in international voyages and hold ballast water onboard.
  • Must have an approved ballast water management plan onboard.
  • Maintain ballast water record book
  • must manage ballast water by either performing ballast water exchange or by treating it using an approved ballast water treatment system.
  • Surveyed under the IOPPC
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When did the Ballast water management convention come into affect.

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8th September 2017