Statutory Certificates

[Lewisscott22]

Currently, I am trying o find out certain details regarding statutory certificates.

Information I am looking for includes:

- The purpose and content of the document
- The period of validity

It is just the main ones - such as the document of compliance, the Safety management certificate, Load Line certificate, Tonnage certificate, Maritime Labour certificate - I have around 80 to get through...

Does anyone know where I could find a 'compressed' version of all of these details? I am going through each certificate one at a time, but I would hope there is a quicker way?

[condeh]

MSC/Circ.1151 and http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mca_master..._2009_full.pdf provide some good information.

[YoungMariner]

Just to note, the Masters Guide to Flag is out of date and inaccurate in some areas, so use it with a little caution. A key term that might help you is 'harmonised system of survey and certification', google is your friend.

[Martyboy]

http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/msn1751.pdf Is what young mariner is talking about

[GuinnessMan]

Currently, I am trying o find out certain details regarding statutory certificates.

Information I am looking for includes:

- The purpose and content of the document
- The period of validity

It is just the main ones - such as the document of compliance, the Safety management certificate, Load Line certificate, Tonnage certificate, Maritime Labour certificate - I have around 80 to get through...

Does anyone know where I could find a 'compressed' version of all of these details? I am going through each certificate one at a time, but I would hope there is a quicker way?

80 statutory certificates? Not really, there's only about 20 tops. Major ones are: -

Document of Compliance (just a copy of it on board, original held in office)
Certificate of Class
ISM Safety Management
ISPS
Docking Certificate
Safety Radio
Safety Equipment
Loadline
Tonnage
Suez Tonnage
Panama Tonnage
Radio License
Certificate of registry
IOPP
ISPP
IAPP
MLC
P&I
Certificate of fitness (Tankers)
PSSC (passie boats)

Most have 5 year validity with annual surveys and are known as full term certificates. If the vessel is new to management or has issues with something then issued with short term certificates which can last anywhere from 1 month to 6 months (maybe more, but never seen more than 6 months).

If you're still on board, see if you can grab the certificate file from the Captain as he will have all of these in his cabin.