In this issue, let's take a look at the relevant contents of Q 1~Q5, mainly involving the certificates and certificates of ships and crew ~
0 1
Does the number of crew serving on the ship meet the minimum safety manning requirements of the ship?
Related points
Relevant conventions:
SOLAS/V/ 14 & amp； STCW/CI/R4 & amp； Resolution 1047(27)
1. Each ship shall ensure sufficient and competent crew (or take measures when necessary);
2. The competent authority shall reasonably determine the appropriate minimum safe manning (taking into account the principle of minimum safe manning adopted by the Organization in its resolution A1047 (27)); And issue the minimum safety manning certificate or equivalent certificate as the certificate to meet the minimum safety manning.
3, the ship should be equipped with a valid "minimum safety manning certificate" or equivalent documents (when the cargo ship gt
4. The minimum safe manning certificate shall include the following information: a clear statement about the name of the ship, the port of registry, the ship number or call sign, the number of the International Maritime Organization, the gross tonnage, the power of the main propulsion unit, the ship type and navigation area, whether the engine room is unattended, and the company defined by ISM rules; A table explaining the number and level/function of personnel required and any special circumstances or other remarks;
5. The number of crew actually serving on the ship and their certificates shall meet the requirements of the minimum safety manning certificate or related documents;
Remarks: If the flag country is not a party to STCW amendment 1978 (see MSC.1Circular1163 Rev.13), the ship will face more detailed inspection.
Typical defect
1, the actual number of crew members does not meet the requirements of the minimum safety manning certificate;
2. xxx (crew member) does not meet the qualifications required by the Minimum Safe Manning Certificate, and there are no special exemption conditions;
3. The ship is not equipped with a valid minimum safety manning certificate or equivalent document (cargo ship with GT≥500);
4. The minimum safety manning certificate on board has expired;
5. The information in the Minimum Safety Manning Certificate is inconsistent with the actual situation.
02
Do the captain and officers hold valid competency certificates required by the minimum safety manning certificate?
Related points
Related conventions: STCW/CI/R2
1. In accordance with relevant regulations, issue certificates of master, officer or rating to applicants who meet the requirements in terms of service, age, health, training, qualification and examination;
2. Certificates issued to captains and officers in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall be endorsed by the issuing authority in the prescribed format;
3. The captain and senior crew members shall hold the original valid competency certificate that meets the requirements of the minimum safety manning certificate;
4. Each Contracting State shall ensure that certificates are only issued to certificate applicants who meet the requirements of these Rules;
5. The certificate shall be in one or more official languages of the issuing country. If the language used is not English, the certificate text should include English translation;
6. Different certificate and annotation formats can be used, but at least the required information should be provided in Roman characters and Arabic numerals.
Verification of seafarers' certificates of competency;
https://www . IMO . org/en/our work/human element/Pages/certificate verification . aspx
Typical defect
1 and xxx (crew) hold certificates of competency that do not meet the requirements of the minimum safety manning certificate;
2. The certificate number/name (information) on the endorsement is inconsistent with the number/name on the certificate of competency;
3, xxx (crew) certificate of competency fraud/failure.
03
Do the captain, officers and radio operators hold valid endorsements?
Related points
Related conventions: STCW/CI/R2
1. Certificates issued to captains and officers in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall be endorsed by the issuing authority in the format specified in Article I/2 of the Supplementary Provisions. If the language used is not English, the endorsement should include English translation;
2. Only when all the requirements of the Convention are met can the endorsement be issued, and the prescribed format should be used;
3. According to the rules, the competent authority recognizes that:
. 1 certificate of competency; or
.2 Training certificates issued to captains and officers according to these Rules shall be endorsed only after ensuring the authenticity and validity of the certificates to prove their recognition;
4. The above endorsement can be issued as a separate document; Can only be issued by the competent authority; Each copy should have a unique number, but the endorsement issued by the certificate can be the same as the number of the relevant certificate, as long as the number is unique; When the endorsed certificate expires or the certificate is revoked, suspended or cancelled by the issuing State Party, the certificate becomes invalid, and in any case, it shall not exceed 5 years from the date of issuance;
5. The positions that certificate holders are allowed to hold should be specified in the endorsement form, and the terminology used should be consistent with the terminology used in the safety manning requirements applicable to the competent authorities.
approve
Typical defect
1, xxx (crew) does not hold a valid endorsement recognized by the flag state;
2. The certificate number on the endorsement of 2.xxx (crew) flag country is inconsistent with the certificate of competency.
04
Do the crew hold relevant training certificates or written certificates?
Related points
Related conventions: STCW/CI/R2
Seafarers should hold valid training certificates and written certificates to board the ship according to their own level and the type of ship they serve. Please refer to table B-I/2 in STCW code section. MSC.478( 102).
Typical defect
1, xxx (crew member) does not hold a valid training certificate;
2. xxx (crew) who works for the oil tanker does not hold the corresponding oil tanker training certificate.
five
Does the crew have a valid health certificate?
Related points
Related requirements: STCW CI/R9
1. All crew members on board shall also hold valid health certificates issued in accordance with regulations;
2. The validity period of the health certificate is two years at the longest, and the crew under the age of 18 is one year at the longest;
3. If the validity of the health certificate expires during the voyage, the health certificate will remain valid until it reaches the next port of call of the doctor recognized by the State Party, provided that the period does not exceed 3 months;
4. In case of emergency, the competent authority may allow seafarers without valid health certificates to work in the next port of call of doctors recognized by the Contracting State, but: (1) The period of such permission shall not exceed 3 months; (2) Holding a recently expired health certificate.
Remarks: If the health certificate has expired in the previous voyage and the ship has docked at several ports, it should be further verified whether there are approved doctors in these ports.
Typical defect
1, xxx (the crew) does not hold a valid health certificate;
2.xxx (the crew) failed to obtain a valid health certificate again at the xxx port where the health certificate can be obtained;
3.xxx (crew) is assigned to work that conflicts with its restrictions.