What are the IMO instruments?
1.Coventions
2.Protocols
3.Guide lines , recommendations and codes
4.Resolutions
2.Protocols
3.Guide lines , recommendations and codes
4.Resolutions
What is a protocol?
eg:- Marpol protocol of 1978, a treaty instrument which makes major modifications to aconvention,which has been adopted but is not yet in force
a protocol usually speeds up the conventions entry into force
a protocol usually speeds up the conventions entry into force
What is a resolution?
The final document resulting from the agreement by the IMO assembly or a main committee(eg:- MSC or MEPC)of some matter such as an amendment or recommendation
What are recommendations?
Non - mandatory IMO instruments providing more specific guide lines than conventions or protocols. They must be agreed at IMO by adoption of a resolution
but are not subject to ratification. They provide guidance for flag states,these recommendations are in the form of CODES,GUIDE LINES OR RECOMMENDED PRACTICES.
but are not subject to ratification. They provide guidance for flag states,these recommendations are in the form of CODES,GUIDE LINES OR RECOMMENDED PRACTICES.
Explain Load Line Certificate?
-Issued under international loadline convention
-Validity: 5 years
-Issued by classification society
What are the items checked in a load line survey?
-Stability booklet
-Weather tightness of hatch ways and hatch openings
-Machinery space openings
-All openings on the weather deck
-All ventilators on deck and their coamings
-All airpipes and their coamings
-All cargo ports and similar openings
-All scupper inlets and discharges from enclosed spaces
-Side scuttles, freeing ports
-Construction of deckhouses, superstructures and their bulwark and railings on the freeboard deck
-Condition of walkway
-Structural alteration that could effect strength of the ship
-Record of particulars issued with loadline certificate
How to prepare for a load line survey?
For a loadline survey, information for preparation may be found from "Condition of assignment" issued along with loadline certificate
- Stability booklets available and endorsed by surveyor
- Vessel's structural strength is sufficient:
- The decks or hulls are not badly corroded.
- There is no crack on deck or hull.
- Hatch ways and hatch openings are weather tight.
- Machinery space openings weather tight.
- All ventilators on deck and their coamings are in good condition.
- All openings on the weather deck are weather tight.
- Cargo ports and other similar openings below freeboard deck are watertight.
- Non-return valves, overboard discharging valves are operational.
- Pumping arrangements in steering flat and forepeak tanks are in good condition.
- Portholes, funnel flaps, sky lights in good condition and operational.
- Bulwarks, railings are in good condition.
- Deck line, loadline and draft markings are well painted
Company's ISM manual provides guidance and checklist for loadline survey
Explain cargo ship safety construction certificate?
- Issued under SOLAS convention.
- Validity: 5 years.
- Issued by classification society
What are the items checked in a cargo ship safety construction survey?
- Structural strength
- Water tight doors
- Bilge pumping and drainage arrangements
- Electrical equipment and installation
- Emergency sources of electrical power
- Electric and electro hydraulic steering gears
- Precaution against shock, fire and other hazards of electrical origin
- Fire protection arrangements
- Boilers and machinery
- Means of going astern
- Shaft
- Boiler feed system
- Steam pipe systems
- Air pressure systems
- Cooling water systems
- Fuel, lubricating and other oil systems
- Means of communications
- Steering gear
- Anchor chain and cables
- Means of escape
- Means of stopping machinery
- Shutting off fuel suction pipes
- Closing of openings
ADDITIONALLY
For tankers 10000GT or more
- two hydraulic steering gear control system
- alarms for low level hydraulic fluid
- independent means of restraining rudder
Explain cargo ship safety equipment certificate?
- Issued under SOLAS convention.
- Validity: 5 years.
- Issued by classification society.
What are the items checked in a cargo ship safety equipment survey?
- Life saving appliances
- Fire fighting appliances
- Navigation lights and shapes
- Means of making sound signals
- Pilot ladders and associated equipments
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Echo sounding installations
- Gyro compass installations
- Radar installation
- Magnetic compass
- Speed and distance measuring equipment
- ARPA
- Rate of turn indicator
How to prepare for a safety equipment survey?
Items will include LSA, FFA, Pilot hoist, bridge equipments and navigation lights
Preparation of life saving equipments:
- Muster list updated and posted in conspicuous position.
- Life jacket donning instructions displayed in conspicuous places.
- Emergency stations directed by arrows.
- Life boat and associated equipments are maintained and in good condition.
- Life boat engine tested.
- FO flash point not more than 43°C.
- L/B engine power supply (battery charging) is maintained.
- Life boat davit, embarkation arrangements, launching arrangements, brakes are in good condition.
- Life boat fall in good condition. Renewed or changed end for end if required.
- Lifeboat markings, reflecting tapes in good condition.
- Life raft serviced annually. Marked as per SOLAS.
- Launching instructions of all survival crafts are displayed near the craft.
- No. of lifebuoys are as per SOLAS. Their markings, symbols, life lines, smoke signals are in food condition
- Bridge pyrotechnics are adequate, in good condition as per SOLAS.
Preparation of fire fighting equipments
- Fire control plans displayed in conspicuous places.
- Copies of fire plans are available in fire wallet.
- Fire detection system in good condition.
- Main and emergency fire pumps in good condition.
- Fire hoses, nozzles, fire hose boxes in good condition and stowed properly.
- International ship shore connection in proper place. Location is marked properly.
- Fixed fire extinguishing system in good condition.
- Portable fire extinguishers in good conditioned, properly maintained, marked and uses appropriate color as per SOLAS.
- Emergency lights and general alarm are in good condition
- Fire main system, isolating valves, hydrants in good and operational condition.
- Location of firemen's outfit marked.
- All associated equipments ar adequate as per SOLAS and in good condition.
- Number of firemen's outfit, BA sets, air bottles are adequate as per SOLAS.
Other items:
- Navigation lights, shapes, sound signaling appliances in good condition.
- Magnetic compass in good condition and deviation curve, compass error book are properly maintained.
- Radar, ARPA, echo sounder, gyro compass, position fixing equipments, log, rate of turn indicator in good condition.
- Adequate and up to date charts and publications are onboard.
- Pilot ladder or mechanical hoist in good condition.
-Validity: 5 years
-Issued by classification society
What are the items checked in a load line survey?
-Stability booklet
-Weather tightness of hatch ways and hatch openings
-Machinery space openings
-All openings on the weather deck
-All ventilators on deck and their coamings
-All airpipes and their coamings
-All cargo ports and similar openings
-All scupper inlets and discharges from enclosed spaces
-Side scuttles, freeing ports
-Construction of deckhouses, superstructures and their bulwark and railings on the freeboard deck
-Condition of walkway
-Structural alteration that could effect strength of the ship
-Record of particulars issued with loadline certificate
How to prepare for a load line survey?
For a loadline survey, information for preparation may be found from "Condition of assignment" issued along with loadline certificate
- Stability booklets available and endorsed by surveyor
- Vessel's structural strength is sufficient:
- The decks or hulls are not badly corroded.
- There is no crack on deck or hull.
- Hatch ways and hatch openings are weather tight.
- Machinery space openings weather tight.
- All ventilators on deck and their coamings are in good condition.
- All openings on the weather deck are weather tight.
- Cargo ports and other similar openings below freeboard deck are watertight.
- Non-return valves, overboard discharging valves are operational.
- Pumping arrangements in steering flat and forepeak tanks are in good condition.
- Portholes, funnel flaps, sky lights in good condition and operational.
- Bulwarks, railings are in good condition.
- Deck line, loadline and draft markings are well painted
Company's ISM manual provides guidance and checklist for loadline survey
Explain cargo ship safety construction certificate?
- Issued under SOLAS convention.
- Validity: 5 years.
- Issued by classification society
What are the items checked in a cargo ship safety construction survey?
- Structural strength
- Water tight doors
- Bilge pumping and drainage arrangements
- Electrical equipment and installation
- Emergency sources of electrical power
- Electric and electro hydraulic steering gears
- Precaution against shock, fire and other hazards of electrical origin
- Fire protection arrangements
- Boilers and machinery
- Means of going astern
- Shaft
- Boiler feed system
- Steam pipe systems
- Air pressure systems
- Cooling water systems
- Fuel, lubricating and other oil systems
- Means of communications
- Steering gear
- Anchor chain and cables
- Means of escape
- Means of stopping machinery
- Shutting off fuel suction pipes
- Closing of openings
ADDITIONALLY
For tankers 10000GT or more
- two hydraulic steering gear control system
- alarms for low level hydraulic fluid
- independent means of restraining rudder
Explain cargo ship safety equipment certificate?
- Issued under SOLAS convention.
- Validity: 5 years.
- Issued by classification society.
What are the items checked in a cargo ship safety equipment survey?
- Life saving appliances
- Fire fighting appliances
- Navigation lights and shapes
- Means of making sound signals
- Pilot ladders and associated equipments
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Echo sounding installations
- Gyro compass installations
- Radar installation
- Magnetic compass
- Speed and distance measuring equipment
- ARPA
- Rate of turn indicator
How to prepare for a safety equipment survey?
Items will include LSA, FFA, Pilot hoist, bridge equipments and navigation lights
Preparation of life saving equipments:
- Muster list updated and posted in conspicuous position.
- Life jacket donning instructions displayed in conspicuous places.
- Emergency stations directed by arrows.
- Life boat and associated equipments are maintained and in good condition.
- Life boat engine tested.
- FO flash point not more than 43°C.
- L/B engine power supply (battery charging) is maintained.
- Life boat davit, embarkation arrangements, launching arrangements, brakes are in good condition.
- Life boat fall in good condition. Renewed or changed end for end if required.
- Lifeboat markings, reflecting tapes in good condition.
- Life raft serviced annually. Marked as per SOLAS.
- Launching instructions of all survival crafts are displayed near the craft.
- No. of lifebuoys are as per SOLAS. Their markings, symbols, life lines, smoke signals are in food condition
- Bridge pyrotechnics are adequate, in good condition as per SOLAS.
Preparation of fire fighting equipments
- Fire control plans displayed in conspicuous places.
- Copies of fire plans are available in fire wallet.
- Fire detection system in good condition.
- Main and emergency fire pumps in good condition.
- Fire hoses, nozzles, fire hose boxes in good condition and stowed properly.
- International ship shore connection in proper place. Location is marked properly.
- Fixed fire extinguishing system in good condition.
- Portable fire extinguishers in good conditioned, properly maintained, marked and uses appropriate color as per SOLAS.
- Emergency lights and general alarm are in good condition
- Fire main system, isolating valves, hydrants in good and operational condition.
- Location of firemen's outfit marked.
- All associated equipments ar adequate as per SOLAS and in good condition.
- Number of firemen's outfit, BA sets, air bottles are adequate as per SOLAS.
Other items:
- Navigation lights, shapes, sound signaling appliances in good condition.
- Magnetic compass in good condition and deviation curve, compass error book are properly maintained.
- Radar, ARPA, echo sounder, gyro compass, position fixing equipments, log, rate of turn indicator in good condition.
- Adequate and up to date charts and publications are onboard.
- Pilot ladder or mechanical hoist in good condition.