Part C
Certification
11 Application for a Certificate of Inspection
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A Certificate of Inspection may be obtained or renewed by making an application in writing to the Administration. The application for inspection of a vessel being newly constructed or converted shall be submitted prior to the start of the construction or conversion.
12 Certificate of Inspection
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12.1 A vessel to which the Code applies shall not be operated without having on board a valid Certificate of Inspection issued by the Administration following a satisfactory inspection. The form of the certificate is given in Annex 1. This certificate shall remain valid for a period not exceeding 1 year for vessels carrying more than 12 passengers on international voyages and 5 years for all other vessels from the date of inspection provided that the vessel successfully completes an annual inspection or unless revoked by the Administration.
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12.2.1 The inspection for the renewal of the certificate shall be conducted up to 2 months prior to the expiry of the Certificate of Inspection. Where a vessel is inspected not more than 30 days before the date of expiry of a Certificate of Inspection, the new certificate shall be dated from the expiry date.
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12.2.2 The annual inspection shall be conducted between the tenth to fourteenth month of the anniversary date of the issuance of the Certificate of Inspection.
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12.3 Every vessel to which a Certificate of Inspection has been issued shall conform to these regulations and any additional measures deemed appropriate by the Administration throughout the period of validity of the certificate.
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12.4 Where necessary to prevent delay of the vessel, a temporary Certificate of Inspection may be issued pending the issuance and delivery of the regular Certificate of Inspection and shall be carried in the same manner as the regular certificate.
13 Description of Certificate
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The Certificate of Inspection issued to a vessel shall describe—
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the vessel;
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date of inspection and expiry of the certificate;
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the issuing authority;
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the operating area specified under headings “Protected waters”, “Coastal waters” or “Exposed Waters”;
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the minimum manning requirements;
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the fire detection and extinguishing equipment required;
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the life saving appliances to be carried;
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the maximum number of passengers and total persons that shall be carried;
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the number of passengers the vessel may carry in overnight accommodation spaces; the name of the owner and managing operator;
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any equivalencies or exemptions accepted or authorised by the Administration;
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any other such conditions of operation as may be determined by the Administration.
14 Posting of Certificates, Permits and Stability Letters
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The Certificate of Inspection or any stability letters, shall be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, in a conspicuous place on the vessel where observation by passengers is likely. Where posting is impracticable, the certificates shall be kept on board in a weathertight container readily available for use by the crew to display to passengers and others on request.
15 Special Permits
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15.1 Where a vessel does not hold a valid Certificate of Inspection, the Administration may permit the vessel to proceed without passengers to another port for repairs, under such conditions as may be considered necessary. Application for such permission should be made in writing to the Administration.
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15.2 The Administration, in exceptional circumstances, may permit a vessel to engage in a voyage with a greater number of persons or on a more extended route, or both, than permitted by its Certificate of Inspection where it is satisfied that the operation can be undertaken safely.