Part E
Passenger Ships on International Voyages
17 Certification
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17.1 Administrations that are party to SOLAS, who notify IMO that the Code has been determined to be equivalent to the provisions of SOLAS under regulation I/5, for passenger vessels of less than 24 metres in length on international voyages, may issue such vessels with a SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety Certificate along with a copy of the notification of equivalency to IMO.
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17.2 Vessels issued with a SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety Certificate in accordance with regulation I/17.1 shall also comply with the requirements of regulations I/18 and 19 for the issue of a Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate, and a Ship Security Certificate respectively and with regulation I/20.
18 * The United States Coast Guard has developed a simple Draft Safety Management System which can be used as a guide to put in place a safety management system that complies with the requirements of the ISM Code. This Draft System is available on request.
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18.1 The owner of a passenger vessel engaged on international voyages, or any other organization or person such as the manager or the bareboat charterer who has assumed responsibility for the operation of the ship from the owner, and the vessel shall comply with the requirements of—
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.1 Chapter IX of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 as amended; and
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.2 The International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and Pollution Prevention, adopted in London on 24 May 1994.
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18.2.1 A Document of Compliance shall be issued to every company which complies with the requirements of the International Safety Management Code. This document shall be issued by the Administration, by an organization recognized by the Administration, or at the request of the Administration by another Contracting Government to SOLAS.
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18.2.2 A copy of the Document of Compliance shall be kept onboard the ship in order that the master can produce it on request for verification.
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18.2.3 A Certificate, called a Safety Management Certificate, shall be issued to every ship by the Administration or an organization recognized by the Administration. The Administration or organization recognized by it shall, before issuing the Safety Management Certificate, verify that the company and its shipboard management operate in accordance with the approved safety-management system.
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18.3 The safety-management system shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of the International Safety Management Code.
19 Ship Security System
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19.1 The owner of a passenger vessel engaged on international voyages, or any other organization or person such as the manager or the bareboat charterer who has assumed responsibility for the operation of the ship from the owner, and the vessel shall comply with the requirements of—
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.1 Chapter XI-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 as amended; and
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.2 The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities, adopted in London on 12 December 2002.
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19.2 A Certificate, called an International ship Security Certificate, shall be issued to every ship by the Administration or an organization recognized by the Administration. The Administration or organization recognized by it shall, before issuing the Ship Security Certificate, verify that the ship's security system and any associated equipment fully complies with Chapter XI-2 and Part A of the Code, is in satisfactory condition and fit for the serve for which the ship is intended.
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19.3 The ship security system shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
20 Additional Requirements
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20.1 Passenger Ships on international voyages and issued with a SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall in addition to the requirements of the SCV Code, comply with the requirements of the following—
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.1 Regulation V/19.2.4 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 as amended; and
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.2 Regulations 3 and 5 of Chapter XI-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 as amended.