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Regulations For The Issue of Statutory Certificates
Regulations For The Issue of Statutory Certificates
CONTENTS
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Chapter 1
1.1 General
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (hereinafter referred to as the Society ) will, when requested, issue certificates in
accordance with currently valid International Conventions or International Codes (hereinafter referred to as the
Conventions, etc. ) for ships classed or intended to be classed with the Society, or installations registered or intended
to be registered in the Society, following the provisions specified in these Regulations.
Statutory certificates will be issued by the Society under the authority of the flag state of the ship. When specifically
requested, the Society may issue statutory certificates to ships not classed with the Society mutatis mutandis in
accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.
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Regulations for the Issue of Statutory Certificates
2.1.1 Definitions
In these Regulations, statutory certificates mean the following certificates including those certificates of
compliance required under the Conventions, etc. to be kept on board the ships:
(1) International Load Line Certificate
(2) Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate
(3) Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
(4) Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
(5) Cargo Ship Safety Certificate
(6) Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
(7) Exemption Certificate
(8) International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate
(9) International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk
(10) International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk
(11) International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
(12) Certificates in compliance with the International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and
for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code)
(a) Document of Compliance (DOC)
(b) Safety Management Certificate (SMC)
(c) Interim Document of Compliance (Interim DOC)
(d) Interim Safety Management Certificate (Interim SMC)
(13) International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC) and Interim International Ship Security Certificate (Interim ISSC)
(14) International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate
(15) Certificate of Fitness for Ship Carrying Dangerous Goods
(16) International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate
(17) International Anti-Fouling System Certificate
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Chapter 2
2.2.1 Validity
1 The validity of statutory certificates are to be as follows according to the kind of statutory certificate, and unless
otherwise provided for by the flag state of the ship.
(1) International Load Line Certificate: 5 years
(2) Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate: 5 years
(3) Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate: 5 years
(4) Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate: 5 years
(5) Cargo Ship Safety Certificate: 5 years
(6) Passenger Ship Safety Certificate: 1 year
(7) Exemption Certificate: the same as the relevant Convention Certificate
(8) International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate: 5 years
(9) International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk: 5 years
(10) International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk: 5 years
(11) International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Liquid Chemicals in Bulk: 5 years
(12) Certificates in compliance with the ISM Code
(a) DOC 5 years
(b) SMC 5 years
(c) Interim DOC not longer than 12 months
(d) Interim SMC not longer than 6 months
(13) ISSC and Interim ISSC
(a) ISSC: 5 years
(b) Interim ISSC: not longer than 6 months
(14) International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate: 5 years
(15) Certificate of Fitness for Ship Carrying Dangerous Goods: 5 years
(16) International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate: 5 years
2 For ships specifically designated by the Society, the Society may extend the validity of statutory certificates in
accordance with the provisions of International Conventions, etc. under the direction of the Government of the flag
state.
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Regulations for the Issue of Statutory Certificates
3.1.1 General
1 The builder, owner or master of a ship, who intends to obtain statutory certificates, is to present the Registry
Certificate of the ship issued by the Government of the flag state, and submit a written application for the issue
thereof to the Society. However, compliance with the Rules for the Audit and Registration of Safety Management
Systems is required for the issue of the certificates in compliance with the ISM Code prescribed in 2.1.1(12), and
compliance with the Rules for the Audit and Registration of Ship Security Management Systems is required for the
issue of the ISSC and Interim ISSC prescribed in 2.1.1(13).
2 The Society may issue a provisional certificate with a maximum validity of five months for the period as
deemed necessary, before a full term certificate is issued.
When the descriptions of the statutory certificate are changed, the owner or master of the ship is to present the
Registry Certificate of the ship issued by the Government of the flag state at the earliest opportunity, and submit a
written application for rewriting the relative certificate to the Society.
When the statutory certificate is soiled or lost, the owner of master of the ship is to submit a written application for
the reissue of the statutory certificate to obtain replacement thereof in due course.
The owner or master of a ship, who wishes to obtain endorsement for the statutory certificate specified in 2.2.2, is to
submit a written application to the Society for endorsement accompanied by the statutory certificate for which the
endorsement is required.
The owner or master of a ship, who wishes to extend the validity of the statutory certificate issued by the Society, is
to submit a written application to the Society for the extension thereof stating the reasons for the extension.
The owner or master of a ship, who encounters any of the following, is to return the statutory certificate issued
by the Society to the Society at the earliest convenience.
(1) The ship sinks or is scrapped.
(2) The classification of the ship or the registry of installations concerned is deleted.
(3) The validity of the statutory certificate is expired.
(4) The descriptions on the statutory certificate are changed, and a revised certificate is issued.
(5) The original statutory certificate is found after having a replacement issued in accordance with the provisions of
3.3 In this case, the original statutory certificate is to be returned to the Society.
(6) Aside from those stated above, when it is specifically requested by the Society to return the statutory certificate.
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Chapter 4
Fees and expenses will be charged in accordance with the provisions provided separately, in the following cases:
(1) A statutory certificate is issued.
(2) A statutory certificate is reissued or rewritten.
(3) Endorsement is made for a statutory certificate.
(4) The validity of a statutory certificate is extended.
(5) The survey specified in 5.1.1 is carried out.
(6) Apart from the above, when the survey for maintenance of the validity of the statutory certificate is carried out.
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Regulations for the Issue of Statutory Certificates
Chapter 5 MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 General
5.1.3 Exemption Under the National Laws and Regulations of a Flag State
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 to Chapter 3, matters prescribed under the National Laws and
Regulations of the flag state are to be dealt with in accordance with such laws and regulations.
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MAJOR CHANGES AND EFFECTIVE DATES
Amendments to the REGULATIONS FOR THE ISSUE OF STATUTORY CERTIFICATES made between 1
March 2005 and 31 December 2008 and their effective dates are as follows: