1.5.1.1 The survey of ships,
so far as regards the enforcement of the provisions of the regulations
and granting of exemptions therefrom, should be carried out by officers
of the Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the
surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations
recognized by it.
1.5.1.2 The Administration
nominating surveyors or recognizing organizations to conduct surveys
should, as a minimum, empower any nominated surveyor or recognized
organization to:
The Administration should notify the Organization of the specific
responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to nominated
surveyors or recognized organizations for circulation to the Contracting
Governments.
1.5.1.3 When a nominated
surveyor or recognized organization determines that the condition
of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with
the particulars of the International Certificate of Fitness for the
Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk or is such that the ship is not
fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship, or persons on board,
or without presenting unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment,
such surveyor or organization should immediately ensure that corrective
action is taken and should in due course, notify the Administration.
If such corrective action is not taken, the Certificate should be
withdrawn and the Administration should be notified immediately; and,
if the ship is in a port of another Contracting Government, the appropriate
authorities of the port State should also be notified immediately.
When an officer of the Administration, a nominated surveyor or a recognized
organization has notified the appropriate authorities of the port
State, the Government of the port State concerned should give such
officer, surveyor or organization any necessary assistance to carry
out their obligations under this paragraph. When applicable, the Government
of the port State concerned should take such steps as will ensure
that the ship does not sail until it can proceed to sea or leave the
port for the purpose of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair
yard available without danger to the ship or persons on board or without
presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.
1.5.1.4 In every case, the
Administration should guarantee the completeness and efficiency of
the survey, and should undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements
to satisfy this obligation.
1.5.2
Survey requirements
1.5.2.1 The structure, equipment,
fittings, arrangements and material (other than items in respect of
which a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, Cargo Ship Safety
Equipment Certificate and Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate or Cargo
Ship Safety Certificate are issued) of a gas carrier should be subjected
to the following surveys:
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.1 an initial survey before the ship in put in
service or before the International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of
Liquefied Gases in Bulk is issued for the first time, which should include a
complete examination of its structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and
material in so far as the ship is covered by the Code. This survey should be such
as to ensure that the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material
fully comply with the applicable provisions of the Code;
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.2 a renewal survey at intervals specified by the
Administration, but not exceeding 5 years, except where regulation 1.5.6.2.2, 1.5.6.5, 1.5.6.6 or 1.5.6.7 is applicable. The renewal survey should be such as
to ensure that the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material fully
comply with the applicable provisions of the Code;
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.3 an intermediate survey within 3 months before or
after the second anniversary date or within 3 months before or after the third
anniversary date of the Certificate which should take the place of one of the
annual surveys specified in 1.5.2.1.4. The intermediate survey should be such as to
ensure that the safety equipment, and other equipment, and associated pump and
piping systems fully comply with the applicable provisions of the Code and are in
good working order. Such intermediate surveys should be endorsed on the
Certificate issued under 1.5.4 or 1.5.5;
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.4 an annual survey within 3 months before or after
each anniversary date of the Certificate, including a general inspection of the
structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material referred to in 1.5.2.1.1 to ensure that they have been maintained in
accordance with 1.5.3 and that they remain satisfactory for the service for
which the ship is intended. Such annual surveys should be endorsed on the
Certificate issued under 1.5.4 or 1.5.5;
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.5 an additional survey, either general or partial
according to the circumstances, should be made when required after an
investigation prescribed in 1.5.3.3, or whenever any important repairs or renewals are
made. Such a survey should ensure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been
effectively made, that the material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals
are satisfactory, and that the ship is fit to proceed to sea without danger to the
ship or persons on board or without presenting unreasonable threat of harm to the
marine environment.
1.5.3
Maintenance
of conditions after survey
1.5.3.1 The condition of
the ship and its equipment should be maintained to conform with the
provisions of the Code to ensure that the ship will remain fit to
proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board or without
presenting unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.
1.5.3.2 After any survey
of the ship under 1.5.2 has been
completed, no change should be made in the structure, equipment, fittings,
arrangements and material covered by the survey, without the sanction
of the Administration, except by direct replacement.
1.5.3.3 Wherever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect
is discovered, either of which affects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or
completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment covered by the Code, the
master or owner of the ship should report at the earliest opportunity to the
Administration, the nominated surveyor or recognized organization responsible for
issuing the Certificate, who should cause investigations to be initiated to determine
whether a survey, as required by 1.5.2.1.5, is necessary. If the ship is in a port of another
Contracting Government, the master or owner should also report immediately to the
appropriate authorities of the port State and the nominated surveyor or recognized
organization should ascertain that such a report has been made.
1.5.4
Issue and
endorsement of International Certificate of Fitness
1.5.4.1 A Certificate called
an International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied
Gases in Bulk, should be issued after an initial or renewal survey
to a gas carrier engaged in international voyages which complies with
the relevant provisions of the Code.
1.5.4.2 An International
Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk
should be drawn up in the form corresponding to the model given in
the Appendix. If the language used is neither English nor French,
the text should include the translation into one of these languages.
1.5.4.3 The Certificate issued
under provisions of this section should be available on board for
examination at all times.
1.5.4.4 Notwithstanding any
other provisions of the amendments to this Code, adopted by the Marine
Safety Committee (MSC) by resolution MSC.17(58), any International
Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk,
which is current when these amendments enter into force, should remain
valid until it expires under the terms of this Code prior to the amendments
entering into force.
1.5.5
Issue or
endorsement of International Certificate of Fitness by another Government
1.5.5.1 A Contracting Government
to the 1974 SOLAS Convention may, at the request of another Contracting
Government, cause a ship entitled to fly the flag of the other State
to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the requirements of the Code
are complied with, issue or authorize the issue of the International
Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk
to the ship, and, where appropriate, endorse or authorize the endorsement
of the Certificate on board the ship in accordance with the Code.
Any Certificate so issued should contain a statement to the effect
that it has been issued at the request of the Government of the State
whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.
1.5.6
Duration
and validity of International Certificate of Fitness
1.5.6.1 An International
Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk
should be issued for a period specified by the Administration which
should not exceed 5 years.
1.5.6.2.1 Notwithstanding
the provisions of 1.5.6.1 of this
regulation, when the renewal survey is completed within 3 months before
the expiry date of the existing Certificate, the new Certificate should
be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date
not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate.
1.5.6.2.2 When the renewal
survey is completed after the expiry date of the existing Certificate,
the new Certificate should be valid from the date of completion of
the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of
expiry of the existing Certificate.
1.5.6.2.3 When the renewal
survey is completed more than 3 months before the expiry date of the
existing Certificate, the new Certificate should be valid from the
date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 5
years from the date of completion of the renewal survey.
1.5.6.3 If a Certificate is issued for a period of less
than 5 years, the Administration may extend the validity of the Certificate beyond the
expiry date to the maximum period specified in 1.5.6.1, provided that the surveys referred to in regulation
1.5.2.1.3 and 1.5.2.1.4, applicable when a Certificate is issued for a period
of 5 years, are carried out as appropriate.
1.5.6.4 If a renewal survey
has been completed and a new Certificate cannot be issued or placed
on board the ship before the expiry date of the existing Certificate,
the person or organization authorized by the Administration may endorse
the existing Certificate and such a Certificate should be accepted
as valid for a further period which should not exceed 5 months from
the expiry date.
1.5.6.5 If a ship, at the
time when a Certificate expires, is not in a port in which it is to
be surveyed, the Administration may extend the period of validity
of the Certificate but this extension should be granted only for the
purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the port in
which it is to be surveyed, and then only in cases where it appears
proper and reasonable to do so. No Certificate should be extended
for a period longer than 3 months, and a ship to which an extension
is granted should not, on its arrival in the port in which it is to
be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave that
port without having a new Certificate. When the renewal survey in
completed, the new Certificate should be valid to a date not exceeding
5 years from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate before
the extension was granted.
1.5.6.6 A Certificate issued
to a ship engaged on short voyages, which has not been extended under
the foregoing provisions of this section, may be extended by the Administration
for a period of grace of up to one month from the date of expiry stated
on it. When the renewal survey is completed, the new Certificate should
be valid to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of
the existing Certificate before the extension was granted.
1.5.6.7 In special circumstances,
as determined by the Administration, a new Certificate need not be
dated from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate as required
by 1.5.6.2.2, 1.5.6.5 or 1.5.6.6. In these special circumstances, the new Certificate should
be valid to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of completion
of the renewal survey.
1.5.6.8 If an annual or intermediate
survey is completed before the period specified in 1.5.2, then:
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.1 the anniversary date shown on the Certificate
should be amended by endorsement to a date which should not be more than 3 months
later than the date on which the survey was completed;
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.2 the subsequent annual or intermediate survey
required by 1.5.2 should be completed at the intervals prescribed by
that section using the new anniversary date;
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.3 the expiry date may remain unchanged provided one
or more annual or intermediate surveys, as appropriate, are carried out so that
the maximum intervals between the surveys prescribed by 1.5.2 are not exceeded.
1.5.6.9 A Certificate issued
under 1.5.4 or 1.5.5 should cease to be valid in any of the following cases:
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.1 if the relevant surveys are not completed within
the periods specified under 1.5.2;
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.2 if the Certificate is not endorsed in accordance
with 1.5.2.1.3 or 1.5.2.1.4;
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.3 upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another
State. A new Certificate should only be issued when the Government issuing the new
Certificate is fully satisfied that the ship is in compliance with the provisions
of 1.5.3.1 and 1.5.3.2. In the case of a transfer between Contracting
Governments, if requested within 3 months after the transfer has taken place, the
Government of the State whose flag the ship was formerly entitled to fly should,
as soon as possible, transmit to the Administration copies of the Certificate
carried by the ship before the transfer and, if available, copies of the relevant
survey reports.