2.1.1 After boarding and having been introduced
to the master or responsible ship's officer, the port State control
officer (PSCO) should verify that there is on board the International
Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials (regulation 11.1)footnote or the International Ready for Recycling
Certificate (regulation 11.11),
both supplemented by the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, and examine
reports of previous port State control inspections.
2.1.2 The validity of the International Certificate
on Inventory of Hazardous Materials or International Ready for Recycling
Certificate should also be confirmed by verifying that the certificate
is properly completed and signed and that the required surveys have
been performed, and that the identification/verification number on
the Inventory of Hazardous Materials corresponds to that shown on
the certificate(s).
2.1.3 If the certificate and the Inventory of
Hazardous Materials are valid and appropriate, and the PSCO's general
impressions and visual observations on board confirm compliance with
the Convention, the PSCO should generally confine the inspection to
any reported deficiencies.
2.1.4 If, however, the PSCO's general impressions
or observations on board reveal clear grounds (see paragraph 2.1.5)
for believing that the condition of the ship, or its structure or
equipment, do not correspond substantially with the particulars of
the certificate or with the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, the
PSCO may proceed to a more detailed inspection.
2.1.5 Clear grounds to conduct a more detailed
inspection include:
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.1 evidence that a certificate required by the
Convention is missing or clearly invalid;
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.2 evidence that the Inventory of Hazardous Materials
required by the Convention is missing or clearly invalid;
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.3 the absence of structure or equipment identified
in part I of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials;
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.4 the absence of an entry in part I of the Inventory
of Hazardous Materials for structure or equipment that the PSCO believes
to contain Hazardous Materials listed in appendices 1 and 2 to the Conventionfootnote; and
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.5 no evidence of implementation of a procedure
on board the ship for maintaining part I of the Inventory of Hazardous
Materials.