29 Crew Agreements

29.1 Crew Agreements should be detailed in MGN 149.

Table 1. List of Certificates to be issued to United Kingdom Ships, applicable UK Regulations and extent of Delegation

Certification	Subject & Convention	Limits	Detail & Remarks	UK Regulation	Delegation
International Tonnage Certificate	Tonnage ITC 69	≥ 24 metres		Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997 SI 1997 No:1510, as amended	Classification Societies^footnote
International Load Line Certificate	Load Line ILLC'66 General		Intact Stability & Subdivision Standard; # - Using equivalent standards of the Code	Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 1998 SI 1998 No:2241, as amended	Assigning Authorities^footnote
	Inclining Test, Stability	≥ 24 metres			MCA
International Safety Construction Certificate	Construction SOLAS 74	≥ 500GT	Construction	Merchant Shipping (Cargo Shipping Construction) Regulations 1997 SI 1997 No:1509; as amended	Certifying Authorities^footnote
	Fire Protection SOLAS 74	≥ 500GT	Structural Fire Protection & Means of Escape # - Using equivalent standards of the Code	Ships constructed before 1 July 2002: Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection-Large Ships) Regulations 1998, Regulations SI 1998 No:1012; as amended. Ships constructed on or after 1 July 2002: Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003 SI 2003 No:2950; as amended.	Certification issued by Certifying Authorities^footnote on a partial declaration by MCA on Structural Fire Protection, Means of Escape, Fire Safety of Unattended Machinery Spaces and Accommodation etc
International Safety Equipment Certificate	Fire Appliances SOLAS 74	≥ 500GT	Fire Appliances		MCA
	Life Saving Appliances SOLAS 74	≥ 500GT	Life Saving Appliances	Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances (Ships Other than Ships of Class III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999 SI 1999 No:2721, as amended.
	Navigation Equipment	≥ 500GT	Navigation lights, sounds, signals etc	Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 SI 1996 No:75; as amended
International Safety Radio Certificate	Radio SOLAS 74	≥ 300GT		Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 SI 1998 No:2070, as amended	Selex Communications Ltd
International Safe Manning Certificate	Manning STCW/SOLAS	≥ 500GT		Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations 1997 SI 1997 No:1911; as amended	MCA
International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate	Pollution MARPOL	≥ 400GT	Pollution prevention equipment	Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996 SI 1996 No:2154, as amended	Initial: MCA Annual: Classification Societies^footnote
				Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution: Substances other than Oil) Order 1997 SI 1997 No:1869; as amended.	N/A
				Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1998 SI 1998 No:1377; as amended.	N/A
International Safety Management Certificate	International Safety Management Code	≥ 500GT		Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 1998 SI 1998 No:1561; as amended.	MCA
International Ship Security Certificate	International Ship and Port Facility Security Code	≥ 500GT		Regulation 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 "On enhancing ship and port facility security", Official Journal L129/6 The Ship and Port Facility (Security) Regulations 2004 SI 2004 No:1495; as amended.	MCA
Certificate of Compliance	Various	≥ 24 metres	Covers aspects surveyed under the code for which other certificates are not required.	Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport & Pleasure) Regulations 1998 SI 1998 No:2771, as amended	MCA