Issue of revised and updated CSR documents by the Administration
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.959(23) – Format and Guidelines for the Maintenance of the Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) – (Adopted on 5 December 2003)Amended by Resolution MSC.198(80) - Annex - Format and Guidelines for the Maintenance of the Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) - Issue of revised and updated CSR documents by the Administration

Issue of revised and updated CSR documents by the Administration

  7 Following the receipt of copies of one or more amendment forms, the Administration is required to issue a revised and updated CSR document as soon as practically possible but not later than three months from the date of the change. Amendment forms should not be completed by Administrations.

  8 In the case of a change of flag, the previous flag State has to issue a new CSR document to the ship showing the date the ship ceased to be registered with that flag State. That flag State is required to send a copy of the ship's CSR file, as soon as possible and preferably not later than one month from the date the ship ceased to be registered, to the new flag State. The new flag State is required to issue a new CSR document as soon as possible and not later than three months after the date of change of flag.

  9 As soon as possible, but not later than three months after a change of flag, the new flag State is required to issue to the ship a sequentially numbered CSR document.

  • 9.1 In instances where the previous flag State has not forwarded, within three months from the date of change of flag, the CSR file of the ship covering the period during which the ship was entitled to fly its flag, to the new flag State, then the new flag State should issue to the ship a CSR based on the CSR information received from onboard the ship. The sequential number to be allocated to the CSR document to be so issued should be the second sequential number after the last sequentially number shown on the CSR document found (i.e. leaving first sequential number unused). The new flag State should explain, in entry box 14, the reason for issuing the CSR document in such a manner.


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