PROCEDURE FOR NC SURVEYOR CERTIFICATION (NC SURVEYOR CERTIFICATIONS SCHEME)

General

Scope of application

The certification scheme applies to New Construction (NC) field surveyors involved in ship construction, including:• the survey of new construction of ships and offshore floating units, covering both seagoing and inland navigation;• the survey of prefabrication components.It does not apply to the Region, Country Marine Managers or NC Managers. They are duly designated, by the Region or Country Chief Executive, and approved by the Zone Vice President on the basis of the justification of an appropriate experience allowing for coordination and supervision of the surveyor's performances, performing activities which are outside the scope of IACS PR7.

Responsibility for implementation

New Constructions Management (DO_NCM), Region and/ or Country Marine Manager, NC Manager, Project Leaders and field surveyors.

References

• : ORGANISATION AND OPERATING OF MARINE & OFFSHORE DIVISION

• : PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

• : QUALIFICATION, TRAINING and CERTIFICATION PROCESS

• : APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE SURVEYORS

• : INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDITS

• : MONITORING OF QUALITY OF SERVICES

• : MARINE AND OFFSHORE DIVISION MANAGEMENT REVIEW

• : NEWBUILDING SURVEYS

• PCI_0016: INLAND NEWBUILDING SURVEYS

Terminology

DO_NCMNew Constructions Management within Head Office’s Operations Management, with tasks defined in the related management procedure, Sec. 5, Par. 5.2.1.

NC Manager

Regional or Country M&O Managers or their Delegates, (NC Managers, NC Managers Delegate) in charge of New Constructions Services, with general responsibilities defined in the newbuilding surveys procedure, 2.3.1 for the New Construction Surveys scope and for the other detail scope of responsibilities and authorities to be defined in accordance with the related management procedure, Sec 10, Par 10.3.1.

Project LeaderField surveyor responsible for the construction surveys of one or more ships as per the newbuilding surveys procedure /PCI_0016 for the co-ordination of the tasks to be performed by the survey team in the Shipyard, for the supervision of the attending surveyors and for providing evidence through records, check lists, inspection and test records, etc. that the survey team have complied with the requirements of the newbuilding survey planning and duly participated in the relevant activities shown in the shipbuilder's examination and test plans.The Project Leader may also participate to the surveys.Project Leader DelegateField surveyor designated to take over the Project Leader's responsibilities when the Project Leader is not available. The Project Leader Delegate has the same qualifications requirements, responsibilities and duties as the Project Leader.Project Leader Delegate under supervisionField surveyor having the level of technical qualification required for being nominated as Project Leader and having to demonstrate his capacity to manage, co-ordinate, supervise the tasks to be performed by the team (as per the applicable procedures) and maintain the required traceability during the construction of a similar type of ship/ survey as applied. During one or more new construction projects he is supervised by Project Leader(s) assigned by the NC Manager holding valid Project Leader certification for that type of unit. A record of the supervision is to be maintained by the supervising Project Leader(s) and a performance evaluation of the "Project Leader Delegate under supervision" is to be issued at the completion of the project.SurveyorField surveyor participating in the construction surveys of one or more ships under the supervision of a Project Leader. He is allowed to work independently in the scope of activities for which he is qualified to perform.TrainerPerson designated by DO_NCM, the Marine Manager or the NC Manager having experience within a relevant area or a proficient expert in a special field to give theoretical training through classroom teaching, special seminars or individual training.TutorQualified person designated by the Marine Manager or NC Manager having appropriate experience and capability in the relevant areas of activities in which they assist, consult and supervise the practical training of a trainee until the latter is qualified.TraineeNewly appointed field surveyor or an already certified surveyor applying for a certificate upgrade, who is receiving theoretical training (from a Trainer or through self study) and practical training under the supervision of a Tutor.

Non-exclusive and exclusive surveyor

As per IACS PR5 procedure: a non exclusive surveyor is a person who enters into agreement with a Society to act on its behalf and who is also free to work on behalf of another organization (see the related management procedure). An exclusive surveyor is a person who enters into an agreement with a Society to act exclusively on its behalf.

Subject Matter Expert

As per IACS PR7 procedure: support staff assisting or consulting in the performance of classification or statutory work. Such staff may carry out tasks to assist or consult a surveyor but the surveyor remains responsible for the work of the support staff and the technical content of the service. However, support staff should have education, training and supervision commensurate with the tasks they are authorized to perform.

CERTIFICATION OUTLINE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

General principle

The Project Leader and surveyors must be certified for the types of ships and the types of surveys to be performed. A surveyor can only be assigned to work independently for surveys for which he has a valid certificate and the adequate level of qualification.

If a Project Leader or surveyor is certified for certain types of ships and types of surveys for seagoing vessels (except statutory surveys), those qualifications are automatically valid for inland navigation vessels, after completion of the concerned dedicated theoretical training module (see “Seagoing- Inland equivalences” attached to this procedure, “Theoretical Training Matrix Inland” and paragraph 2.2 of this procedure).

Inland statutory surveys are each a separate qualification and training needs to be performed according to paragraph 2.4 and section 4 of this procedure.

In case a Project Leader or surveyor will only perform inland navigation surveys, training needs to be performed according to the “Theoretical Training Matrix Inland”, attached to this procedure and according to section 2, 3 and 4 of this procedure.

In case of hull construction in one country and outfitting in another, the overall Project Leader will be appointed in the outfitting country and shall be certified as Project Leader for the type of vessel. In the hull construction country, a Project Leader Delegate will be appointed. His Project Leader certification does not need to cover the type of vessel - any Project Leader certification is sufficient.

General requirements

• Formal education as per the related management procedure Annex A1.

  Annex A1 of the present procedure defines for each "type of survey" the surveyor's required status.• Status of the surveyor • 1 = non-exclusive • 2 = exclusive

  Each theoretical and practical tutored training is to be documented (recorded by the surveyor and certified by the trainer/ tutor).The theoretical training may be received through classroom teaching, special seminars, self-study, computer assisted training or individual training combined with the practical tutored training given by a qualified tutor.

Examination before certification

Competence gained through the theoretical training shall be demonstrated through written or oral examination or through suitable computer tests.During the examination and tests, the use of the relevant working documents (Rules, Conventions, checklists, etc.) by the trainee is allowed.The surveyor must have completed the required practical and theoretical training before a request for certification is sent to DO_NCM through the “Marine and Offshore Qualification” website.

The period between completion of the theoretical training and the request of certification shall not exceed 3 years. If the period is more than 3 years, a refresher training and/or exam shall be performed.

Basic training for newly hired surveyors

Newly hired surveyors shall receive a basic theoretical and practical training for a minimum period of three (3) months.

The theoretical training shall cover the following subjects

The examination of the theoretical basic training will consist of at least the number of questions per module shown in the above table and shall be performed under the supervision of the NC Manager or a trainer designated by him. The examination needs to be performed online in the "Marine and Offshore Qualification” website. (*)

(*) As currently the Training database “My Learning” is in continuous progress, reference should be made to the “Theoretical Training Matrix” attached to this procedure, which will be updated on regular intervals.

Pass requirement: 70% of satisfactory answers.The result of the examination is to be recorded.

The practical training shall be carried out in compliance with the minimum requirements of the corresponding practical training module under the supervision of a tutor holding at least an advanced certification for the concerned type of survey.The practical training shall be commensurate with the complexity of the survey and adapted to the qualification to be granted.Basic Practical training shall cover the following key subjects:• Hull surveys (including statutory items covered by Recognised Organisation (RO) class rules)• Machinery surveys (including statutory items covered by Recognised Organisation (RO) class rules)• Electricity surveys (including statutory items covered by Recognised Organisation (RO) class rules).Note: The following basic practical trainings can be carried out during the corresponding ship in service surveys:• tightness tests• structural tests• piping hydrostatic tests• electrical insulation tests.The practical training shall be recorded and the competence gained through the practical training annotated on the corresponding training record indicating:• date of training• Recognised Organisation (RO) Register N°• ship type• survey type• specific subject of survey (detailed description of the survey carried out)• duration (training hrs including survey preparation)• name of tutor or accompanying surveyor• tutor or accompanying surveyor's signatureThe “Practical Training Record” shall provide evidence of at least 30 tutored surveys during the basic practical training period, and at least of the different key survey types listed.The results of the tutor's evaluation at the end of the practical training period are to be recorded on the practical training record.A surveyor is authorized to independently carry out surveys only after completing the required training and according to the qualifications granted in his certificate in the "Marine and Offshore Qualification” website.

Training for extension of Surveyor's areas of activity

In case of a request for granting an extension of a surveyor's area of activity and in order to upgrade the surveyor's certificate with new qualifications, he shall participate to the dedicated theoretical and practical trainings on the new subjects. In case of advanced level qualification for Project Leader certification, the requirements as per Annex A1.5 are also to be complied with .

For seagoing certification, please refer to attached “Theoretical Training Matrix SEAGOING”, indicating which theoretical modules need to be succeeded for each type of certification. (*)

For Inland certification, please refer to the attached “Theoretical Training Matrix INLAND”.

(*) As currently the training database “My Learning” is in continuous progress, reference should be made to the “Theoretical training Matrix SEAGOING” attached to this procedure, which will be updated on regular intervals.

If one or more modules of the exam fail to achieve the pass requirement, a new exam may be performed by the trainee for only the failed modules.Pass requirement: 70% of satisfactory answers (50% for each sub-module and 70% for the full module)The result of the examination is to be recorded.A dedicated practical training shall be carried out by the trainee, following the templates attached to this procedure, which shall insure the surveyors proficiency to carry out the survey independently. The surveyor would be expected to be able to reply to associated technical questions raised as thought necessary by the tutor to confirm levels of understanding. This review shall be recorded in the evaluation part of the practical training record, as attached to this procedure.

As exception to above, only the Polar Code certification will request no practical training by the trainee.

For the qualification and competency levels related to Noise and Vibration (Comfort and Habitability, URN) please refer to Annex A1, Paragraph 1.7, table 8.

Equivalent training

For surveyors having obtained qualifications through their work experience prior to joining the Society or showing proof of an equivalent training and experience as demanded by the certification scheme, DO_NCM may accept a reduced training plan based on the evidence provided. DO_NCM will decide on a case-by-case basis after examination of the request.

The reduced training plan consist of below 2 phases (if applicable):

• Phase 1: Reduced training plan for Basic qualifications (Steel 1 and/or Machinery System and/or Electrical cable and equipment fitting)

  • full basic theoretical training and exam to be performed

  • after successful completion, reduced practical training to be performed as per practical training record templates attached to this procedure.

  • request for approval of Basic qualifications to be sent to DO_NCM. Once granted, VPM access for the concerned surveyor needs to be requested to VPMsupport.

• Phase 2: Reduced training plan for Advanced qualifications (Assembly Material and/or Machinery & Electricity)

  • self-study of the provided training material and theoretical examination to be performed for the relevant qualifications

  • after successful completion, reduced practical training to be performed as per REDUCED practical training record templates attached to this procedure.

  • the survey report for each survey registered on this REDUCED practical training record, needs mandatory to be created by the trainee in VPM and needs to be validated by the tutor.

  • request of approval to be sent to DO_NCM

No reduced training plan will be accepted in view of Offshore, Automation, Dynamic Positioning and Statutory qualifications.

Request for transfer of Inland navigation certification towards seagoing will be handled under this paragraph.

Complex Conversion Projects

Ships in Service surveyors, assigned to complex conversion projects (ref. the occasional and miscellaneous surveys procedure), are required to obtain the New Construction qualification.

Pre-requisites: the surveyor need to have obtained the following Ships in Service qualifications, as per procedure. The qualification needs to be valid.

• Hull and Structural renewal (for the type of ship required), with experience of dry-docking and repair

• Machinery renewal (for the type of ship required), with experience of dry-docking and repair

• SOLAS, Load Lines and Marpol (for the type of ship required), with experience of dry-docking and repair

• Hull and Structural renewal Offshore and MODU (for Offshore projects), with experience of dry-docking and repair

Following Training modules need to be performed, in RTC of in classroom on demand:

• Project Leader training

• VPM training

Equivalent qualification will be granted, on case-by case basis, however with the limitation “for complex conversion projects only”. The qualification is not valid for any other new construction project.

Seminar Rolling out

The yearly NC seminar is organised by DO_NCM and is mandatory to be attended by all NC Managers and/or his delegate. The seminar covers the periodical updating of knowledge, in particular related to the update in Rules and Regulation, as also technical training and new developments.

The contents of the yearly NC seminar are to be rolled out to all surveyors, within a period specified by DO_NCM. To this effect, the NC Manager shall organize the rolling out training session(s) to all surveyors under their responsibility.

The rolling out may be performed through e-learning modules provided by DO_NCM online in the “Marine and Offshore Qualification” website, and/or through local training sessions organized by the NC Manager. Modules can be marked “mandatory to be performed in a local training session”. This session needs to be recorded in the “Marine and Offshore Qualification” website.

The rolling-out of the seminar is followed up through the “Marine and Offshore Qualification” website. The certification of the surveyor may be suspended if the surveyor does not attend the rolling-out session within the specific period.

The follow up of the rolling-out sessions falls under the responsibility of DO_NCM.

Training Modules Materials

The support material for basic and advanced theoretical training modules are available in VeriSTAR Info/ Training Solutions/ "Internal training NC”, in the platform “My Learning”, according to the attached matrix, or handed over during RTC training sessions. Practical training record templates are available attached to this procedure.

CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR NEWLY APPOINTED SURVEYORS

NC activity declaration

For each newly appointed NC trainee, the NC Manager will send to Head Office - ASMS Support Mail a declaration of NC activity in order to create his NC access to the "Marine and Offshore Qualification" website.

Application for certification

Once the access has been given the surveyor's "Certification grid" is created and filled in by ticking-off the types of surveys applied and then sent electronically to the NC Manager for verification and validation.After the NC Manager or his delegate's verification and validation, the application is sent electronically to DO_ NCM. The following surveyor's documents in electronic format shall also be made available in the surveyor’s CV tab in the "Marine and Offshore Qualification" website:• CV including detailed description of trainings and work experience gained prior to their joining the Society

• Evidences of theoretical and practical tutored training including:

  • attestation of theoretical training completed (if not electronically available under the “Training” tab), including exam results;

  • record of practical tutored training, including the evaluation (see templates attached to this procedure)

Certification

Upon satisfactory review of the application file, DO_NCM may validate the surveyor's certificate. The certificate may also be amended or rejected by DO_NCM.

NC Manager responsibilities

The responsibilities of the NC Manager or his delegate (under the authority of the Regional or Country Marine Manager) within the scope of the NC surveyor certification scheme are:• to provide the surveyors with adequate information and training in view of the surveyor's certification• to verify that the surveyors have completed the required training• to endorse the responsibility for the contents of the application forms issued for the surveyors of his area• to ensure that all requirements are met before validating the application for certification and sending it electronically to DO_NCM for final approval• to assign for each project a Project Leader and, if required, a team of surveyors having the adequate competencies and qualifications to perform the required surveys• to ensure that each Project Leader and the team of surveyors assigned to a project have the certification and the level required before being sent unaccompanied to any particular assignment• to ensure the maintenance of validity of the surveyors’ certificates through appropriate and timely Activity Monitoring• to ensure that areas of improvement and/ or needs of training identified and recorded in the Activity Monitoring reports are followed-up and related additional trainings are actually provided to the concerned surveyorsNote: Other responsibilities of the NC Manager are additionally described in the newbuilding surveys procedure.

UPGRADING OF SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATIONS & PROJECT LEADER'S CERTIFICATIONS

Application for Upgrading or Revision of Surveyor's Certifications

The applicant will open his NC certificate in the "Marine and Offshore Qualification" website and will click on "Request for Revision". A new "In progress certificate" is automatically created and will have to be completed by the applicant with the foreseen modifications and then electronically sent to the NC Manager for verification and validation.After the verification by the NC Manager or his delegate of the evidences provided and their acceptance as per the requirements, the application is electronically sent to DO_NCM. Electronic copies of the following surveyor's documents are also to be made available in his CV tab in the "Marine and Offshore Qualification" website:• Evidences of theoretical and practical tutored training on the new types of surveys as applied, including:• attestation of theoretical training completed (if not electronically available under the “Training” tab), including exam results;• record of practical tutored training, including the evaluation, completed (see templates attached to this procedure). For Inland Statutory practical training templates, please use the Statutory check-lists attached to PCI_0016.

• Record of assignment on previous projects (history of experience)

In case of an unexpected situation where an appropriate certified surveyor is not available, DO_NCM may accept, at the NC Manager's request and on a case-by-case basis, the assignment of a surveyor not holding the appropriate certification provided that:• the request concerns a specific period of time to allow the unexpected situation to be solved• the justification of the specific request is accepted after evaluation by DO_NCM• the assigned surveyor is regularly supervised by a Project Leader having the required qualification, at key steps of the survey process, commensurate with the concerned surveyor's certification• this supervision is duly documented and recordedExcept for passenger ships, surveyors already certified for ships in service activity, having been granted qualification for initial statutory surveys, are automatically certified for new construction initial statutory surveys, on the types of ships for which they have been previously granted such certification. However, in view of the equivalence for the SOLAS qualification, the additional module “Safety Construction” needs to be performed under supervision of a tutor, followed by the completion of the exam.The assigned Project Leader to a given project shall complete the survey team with surveyors having the statutory and/ or the advanced certification for the required types of surveys/specialities for which he does not hold the adequate certification.

Project Leader's Certifications

To be certified as Project Leader, the applicant surveyor will have to demonstrate the capacity to manage, coordinate and supervise the tasks to be performed by the Recognised Organisation (RO) team as per the applicable procedures, including the VPM implementation as required by the newbuilding surveys procedure. The applicant will need to be able to show understanding of the Flag requirements, in addition to the applicable Rules and Regulations.

In addition, the selected surveyor will be assigned as "Project Leader Delegate under supervision" in VPM by and supervised by a Project Leader, certified for the construction of a similar type of ship, as applied for.Upon completion of the construction, a “Record of Supervision” will be issued by the supervising Project Leader, containing the milestones (full construction cycle) attended by the applicant, submitted for the certificate upgrade. The “Record of Supervision” may contain tasks related to the milestones of one or more ships, as long as all required tasks related to the required milestones are duly performed under supervision.

For the pre-requisites to apply for Project Leader certification, please refer to Annex A1 - A1.5.1.

In addition, the applicant Project Leader will need to apply in his certificate grid the technical certifications required in Annex A1.5.2 per type of ship, if not obtained already. At least the main tasks of the “Record of Supervision” related to the following milestones need to be performed and recorded for the new ship type:

• Signature of contract and related main tasks;• Kick-off meeting and main tasks related to the new ship type;• Use of VPM and main tasks related to the new ship type;• Quality meetings with the shipyard;• Ship delivery and related main tasks.

For initial (first time) certification as Project Leader, the applicant will need to perform the Project Leader theoretical training, before applying for certification. In addition, the training needs to be performed by every already certified Project Leader who needs to be monitored to renew the 5 years’ validation cycle.

For small ships (<65m) in remote areas or areas with not many New Construction activities (which are: N-Africa, Middle East, French DOMTOM, New Zealand, Canada, LAZ except Brazil), the SSOM (Ships in Service Operation Manager) can be appointed as PLD (on a case by case basis), under the condition that a NC Manager(*)/ Project Leader having the necessary certification will be appointed as Project Leader on that specific project to support (monitor) the SSOM in the application of the newbuilding surveys procedure, and that a formal audit will be performed before and upon completion of that concerned project. (*by default DO_NCM or his delegate).

The template of the “record of Supervision” can be found attached to this procedure.

Revision Validation

After successful review of the evidences provided with the application file in the "Marine and offshoreQualification" website, DO_NCM may validate the revision of the surveyor's or the Project Leader's certification.The application for revision of the surveyor's or Project Leader's Certification shall provide all evidences of compliance with the requirements given in Annex A1.

VALIDITY OF SURVEYOR’S CERTIFICATE

Validity

An Activity monitoring performed for seagoing activities is also valid for inland activities.

The validity of the surveyor’s certificates is to be maintained through an Activity Monitoring, to evaluate if the surveyor applies correctly the required methods, techniques and procedures. In the Qualif database, the certificate is split up in a Surveyor part and a Project Leader part. Each part requires a separate monitoring.

• For a Surveyor, the monitoring needs to be carried out at least every other calendar year.

• For a Project Leader, the monitoring needs to be carried out at least once every 5 years, upon completion of a project (assigned as PL during a full construction cycle). This monitoring has the same content as an internal VCA (Vertical Contract Audit). A monitoring program will need to be made available by the NC Manager for the monitoring of his Project Leaders. However during this 5 year period, the NC Manager has the obligation to verify the performance of his Project Leaders at least at all construction key stages.

A surveyors’ monitoring can be replaced by a Ships in Service monitoring once every other monitoring cycle, if the concerned surveyor is in possession of this certification. This monitoring can only be created by the NC Manager and needs to be validated by DO_NCM.

A Surveyor’s monitoring includes witnessing the surveyor’s performance during survey, interviewing of the surveyor and reviewing the vessel’s NC survey log book. The monitoring will also include the assessment of the effectiveness of the training followed by the surveyor since the previous monitoring, and an indication if additional training is needed. However, training related to the future development of the surveyor should not be recorded in the activity monitoring. The monitoring can be performed on 1 or on preferably more surveys, recorded in the same Activity Monitoring report. If the monitored surveys are performed on different vessels, an additional Activity Monitoring should be created for each vessel. The monitored survey(s) should cover at least an advanced type or Statutory survey, if the surveyor is certified to perform such. (See Annex A1 Tab.3 for advanced type or Statutory).

The monitoring of a surveyor is carried out by one of the following parties:

• another surveyor having at least an equivalent level of technical qualification/certification than the supervised

• the NC Manager or his delegate provided they are certified in the area being monitored

• DO_NCM, his delegate or any person assigned by DO_NCM provided they are certified in the area being monitored

The monitoring of a Project Leader is carried out by one of the following parties, assigned by the NC Manager or his delegate:

• a Project Leader not assigned on the project, provided he is certified in the area of monitoring

• A Project Leader not assigned on the project, and if not certified in the area of monitoring, assisted by a subject matter expert (ref. the related management procedure and Section 7 of this procedure).

• DO_NCM, his delegate or any person assigned by DO_NCM provided they are certified in the area being monitored.

When a NC Manager is monitored as Project Leader, validation needs to be done by DO_NCM. As far as practicable, the monitoring should be carried out by another NC Manager or his delegate.

When the monitoring is not done in time as required in this section, the certificate of the concerned surveyor is automatically suspended until a new monitoring is performed and recorded in the “Marine Surveyor Qualification” database.

After significant negative review, DO_NCM can decide to suspend the certification.

For each monitoring, the Guidelist is to be completed and attached to the Activity Monitoring in the “Marine Surveyor Qualification” database (see the monitoring of quality of services procedure for additional requirements).

As far as possible, the monitor completes himself the Activity Monitoring section in the “Marine Surveyor Qualification” database for the monitoring he performed. If the completion of the checklist is done by another person, the the monitoring of quality of services procedure checklist as the Guidelist, both signed by the monitor, shall be uploaded.

Both templates (Guidelist and the monitoring of quality of services procedure checklist) are attached to this procedure.

Each NC Manager has the task and responsibility to review the activity monitoring reports performed, to make an annual analyse and to identify possible improvements. The result of this should be recorded in the yearly Management System Review (see the related management procedure).

Before validating the Activity Monitoring for a Project Leader, the monitor (or NC manager or his delegate) need to verify if the Project Leader Training has been performed.

Exceptionally, on case by case basis, when a full construction cycle cannot be achieved or when a Project Leader Activity Monitoring cannot be performed, DO_NCM can agree to the performance of the Project Leader Training only, to maintain the Project Leader certification for a new period of 5 years.

An activity monitoring performed for seagoing activities, is also valid for Inland activities.

As a special requirement in view of the qualification for Comfort and Habitability, a separate Activity Monitoring for this qualification should be performed with the requirements according to this paragraph. For the assignment of the Monitor, please refer to Annex A1, paragraph 1.7 table 9.

Increased Monitoring

The function “Increased Monitoring” can be activated by the HO Manager in the “Marine Surveyor Qualification” database. “Increased Monitoring” has as purpose to follow the concerned surveyor up closely.

This action can be requested by the NC Manager following a non-acceptable or poor performance as Project Leader and/or as Surveyor. The function can also be activated by the HO Manager directly, upon findings by random checking of Recognised Organisation (RO) tools.

Proof of corrective actions need to be provided in the “Marine Surveyor Qualification” database by the concerned NC Manager. Upon satisfactory completion of this follow up, in cooperation with and verified by the DO_NCM Project Coordinator (see the newbuilding surveys procedure 2.3.2.2 and 2.2.4), the HO Manager will close the Increased Monitoring.

RE-ACTIVATION OF AN ARCHIVED CERTIFICATION

Re-activation of a Surveyor’s certification

To re-activate an archived certification for a surveyor, following items need to be performed:

• by the concerned surveyor: seminar rolling out of the year of re-activation

• by the NC Manager of his delegate: a surveyor monitoring for a survey the surveyor was previously certified.

Upon satisfactory performance of above, DO_NCM will re-install the archived certification

Re-activation of a Project Leader’s certification

The certification will be re-installed by DO_NCM directly upon request, however the concerned Project Leader will be appointed by DO_NCM a designated tutor (another Project Leader certified in the matter) during the whole of his first project after re-installation.

Additionally, the concerned Project Leader needs to perform The Project Leader training, if the reactivation occurs out of the 5 years’ validity window, to replace the needed Project Leader Activity Monitoring.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT

Recognition

The Society may recognize the accreditation, recognition, certification granted to, or the experience of an expert or a specialist to assist or consult a surveyor in the field of the considered service.

Field of services

Following fields are considered:

• Welding Engineer or inspector

• NDT engineer or operator

• LNG Cargo Containment installation inspector

• Electrical Engineer specialized in Hazardous Area’s (ATEX, IECEx)

• Diving System specialist

• Specialist in assembly materials advanced - wood

• Specialist for measurements related to Comfort on board and Habitability

• Specialist for measurements related to Underwater Radiated Noise (URN)

• Cyber Security Specialist

Application

The following documents shall be submitted to DO_NCM for review:

• CV

• List of Training and field experience within the relevant field

• Qualification according to a recognized national, international or Industry standard, as applicable.

General requirements

As per IACS PR.7, a subject matter expert is support staff, and is not subject to the requirements described for surveyors in this procedure.

Training

A Subject Matter Expert, shall, prior to starting is services, complete following training modules:

• HSE modules (Human resources - Induction Training)

• Code of Ethics (Human Resources - Induction Training)

Supervision

A Subject Matter Expert works under the supervision of a certified surveyor of the Society, who remains responsible for any class or statutory items, falling under the service performed by the subject matter expert.

Appendix — LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION REQUIRED

Surveyor’s status:

Definitions of surveyor’s level of qualification table:

Status of the surveyor:1 = non-exclusive (for non-convention ships only)2 = exclusive

Extent of Competency of Surveyor Certification :

Pre-requisites for Surveyor Certification

To apply for the certification as surveyor for below categories, following pre-requisites need to be obtained before application:

SEAGOING

INLAND

Requirements for Project Leader certification :

Minimum Requirements

• Exclusive surveyor status

Pre-requisites for Project Leader Certification

To apply for the certification as Project Leader for below categories, following pre-requisites of material, statutory or other certification need to be obtained before application:

Pre-requisite for Project Leader Passenger vessels (inland): Passenger vessel certification in function of the applicable statutory regulations)

Extent of Competency of Project Leader Certification

Qualification for Comfort and Habitability, Under Water Radiated Noise

Qualification requirements and competency

The Qualification for both Comfort and Habitability (COMF) and Under Water Radiated Noise (URN) are split in 3 levels, with requirements as per below and covering the following competencies.

The Qualification grid is attached to the Survey at Yard grid in the Qualif Tool (Noise and Vibration measurements)

Level Prerequisite Training Competency Basic General knowledge of noise and vibration Theoretical training provided by a HO appointed trainer Witness the measurements performed by an external company specialist according to the reference documents Intermediate Qualified Basic Level Theoretical and practical training provided by a HO appointed trainer Review the measurement procedure and the measurement report according to the reference documents for all ships excluding Ro-Pax and Passenger vessels Advanced Qualified Intermediate level with 2 years of experience Practical training provided by a HO appointed trainer Review the measurement procedure and the measurement report according to the reference documents for Ro-Pax and Passenger vessels

Activity Monitoring requirement

Activity Monitoring shall be performed every other year as per normal SAY Activity monitoring procedure and requirements. The monitor to perform the monitoring is defined according to below table:

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