188302242 new bv class certification system owners

New BV Class Certification System

Table of Contents

3 New Certification System - 2012

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. The new classification certificate

3. Planned Inspection Items & Verification Schemes

4. Survey Statement

5. The new Ship Status

6. Continuous Survey Lists / PMS List

7. Ship Documents binder

8. Hull Annual Survey mergeable

9. Implementation of the new system onboard ships

1. Introduction


The BV classification certification system changes !!!

The current certification system, in force since 1997, comprises a classification certificate (definitive

or provisional), an annex for notes/memoranda, various annexes for hull, machinery, boiler,

automation, refrigerating installations, etc, annexes dedicated to the endorsements of visas and

recommendations and an annex for ballast tanks protection.

1. Introduction


1. Introduction

The hand-written endorsements in the certificates on board, which were

considered in the past as an advantage for BV, became obsolete with

the development of information and communication technologies in

recent years.

Data stored in BV Central database is now easily available to owners

through VeriSTAR Info and surveyors may easily get connected to the

network to obtain up-to-date information about ships classed.

The main principles of the new certification system are:

A simple, easy to read Class Certificate, in line with BV visual identity

No more hand-written endorsements on Class Certificate (visas/recommendations),

except for crediting annual and intermediate surveys

No more annexes to class certificate

All endorsements are made electronically

Introduction of new concepts: Planned Inspection Items and Verification Schemes

An enhanced ship status for owners including all information previously available in the

annexes to the class certificate



Main characteristics of the new

Classification Certificate

Simple, easy to read, highlighting the

most important information:

Ships Identification

Classification Marks, Symbols and Notations

Limit date of validity

Fully in line with BV graphical identity

Embossed logo to prevent fraudulent

copies

Using pre-printed, high quality,

certified green paper



Back page (definitive certificate)

Place for endorsing Annual and

Intermediate Class surveys

Due dates for Annual and Intermediate

class surveys are automatically calculated

by the system

No other manual endorsements

Endorsements of annual and

intermediate surveys are done only

when the surveys are completed

Annual survey will only be endorsed when

annual surveys for hull, machinery, boilers,

and any applicable additional class notation

have been completed.

Intermediate survey may be carried out in

more than one attendance. It will only be

endorsed when it is completed.


The new classification certificate will be available in four versions:

English

English/French

English/Spanish

English/Italian




No more annexes ? One exception

For ships having service notation

Chemical Tanker, FLS Tanker or

Product Tanker, the list of products

that the ship is authorized to carry is

still to be attached to the class

certificate.

This list is generated by the LPOs

using the software VeriSTAR

Chemicals.

For the above ships, the sentence

See list of authorized products attached is displayed below the ships notations, as shown.

The list of authorized products is

attached to the certificate.



As per BV Rules Part A Ch 2 Sec 2, 2.10, any damage in association

with wastage over the allowable limits (including buckling, grooving,

detachment or fracture), or extensive areas of wastage over the

allowable limits, which affects or, in the opinion of the Surveyor, will

affect the ship's structural, watertight or weathertight integrity, is to be

promptly and thoroughly repaired.

These items normally not lead to issuance of recommendations as they must be

repaired during the survey.

Items identified as a result of our surveys which do not fall under the

above definition may be endorsed to be dealt with later. These are the

Planned Inspection Items. There are two types of planned inspection

items:

Recommendations A defect and/or deficiency to be dealt with in order to maintain class, within a specific period of time.

Observations Items not falling under the above definition, but still affecting the class. These items are to be dealt with by the ships crew within the maintenance system of the vessel.



Items normally subject to the issuance of a class recommendation:

Items subject to a prompt and thorough repair but of a localised/isolated nature.

Example: A minor hole in cross deck strip of a bulk carrier can be considered of isolated and localised nature which does not affect the ships structural integrity. Temporary repair to restore weathertightness may be accepted together with the issuance of a suitable class

recommendation for permanent repair at a later date.

IMO statutory detainable deficiencies which are covered by the classification rules,

where adequate repair facilities are not available. Some examples below:

Failure of proper operation of propulsion and other essential machinery

Excess amount of oily-mixture in bilges, improper operation of bilge pumping arrangements

Failure of proper operation of main and auxiliary steering gears

Failure of proper operation of emergency generator, lighting, batteries and switches

Missing or defective quick closing valves

Missing or defective safety valves

Etc



The concept of Planned Inspection Items also apply to statutory

certificates.

IACS Recommendation 96 provides guidance on the issuance of statutory

recommendations and/or observations.

Statutory Recommendations Deficiencies considered to endanger the people onboard, the stability or integrity of the vessel, the cargo, or is likely to cause pollution.

Statutory Observations Minor findings not considered to pose danger to the ship, the environment or persons on board.

However, the issuance (or not) of short term certificates in connection

with the issuance of statutory recommendations and/or observations is

to be considered on a case by case basis, as per Flag instructions.



Verification Schemes

For each planned inspection item, the attending surveyor shall define a limit date and

the scheme for verification of the item.

Two verification schemes are possible:

Scheme 1: Remedial action by the assigned due date shall be taken by the ships maintenance system competent person (e.g. Captain, Chief Engineer). The confirmation of remedial action

taken shall be reported to Bureau Veritas through VeriSTAR Info. Records of remedial actions

taken shall be kept onboard and presented to Bureau Veritas surveyor during next attendance

after the indicated due date for owners action.

Scheme 2: Survey of the item by BV Surveyor upon completion of the remedial actions, by the assigned limit date.

Each planned inspection item (recommendation or observation), depending on its

nature, may be assigned verification scheme 1 or 2.

Typically, an observation shall be assigned verification scheme 1 and a recommendation

shall be assigned the verification scheme 2. However, there may be some

circumstances where a recommendation may be assigned verification scheme 1 (e.g.

documentation) or an observation may be assigned verification scheme 2 (e.g. ships maintenance system not reliable)



Planned

Inspection

Item

Definition

Typical

verification

scheme

Remarks

Observation

Items to be dealt with

within the maintenance

system of the vessel,

without requiring the

endorsement of a

recommendation

Scheme 1

(actions taken by Owners,

reported to BV and

confirmed by BV surveyor

during next attendance)

Exceptionally, an observation may be assigned verification

scheme 2

Recommendation

A defect and/or deficiency

to be dealt with in order to

maintain class, within a

specific period of time

Scheme 2

(Survey by BV surveyor by

the assigned limit date)

Under certain circumstances, a

recommendation may be assigned

verification scheme 1*

Verification Schemes

* As per BV Rules part A, a recommendation is pending until it is cleared, through a survey by the attending surveyor or upon evidence that requirements have been completed, to the satisfaction of the Society.



Verification scheme 1 requires the planned inspection items to be dealt

with within the ships maintenance system, under the responsibility of ships officers (Captain, Chief Engineer).

Prior to assign verification scheme 1 to any planned inspection item, the

surveyor must obtain the agreement of his SSOM and must satisfy himself

that:

The ship has implemented a Maintenance System

The ships Maintenance System is kept up to date by the competent persons

The competent persons understands which remedial actions shall be taken, the way to

report on actions taken through VeriSTAR Info and the records to be kept onboard to be

presented to Bureau Veritas surveyor during the next attendance.

Verification scheme 1 shall be applied only for ships having a

reliable and efficient maintenance system implemented on board.

Otherwise, verification scheme 2 must be used.



Reporting actions taken through VeriSTAR Info:

Once the remedial actions are taken onboard, Owners shall report to BV through

VeriSTAR Info www.veristar.com. After identification, Owners shall access the list of ships by clicking the button that appears in the identification frame.

The Owner selects the ship

for which he wants to report

the actions, this will open the

ship summary page, as

shown

The Ship Status Items to be dealt with part indicates that there are outstanding

planned inspection items and

provides a link to access the

confirmation page.

Alternatively, the button

REC/OBS/NC in the left menu also opens the

confirmation page.



Reporting actions taken through VeriSTAR Info:

Recommendations and Observations

are listed separately. Recommendations

appear in the ship status and shall be

dealt with by the indicated due date.

Planned inspection items assigned with

verification scheme 1 which requires

items to be dealt with by ships officers and remedial actions confirmed to

Bureau Veritas, are displayed and allow

owners to:

Indicate that remedial actions have been taken (check-box Action)

Enter the effective date of implementation of remedial actions

onboard

Enter a short description of the remedial actions taken

Records of actions taken shall be kept onboard and be presented to Bureau Veritas

surveyor during the next attendance. The surveyor will then confirm the implementation

of the remedial actions and their effectiveness, and deal with the Observation.



Reporting actions taken through VeriSTAR Info

It is owners responsibility to report actions taken related to planned inspection items under verification scheme 1.

This system is similar to the one implemented for ISM non-conformities.

Around 80% of ships presently classed have access to VeriSTAR Info and we may

consider that they will be able to report actions taken. Concerning the remaining 20%,

mainly composed by small or very small units, we shall consider the following points:

Is there a reliable maintenance system implemented onboard these small units? If no, the verification scheme 1 shall not be assigned and therefore there will be no need to report actions

through VeriSTAR Info.

In case there is a reliable maintenance system implemented and the surveyor is confident that the observations will be dealt with by the owner, the surveyor shall propose the owners to obtain

access to VeriSTAR Info in order to be able to report actions taken.

Alternatively, the owners who do not have access to VeriSTAR Info may report the actions taken to the ships connecting district who will make the necessary entries in VeriSTAR Info.



How to clear planned inspection items

Recommendations and observations assigned with verification scheme 2 shall be dealt

with by BV Surveyor by means of an occasional survey. They are cleared in Neptune

database by the surveyors NPSS.

For planned inspection items assigned with verification scheme 1, the owners take the

remedial actions and report them to BV. The planned inspection item is outstanding until

the owner declares the actions taken through VeriSTAR Info. Once the actions are

reported, the planned inspection item is not outstanding anymore, but remains to be

cleared by the BV Surveyor during the next attendance onboard. BV Surveyor will clear

the item after checking records of actions taken and the effectiveness of such actions.

Planned Inspection Items in Ship Status:

Outstanding Recommendations appear in the class/statutory ship status

The list of all outstanding planned inspection items, including the recommendations

and observations, is displayed in a separate list.

Planned inspection items with actions taken by the owner remains in the list until

confirmation by a BV surveyor of actions taken.



Dealing with planned inspection items

As mentioned before, recommendations and observations assigned with verification

scheme 2 shall be dealt with by BV Surveyor by means of an occasional survey. Based

on the results of the occasional survey, the surveyor cancels or postpones the

corresponding recommendations and/or observations.

For observations assigned with verification scheme 1, the owners take the remedial

actions and report them to BV. At the next attendance onboard, the BV surveyor shall

verify the records of actions taken and confirm the effectiveness of such actions. Based

on the results of this verification, the surveyor has two options:

If actions taken are satisfactory, the corresponding observation is dealt with

If no actions taken or the actions taken are not satisfactory, the corresponding observation is normally to be upgraded into recommendation with verification scheme 2.

In any case, the surveyor shall select an occasional survey for dealing with observations.

All outstanding planned inspection items, including those for which an action has already

been taken and reported, will be available in ASMS Report (info-cards) and will be

automatically included in the printed survey check-list.

Overdue recommendations, overdue observations and observations with actions taken

and reported must be either dealt with or postponed. Surveyors cannot ignore them.



Information to Owners and Connecting Districts

The Owners are informed about planned inspection items through the ship status and

through information left onboard by the surveyors upon completion of surveys.

The list of planned inspection items which are overdue or will become overdue within

45 days is sent monthly to all Connecting Districts.

The Connecting District decides, as found necessary, to contact the owners in case of

overdue planned inspection items, so that corrective actions can be taken by the

owner before the next BV attendance onboard.

In case of overdue class recommendations, the CD informs the owners that the ships class may be suspended if immediate actions towards clearing the concerned recommendations are

not taken.

Observations Specific case

Class Attestations Class attestations may still be issued upon owners request in case of overdue observations. However, in case of class attestation for ships sale, the list of all observations (due and overdue) is attached to the class attestation as an

annex which is duly referenced in the cover page of the class attestation.

4. Survey Statement


4. Survey Statement

With the implementation of the new certification system, there will be no

more endorsements of visas and recommendations in the certificate.

Therefore the surveyors must leave on board a Survey Statement containing the summary of surveys carried out.

This new document to be prepared onboard by the surveyors upon

completion of surveys, contains the following information:

Certificates issued or extended

Surveys carried out, surveys postponed

Recommendations issued, dealt with or postponed

Observations issued, dealt with, postponed or upgraded

Continuous survey items or PMS items credited or postponed

New memoranda issued and/or existing memoranda cancelled

The Survey Statement will be available in VeriSTAR Info immediately after

issuance, and will be replaced by the Survey Report when validated. It will

also be automatically archived in the electronic ship file.


4. Survey Statement

Example of a Survey Statement

MY SHIP

12345B

9876543

Paris

Paris

Bahamas

My Company

My Company

MY SHIP BV Nr: 12345B


4. Survey Statement


MY SHIP BV Nr: 12345B MY SHIP BV Nr: 12345B


4. Survey Statement


MY SHIP BV Nr: 12345B

MY SHIP

12345B

9876543

Paris

Paris

Bahamas

My Company

My Company



The Ship Status was completely rebuilt. It includes all the ships information previously available in the annexes to class certificate.

The new Ship Status has the following sections, as applicable:

Ships Particulars

Owner/Manager Information

Cargo & Ballast Capacities

Class/Statutory Status

Planned Inspection Items

1-Year Survey Planner

Continuous Survey List

PMS List

Regulatory Information

Bureau Veritas Contacts


Cover Page

Ships main identification data

BV graphical identity


MY SHIP

My Company

12345B

9876543

Oil Tanker

23456

01/06/2010


Table of Contents

List of sections

Disclaimer


Ship name: MY SHIP BV No: 12345B


Ship Particulars

Ships main data:

Identification

Classification

Hull

Machinery

Details of additional class notations assigned to the ship

Replaces former annexes to class

certificate




Owner / Manager Information

Registered Owner details

Manager details

If the vessel is ISM certified by

BV, details of ISM Manager

including:

List of DOC issued

Date of next scheduled audit




Cargo & Ballast Capacities

List of all cargo and ballast

tanks as recorded in ships compartments library

Details on last survey date of

each tank/hold and

corresponding job number

Details on tanks/holds corrosion

protection and coating condition

Information on requirements for

annual examination of ballast

tanks.





Status of classification (active, class

suspended, laid-up, etc)

List of jobs requested or in progress

with information on type of job

Status of Certificates

List of class and statutory certificates issued with information on dates of

issue and validity, extension date if

any, certificate type and its status

Exemption certificates included (under development)

Icons to highlight certificates

Expiring in less than 3 months

Expiring in less than 1 month

Expired





Status of classification and

statutory surveys, ISM/ISPS

audits and MLC inspections

(under development)

Dates of last and next survey/audit/inspection

Survey/audit/inspection range

Postponement dates, if any

Status

Icons to highlight surveys,

audits or inspections:

Within the range

Overdue in less than 1 month

Overdue





List of outstanding class and

statutory recommendations

with due dates and status

List of ISM/ISPS Non

Conformities with due dates

and status

Icons to highlight

recommendations and non

conformities:

With LD in less than 3 months


Overdue





List of continuous survey items

overdue or due in the next 6

months, with information on

last survey and due date of

next survey.

Icons to highlight CS or PMS

items:

With LD in less than 3 months


Overdue

List of Memoranda




Planned Inspection Items

List of all outstanding items

including:

Class and/or statutory recommendations

Class and/or statutory observations

Verification scheme for each

item

1. Inspection/Test/Report by

authorized person and

confirmation of action taken

through VeriSTAR Info.

Verification by BV Surveyor

during next attendance.

2. Survey by BV Surveyor by

due date




1-Year Survey Planner

Graphical representation of all

scheduled surveys, audits,

inspections, recommendations,

planned inspection items and

continuous survey items.

Graphic shows the date when

the ship status was printed

(vertical red line), the due dates

(green anchor) and, where

applicable, the survey range

(horizontal green line).

Icons to highlight surveys,

audits, inspections,

recommendations, etc.,

overdue or close to become

overdue.





CS List and/or PMS List

All CS/PMS items with the last

survey date, information on

who performed the survey

(Chief Engineer or BV

Surveyor), next survey date

and any postponement date.

Icons to indicate CSPMS Items

overdue or close to become

overdue.

Replaces the paper CS/PMS

Lists on board.




Regulatory Information

New requirements applicable

(Neptune Read First)

Latest class and statutory news

Class & Statutory Info published in the past three

months

Ship Type & Flag




Bureau Veritas Contacts

Details of ships connecting district

Information on VeriSTAR Info

website




Back Page



Printing facilities

The ship status is available in VeriSTAR Info.

It will be possible to select the scope and the

contents to be printed.

Scope includes Class/Statutory data, ISM data, ISPS data, MLC data. It is possible to make multiple

selection.

For the section Class/Statutory Status, it is possible to choose All Items (all surveys, recommendations,

etc will be included whatever the due date) or To Do

Items (surveys within the survey window and items

due within max 3 months)

Sections which are not applicable to a ship will be inactive. For instance if ISM certification is not done

by BV, the option ISM cannot be chosen.



Ship Status by mail

Owners having access to VeriSTAR Info may

subscribe to receive periodically an updated

ship status by mail.

When subscribing, Owners may choose:

The ships

The contents: All items, To Do items

The periodicity: monthly, bimonthly, quarterly

One mail per ship or one mail with all ships

Owners may also ask to receive an automatic

mail when:

A certificate is expired

A new survey report is available in VeriSTAR Info

Alternatively, a hard copy of the ship

status is sent to Owners every quarter.


Our objective is to grant access to VeriSTAR Info to ALL classed ships, and

that all ship owners subscribe to the ship status by mail, thus reducing the

administrative work of printing and sending paper ship status.



As mentioned before, the annexes to class certificate disappear. So, the

official continuous survey lists and/or the PMS lists which were kept

onboard and endorsed by the surveyors after each survey, also

disappear.

These lists have now been included in the new ship status as follows:

CS and/or PMS items overdue or due within the next 6 months are listed in the

section Class/Statutory Status.

Additionally, these items automatically appear in the survey check-list generated by ASMS

Dedicated sections of the new ship status provide the complete CS lists and/or PMS

list containing all items, with indication on dates of last and next surveys, and an

indication whether the last survey has been performed by the BV surveyor or by the

Chief Engineer.

Finally, the Survey Statements left onboard upon completion of each

attendance provides the list of CS and/or PMS items credited during the

corresponding job.

7. Ship Documents Binder



The new certification system relies on information and communication

technologies, but permanent access to internet is not always available

onboard ships.

The following documents are still to be kept onboard and be presented

to third parties on request:

Class and statutory certificates

Ship status containing at least the following information:

Class/statutory status

List of cargo and ballast capacities with information on coating conditions and ballast tanks subject to annual examination

CS and/or PMS lists.

Survey statements with results of previous surveys

Survey reports

List of items credited towards renewal/intermediate surveys (if applicable)



In order to gather all such documents in an organized way and easily

retrieved when necessary, Bureau Veritas will provide every ship with a

dedicated Ship Documents binder.

The binder contains the following parts:

1. Certificates

2. Ship Status

3. Ship Particulars

4. Cargo/Ballast Capacities

5. Survey Statements & List of credited items

6. Planned Inspection Items

7. CS/PMS Lists

8. Survey Reports

9. Statutory Records

10. Other Documents



In a near future, Bureau Veritas

will introduce an electronic Ship

Documents binder, in the form of

a USB stick containing all

updated class information.

The electronic Ship Documents

binder will be updated by the

Owners through VeriSTAR Info

Alternatively it will automatically synchronize with surveyors computer in order to get up dated information

The Ship Documents binder is fitted with a plastic pocket where the

USB stick may be stored.

8. Hull Annual Survey Mergeable



In addition to the survey of external parts of the hull, its equipment,

openings and closing arrangements, the scope of hull annual survey

also includes the following structural items:

Internal survey of ballast tanks subject to annual examination as a result of class

renewal or intermediate surveys, applicable to all ship types whatever the age

Overall survey of cargo holds, applicable to bulk carriers and general cargo ships over

10 years of age

Close-up survey of internal structural items, applicable to bulk carriers over 10 years

of age and to general cargo ships over 15 years of age

Due to operational reasons, it is difficult to cover the entire scope of hull

annual survey in a single attendance.

We have a strong demand from owners for annual surveys mergeable



Taking into account the owners demand for annual survey in more than

one attendance, but also considering the risks involved, Bureau Veritas

decided to accept the annual survey of structural items in more than one

attendance. For this purpose, the hull annual survey has been split into

two separate surveys:

ASH (Annual Survey of Hull) including all items related to external parts of hull and

its equipment, openings and closing arrangements

ASHS (Annual Survey of Structure) including all items related to internal surveys of

ballast tanks and cargo holds, where applicable

The new survey ASHS is mergeable and can be performed in more than

one attendance, within the 6-month window of the annual survey.

The survey ASH remains non mergeable and must be carried out in one

attendance, within the 6-month window of the annual survey.

Annual survey hull will be considered as done when both ASH and

ASHS are completed.



Three survey codes for hull annual survey:

ASH (Annual survey hull), to be selected for annual surveys 1, 2, 3, 4. This survey is

not mergeable and must be completed in one attendance within the annual survey

windows.

ASHS (Annual survey of hull structure), to be selected for annual surveys 1, 2, 3, 4.

This survey is mergeable and may be carried out in one or more attendances. It must

be completed within the annual survey windows.

ASHR (Annual survey of hull for renewal), to be carried out in connection with the

renewal survey. This survey is not mergeable and must be completed in one

attendance upon completion of renewal survey.

Scheme for selection of hull annual/renewal surveys during the five

years class cycle:

0 1 2 3 4 5

ASH

+

ASHS

ASH

+

ASHS

ASH

+

ASHS

ASH

+

ASHS

SSH

+

ASHR



Invoicing scheme for ASHS:

When ASH and ASHS are carried out at the same job, whatever the scope of ASHS,

no additional fees will be charged for ASHS. Normal fees for ASH shall be applied.

When ASHS is carried out separately, additional fees will be calculated on time spent

basis. The surveyors will be requested to inform the time spent on ASHS.

With this invoicing scheme, if annual survey hull is fully completed in one

job, (ASH + ASHS complete), the corresponding fees will be the same

as for ASH.

In case owners decide to benefit from carrying out ASHS in several

attendances, additional fees will be charged on time spent.

Like for SSH and INT, the following mergeable status will be available for

ASHS:

Commencement

Part

Completed

Complete



Endorsement of annual surveys in the class certificate:

The class annual survey comprises the following surveys, as applicable:

ASH Annual survey of hull

ASHS Annual survey of hull structure

ASM Annual survey of machinery (for self-propelled ships)

ASB Annual survey of boilers (for ships fitted with classed boilers)

Other annual surveys as per additional class notations assigned to ship (AUT, RMC, etc)

The class annual survey shall be endorsed only when all annual surveys applicable

to the ship have been completed. See example below (hull, machinery, boiler and

automation parts applicable):

The surveyor in charge of the third attendance endorses the class annual survey in

the classification certificate after confirming through the ship status and survey

statements onboard, that remaining annual surveys have been credited in Neptune.

Attendance Surveys carried out Certificate endorsed

First attendance ASHS (Commencement) NO

Second attendance ASH + ASHS (Part) + ASM + ASB + ASA NO

Third attendance ASHS (Completed) YES



Endorsement of annual surveys in the class certificate in case of

temporary suspension of any additional class notation:

Take the example of previous slide where hull, machinery, boiler and automation

parts are applicable.

At the time of annual survey, automated installation is out of order, the owners do not

intend to restore it immediately and ask for a temporary suspension of AUT notation.

The surveyor shall carry out all other annual surveys (ASH, ASHS, ASM, ASB).

Upon satisfactory completion of the above annual surveys, and verification of any

possible required change in terms of manning due to the temporary suspension of

AUT notation, the surveyor will:

Endorse the class certificate for class annual survey

Issue a new memoranda stating that AUT notation is temporarily suspended until repairs are carried out.

Upon satisfactory completion of repairs, the AUT notation may be reinstated, subject to any overdue survey being carried out. The above memoranda is

cancelled.



Automatic class suspension:

As per IACS requirements, the ships class is automatically suspended in case annual surveys are overdue.

In the new system, the ships class will be automatically suspended if any of the following surveys is not completed and credited within the annual survey window:

ASH Annual survey of hull

ASHS Annual survey of hull structure

ASM Annual survey of machinery

ASB Annual survey of boilers


11. Implementation of the new system

Entry into force of the new certification system:

Monday, 25th June 2012

The transition to the new system includes the following steps:

1. Migration of data in Neptune

2. Simultaneous implementation of all revised ASMS modules


1. Jobs requested before 25 June 2012

2. Jobs requested on or after 25 June 2012


Implementation of the new system onboard ships



The new system will be implemented at the first attendance on board

ships (whatever the survey) on or after 25 June 2012.

Two situations must be considered:

1. The job has been created before Saturday 23 June 2012 In this case, the new system will not be implement and the existing class certificate will be endorsed as usual.

2. The job has been created on or after Saturday 23 June 2012 In this case the new system will be implement and the existing class certificate replaced

However, for jobs created before 23 June 2012 for complete (or completion) renewal

survey, special consideration must be given.

In addition, with the replacement of the annexes to class certificate by the new ship

status, detailed information on ships particulars, previously available in the annexes, must be available in Neptune.

Implementation of new system

25 June 2012

Job created before 23 June 2012 Job created on or after 23 June 2012

Case 1 New certification system shall not be implemented

Case 2 New certification system must be implemented


Case 1 Job created before 23 June 2012

The new certification system will not be implemented.

Existing classification certificate with annexes must be left onboard

Surveys carried out, visas and recommendations will be endorsed in the existing visa

pages

Continuous survey or PMS items carried out will be credited in the existing

continuous survey or PMS lists

For jobs requested before 23 June 2012, existing certification system applies.

The new certificates will be delivered during the next attendance onboard.



Case 1 Job created before 23 June 2012 for renewal survey

In this particular case, the surveyor will issue the new certificate upon completion of

renewal survey.

However, as the Job has been created before 23 June 2012, the ASMS Report will

be in the old format and will not allow surveyors to prepare and issue the survey

statement. Surveyors are therefore requested to issue a hand-written survey

statement using the dedicated form.

In case recommendations are to be issued, they shall be entered in the hand-written survey statement.

In case CS/PMS items are to be credited, they shall be entered in the hand-written survey statement.

The corresponding NPSS must be sent without delay.

In the same way, the ship status attached to the ASMS Job will be in the old format

and cannot be left onboard as required. In this case, the surveyors are requested to

print a survey status using Neptune or VeriSTAR Info.



Case 2 Job created on or after 23 June 2012

In this case, the new certification system will be implemented onboard. It requires

some preparation before attendance, such as preparing documents to be left

onboard, etc.

Upon completion of surveys, the surveyor will:

1. Issue the new classification certificate and replace the existing classification certificate and

its annexes.

2. Check the existing annex Ballast Tank Protection and update the ships compartments library accordingly. Print and leave onboard the updated list of Cargo and Ballast Tanks

3. Print and leave onboard the new enhanced ship status

4. Print and leave onboard the Survey Statement

5. In case of mergeable surveys, print and leave onboard the list of items credited

6. Provide the ship with the new Ship Documents Binder

7. Present the modifications to the ships Master and Chief Engineer with the support of the VeriSTAR News Special Issue. Leave one copy of VeriSTAR News onboard


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