1 From 1 July 2004, SOLAS Chapter XI-1, regulation 5 requires all passenger ships
and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and above engaged on international
voyages to have on board a Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR). A ship's
CSR file comprises:
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.1 all CSR documents (Form 1) issued by the ship's
Administration(s), numbered sequentially over the life of the ship;
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.2 all amendment forms (Form 2) attached to each
individual CSR document relating to changes made to that CSR document;
and
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.3 all indices of amendments (Form 3) listing
all amendments (specified by amendment forms) relating to each CSR
document and attached to Form 1 above.