1.4.1.1 The survey of ships, so far as regards
the enforcement of the provisions of the Code and granting of exemptions
therefrom, shall be carried out by officers of the Administration.
The Administration may, however, entrust the surveys either to surveyors
nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it.
1.4.1.2 The recognized organization, referred
to in 1.2.43, shall comply with the provisions of the SOLAS
Convention and with the Code for recognized organizations (RO Code).
1.4.1.3 The Administration nominating surveyors
or recognizing organizations to conduct surveys shall, as a minimum,
empower any nominated surveyor or recognized organization to:
The Administration shall notify the Organization of the specific
responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to nominated
surveyors or recognized organizations, for circulation to the Contracting
Governments.
1.4.1.4 When a nominated surveyor or recognized
organization determines that the condition of a ship or its equipment
does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the International
Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk,
or is such that the ship is not fit to proceed to sea without danger
to the ship or persons on board, or without presenting unreasonable
threat of harm to the marine environment, the surveyor or organization
shall immediately ensure that corrective action is taken and shall,
in due course, notify the Administration. If such corrective action
is not taken, the certificate shall be withdrawn and the Administration
shall be notified immediately. If the ship is in a port of another
Contracting Government, the appropriate authorities of the port State
shall be notified immediately. When an officer of the Administration,
a nominated surveyor or a recognized organization has notified the
appropriate authorities of the port State, the Government of the port
State concerned shall give the officer, surveyor or organization any
necessary assistance to carry out their obligations under this paragraph.
When applicable, the Government of the port State concerned shall
take such steps as will ensure that the ship does not sail until it
can proceed to sea or leave the port for the purpose of proceeding
to the nearest appropriate repair yard available without danger to
the ship or persons on board or without presenting an unreasonable
threat of harm to the marine environment.
1.4.1.5 In every case, the Administration shall
guarantee the completeness and efficiency of the survey and shall
undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this obligation.
1.4.2
Survey requirements
The structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material
(other than items in respect of which a Cargo Ship Safety Construction
Certificate, Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and Cargo Ship
Safety Radio Certificate; or Cargo Ship Safety Certificate, required
by the SOLAS Convention, are issued) of a
gas carrier shall be subjected to the following surveys:
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.1 An initial survey before the ship is put in
service or before the International Certificate of Fitness for the
Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk is issued for the first time,
which shall include a complete examination of its structure, equipment,
fittings, arrangements and materials in so far as the ship is covered
by the Code. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure,
equipment, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the
applicable provisions of the Code.
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.2 A renewal survey at intervals specified by
the Administration, but not exceeding five years, except where regulation
1.4.6.2.1, 1.4.6.5, 1.4.6.6 or 1.4.6.7 is applicable. The renewal
survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, fittings,
arrangements and material fully comply with the applicable provisions
of the Code.
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.3 An intermediate survey within three months
before or after the second anniversary date, or within three months
before or after the third anniversary date of the certificate, which
shall take the place of one of the annual surveys specified in 1.4.2.4.
The intermediate survey shall be such as to ensure that the safety
equipment, and other equipment, and associated pump and piping systems
fully comply with the applicable provisions of the Code and are in
good working order. Such intermediate surveys shall be endorsed on
the certificate issued under 1.4.4 or 1.4.5.
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.4 An annual survey within three months before
or after each anniversary date of the certificate, including a general
inspection of the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and
material referred to in 1.4.2.1 to ensure that they have been maintained
in accordance with 1.4.3 and that they remain satisfactory for the
service for which the ship is intended. Such annual surveys shall
be endorsed on the certificate issued under 1.4.4 or 1.4.5.
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.5 An additional survey, either general or partial
according to the circumstances, shall be made when required after
an investigation prescribed in 1.4.3.3, or whenever any important
repairs or renewals are made. Such a survey shall ensure that the
necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the
materials and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are satisfactory,
and that the ship is fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship
or persons on board or without presenting unreasonable threat of harm
to the marine environment.
1.4.3
Maintenance of conditions after
survey
1.4.3.1 The condition of the ship and its equipment
shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the Code and
to ensure that the ship will remain fit to proceed to sea without
danger to the ship or persons on board or without presenting unreasonable
threat of harm to the marine environment.
1.4.3.2 After any survey of the ship, as described
in 1.4.2, has been completed, no change shall be made in the structure,
equipment, fittings, arrangements and material covered by the survey
without the sanction of the Administration, except by direct replacement.
1.4.3.3 Whenever an accident occurs to a ship
or a defect is discovered, either of which affects the safety of the
ship or the efficiency or completeness of its life-saving appliances
or other equipment covered by the Code, the master or owner of the
ship shall report at the earliest opportunity to the Administration,
the nominated surveyor or recognized organization responsible for
issuing the certificate, who shall cause investigations to be initiated
to determine whether a survey, as required by 1.4.2.5, is necessary.
If the ship is in a port of another Contracting Government, the master
or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate authorities
of the port State and the nominated surveyor or recognized organization
shall ascertain that such a report has been made.
1.4.4
Issue and endorsement of an
International Certificate of Fitness of Liquefied Gases in Bulk
1.4.4.1 An International Certificate of Fitness
for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk shall be issued, after
an initial or renewal survey, to a gas carrier engaged on international
voyages that comply with the relevant provisions of the Code.
1.4.4.2 Such a certificate shall be drawn up in
the form corresponding to the model given in appendix 2. If the language
used is not English, French or Spanish, the text shall include a translation
into one of these languages.
1.4.4.3 The certificate issued under the provisions
of this section shall be available on board for examination at all
times.
1.4.4.4 Notwithstanding any other provisions of
the amendments to the Code, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee
by resolution MSC.17(58), any International Certificate of Fitness
for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk that is current when these
amendments enter into force shall remain valid until it expires under
the terms of this Code prior to the amendments entering into force.
1.4.5
Issue or endorsement of an International
Certificate of Fitness of Liquefied Gases in Bulk by another Government
1.4.5.1 A Contracting Government to the SOLAS Convention may, at the request of another
Contracting Government, cause a ship entitled to fly the flag of the
other State to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the requirements
of the Code are complied with, issue or authorize the issue of the
International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied
Gases in Bulk to the ship and, where appropriate, endorse or authorize
the endorsement of the certificate on board the ship in accordance
with the Code. Any certificate so issued shall contain a statement
to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the Government
of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.
1.4.6
Duration and validity of an
International Certificate of Fitness of Liquefied Gases in Bulk
1.4.6.1 An International Certificate of Fitness
for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk shall be issued for a
period specified by the Administration, which shall not exceed five
years.
1.4.6.2.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of 1.4.6.1,
when the renewal survey is completed within three months before the
expiry date of the existing certificate, the new certificate shall
be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date
not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate.
1.4.6.2.2 When the renewal survey is completed
after the expiry date of the existing certificate, the new certificate
shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to
a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing
certificate.
1.4.6.2.3 When the renewal survey is completed
more than three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate,
the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of
the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date
of completion of the renewal survey.
1.4.6.3 If a certificate is issued for a period
of less than five years, the Administration may extend the validity
of the certificate beyond the expiry date to the maximum period specified
in 1.4.6.1, provided that the surveys referred to in regulations 1.4.2.3
and 1.4.2.4, applicable when a certificate is issued for a period
of five years, are carried out as appropriate.
1.4.6.4 If a renewal survey has been completed
and a new certificate cannot be issued or placed on board the ship
before the expiry date of the existing certificate, the person or
organization authorized by the Administration may endorse the existing
certificate. Such a certificate shall be accepted as valid for a further
period which shall not exceed five months from the expiry date.
1.4.6.5 If a ship is not in a port in which it
is to be surveyed at the time when a certificate expires, the Administration
may extend the period of validity of the certificate. However, the
extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship
to complete its voyage to the port in which it is to be surveyed,
and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do
so.
1.4.6.6 A certificate, issued to a ship engaged
on short voyages, that has not been extended under the foregoing provisions
of this section may be extended by the Administration for a period
of grace of up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it.
When the renewal survey is completed, the new certificate shall be
valid to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of
the existing certificate before the extension was granted.
1.4.6.7 In special circumstances, as determined
by the Administration, a new certificate need not be dated from the
date of expiry of the existing certificate as required by 1.4.6.2.2,
1.4.6.5 or 1.4.6.6. In these special circumstances, the new certificate
shall be valid to a date not exceeding five years from the date of
completion of the renewal survey.
1.4.6.8 If an annual or intermediate survey is
completed before the period specified in 1.4.2, then:
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.1 the anniversary date shown on the certificate
shall be amended by endorsement to a date that shall not be more than
three months later than the date on which the survey was completed;
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.2 the subsequent annual or intermediate survey
required by 1.4.2 shall be completed, at the intervals prescribed
by that section, using the new anniversary date; and
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.3 the expiry date may remain unchanged, provided
one or more annual or intermediate surveys, as appropriate, are carried
out so that the maximum intervals between the surveys prescribed by
1.4.2 are not exceeded.
1.4.6.9 A certificate issued under 1.4.4 or 1.4.5
shall cease to be valid in any of the following cases:
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.1 if the relevant surveys are not completed within
the periods specified in 1.4.2;
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.2 if the certificate is not endorsed in accordance
with 1.4.2.3 or 1.4.2.4; and
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.3 upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another
State. A new certificate shall only be issued when the Government
issuing the new certificate is fully satisfied that the ship is in
compliance with the provisions of 1.4.3.1 and 1.4.3.2. In the case
of a transfer between Contracting Governments to the SOLAS Convention,
if requested within three months after the transfer has taken place,
the Government of the State whose flag the ship was formerly entitled
to fly shall, as soon as possible, transmit to the Administration
copies of the certificate carried by the ship before the transfer
and, if available, copies of the relevant survey reports.