Appendix 18 – List of Instruments Relevant to Port State Control Procedures

Instrument	Name	IMO body	Remark
A.797(19)	Safety of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes	DSC
A.1047(27)	Principles of minimum safe manning	MSC/STW
MSC.159(78)	Interim guidance on control and compliance measures to enhance maritime security	MSC/FSI
MSC.286(86)	Recommendations for material safety data sheets (MSDS) for MARPOL Annex I	BLG
MSC/Circ.447	Control under SOLAS regulation I/19 – Recommendation on radar reflectors for liferafts and on training manuals	DE
MSC/Circ.592	Carriage of dangerous goods	DSC
MSC/Circ.606	Port State concurrence with SOLAS exemptions	FSI
MSC/Circ.635	Tonnage measurement of certain ships relevant to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978	SLF
MSC/Circ.656	Safety of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes	DSC
MSC/Circ.811	Identification of float-free arrangements for liferafts	DE
MSC/Circ.887	Interpretation of the term "other strategic points" in SOLAS regulation III/50 and LSA Code section VII/7.2	DE
MSC/Circ.890 MEPC/Circ.354	Interim guidelines for port State control related to the ISM Code	FSI
MSC/Circ.907	Application of SOLAS regulation III/28.2 concerning helicopter landing areas on non ro-ro passenger ships	DE
MSC/Circ.918	Guidance for port State control officers in respect of certificates of competency issued under the provision of the STCW Convention	FSI/STW
MSC/Circ.955	Servicing of life-saving appliances and radiocommunication equipment under the harmonized system of survey and certification (HSSC)	FSI
MSC/Circ.1011, MEPC/Circ.383	Measures to improve port State control procedures	FSI
MSC/Circ.1012	Endorsement of certificates with the date of completion of the survey on which they are based	FSI
MSC/Circ.1016	Application of SOLAS regulation III/26 concerning fast rescue boats and means of rescue systems on ro-ro passenger ships	DE
MSC/Circ.1030	Guidance for port State control officers on issues related to certificates of competency	FSI/STW
MSC/Circ.1032	Guidance for port State control officers on references to STCW 95 in certificates, endorsements and documentary evidence	FSI/STW
MSC/Circ.1089	Guidance on recommended anti-fraud measures and forgery prevention measures for seafarers' certificate	FSI/STW
MSC/Circ.1097	Guidance relating to the implementation of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code	MSC
MSC/Circ.1107	Application of SOLAS regulation II-1/3-6 on access to and within spaces in, and forward of, the cargo area of oil tankers and bulk carriers and application of the technical provisions for means of access for inspections	DE
MSC/Circ.1111	Guidance relating to the implementation of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code	MSC
MSC/Circ.1112	Shore leave and access to ships under the ISPS Code	MSC
MSC/Circ.1113	Guidance to port State control officers on the non-security related elements of the 2002 SOLAS amendment	MSC
MSC/Circ.1117	Guidance for checking the structure of bulk carriers	DE
MSC/Circ.1133	Reminder of the obligation to notify flag States when exercising control and compliance measures	FSI
MSC/Circ.1059 MEPC/Circ.401	Procedures concerning observed ISM Code major non-conformities	FSI
MSC/Circ.1151 MEPC/Circ.426 FAL.2/Circ.87	Revised list of certificates and documents required to be carried on board ships	FAL
MSC/Circ.1156	Guidance on the access of public authorities, emergency response services and pilots on board ships to which SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code apply	MSC
MSC/Circ.1176	Unified interpretations to SOLAS chapters II-1 and XII and to the technical provisions for means of access for inspections	DE
MSC.1/Circ.1191	Further reminder of the obligation to notify flag States when exercising control and compliance measures	MSC/FSI
MSC.1/Circ.1196	Means of embarkation on and disembarkation from ships	DE
MSC.1/Circ.1197	Amendments to the unified interpretations to SOLAS chapters II-1 and XII approved by MSC/Circ.1176	DE
MSC.1/Circ.1198	Application of SOLAS regulation XII/6.3 on corrosion prevention of dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and double-sided skin spaces of bulk carriers and application of the performance standard for protective coatings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers	DE
MSC.1/Circ.1199	Interim guidance on compliance of ships carrying dry cargoes in bulk with requirements of SOLAS chapters II-1, III, IX, XI-1 and XII	DE
MSC.1/Circ.1208	Promoting and verifying continued familiarization of GMDSS operators on board ships	STW
MSC.1/Circ.1221	Validity of type approval certification for marine products	FSI
MSC.1/Circ.1235	Guidelines on security-related training and familiarization for shipboard personnel	STW
MSC.1/Circ.1326	Clarification of SOLAS regulation III/19	DE
MSC.1/Circ.1331	Guidelines for construction, installation, maintenance and inspection/survey of means of embarkation and disembarkation	DE
MSC.1/Circ.1402	Safety of pilot transfer arrangements
MEPC.104(49)	Guidelines for brief sampling of anti-fouling systems on ships	FSI
MEPC.208(62)	2011 Guidelines for inspection of anti-fouling systems on ships	FSI
MEPC.129(53) MEPC/Circ.472	Guidelines for port State control under MARPOL Annex VI	FSI
MEPC.173(58)	Guidelines for ballast water sampling (G2)	MEPC/BLG
MEPC.174(58)	Guidelines for approval of ballast water management systems (G8)	MEPC
MEPC.181(59)	2009 Guidelines for port State control under the revised MARPOL Annex VI	MEPC/BLG
MEPC.184(59)	2009 Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning system	MEPC/BLG
MEPC/Circ.411	Guidance for port State control officers on issues related to the Form of the Oil Record Book Part I	MEPC
MEPC/Circ.479	Guidelines for port State control officers whilst checking compliance with the Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS)	MEPC/FSI
MEPC/Circ.479/ Corr.1	Guidelines for port State control officers whilst checking compliance with the Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS)	MEPC/FSI
MEPC.1/Circ.508	Bunker delivery note and fuel oil sampling	MEPC/FSI
MEPC.1/Circ.513	Validity of the IOPP Certificate and Supplements issued under the current MARPOL Annex I after 1 January 2007	MEPC
MEPC.1/Circ.516	Public access to the condition assessment scheme (CAS) database	MEPC
MEPC.1/Circ.637	Fuel oil availability and quality	MEPC
MEPC.1/Circ.640	Interim guidance on the use of the oil record book concerning voluntary declaration of quantities retained on board in oily bilge water holding tanks and heating of oil residue (sludge)	DE
MEPC.1/Circ.675	Discharge of cargo hold washing water in the Gulfs area and Mediterranean Sea area under MARPOL Annex V	MEPC
MSC-MEPC. 2/Circ.2	IMO requirements on carriage of publication on board ships	FSI/NAV
MSC-MEPC. 4/Circ.1	Retention of original records/documents on board ships	FSI
MSC-MEPC. 4/Circ.2	Code of good practice for port State control officers	MSC/MEPC
MSC-MEPC. 4/Circ.3	Blanking of bilge discharge piping systems in port	MSC/MEPC
MSC-MEPC. 5/Circ.6	Guidance on the timing of replacement of existing certificates by the certificates issued after the entry into force of amendments to certificates in IMO instruments	FSI
STCW.7/Circ.12	Advice for port State control officers and recognized organizations on action to be taken in cases where not all seafarers carry certificates and endorsements meeting STCW 95 requirement after 1 February 2002	STW
STCW.7/Circ.16	Clarification of transitional provisions relating to the 2010 Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention and Code	MSC/STW
STCW.7/Circ.17	Advice for port State control officers on transitional arrangements leading up to the full implementation of the requirements of the 2010 Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention and Code on 1 January 2017	MSC/STW
	Guidelines on port State control under the 2004 BWM Convention	MEPC/FSI	Under development