Annex 4 – Guidance on Contents and Model Form of Minimum Safe Manning Document
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Annex 4 – Guidance on Contents and Model Form of Minimum Safe Manning Document

  1 The following information should be included in the minimum safe manning document issued by the Administration specifying the minimum safe manning:

  • .1 a clear statement of the ship's name, port of registry, distinctive number or letters, IMO number, gross tonnage, main propulsion power, type and trading area, whether or not the machinery space is unattended and company as defined in the ISM Code;

  • .2 a table showing the number and grades/capacities of the personnel required to be carried, together with any special conditions or other remarks;

  • .3 a formal statement by the Administration that, in accordance with the principles and guidelines set out in Annexes 1 and 2, the ship named in the document is considered to be safely manned if, whenever it proceeds to sea, it carries not less than the number and grades/capacities of personnel shown in the document, subject to any special conditions stated therein;

  • .4 a statement as to any limitations on the validity of the document by reference to particulars of the individual ship and the nature of service upon which it is engaged; and

  • .5 the date of issue and any expiry date of the document together with a signature for and the seal of the Administration.

  2 It is recommended that the minimum safe manning document be drawn up in the form corresponding to the model given in the appendix to this Annex. If the language used is not English, the information given should include a translation into English.


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