ISPS Circular : NT/ISPS/07/2009

NO: 35-NT(1)/2007 Dated 08.09.2009

Sub: Circular on implementation of ISPS Code requirement

on Sailing vessels.

1. Further to this office circular No. N.T.BRANCH CIRCULAR

NO.NT/ISPS/06/2008 dated 10th October, 2008 it is hereby
directed that all sailing vessel owners prior to approaching this
Directorate for issuance of Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) for
their sailing vessels shall follow the procedure prescribed
hereunder

(a) On obtaining MMSI No., from the concerned Mercantile

Marine Departments in accordance with letter No.12-
NT(1)/2008 dated 6.8.08, for their vessels the sailing
vessel owner shall ensure that the approved AIS is
programmed by the vendor to include the MMSI details

(b) The Sailing vessel shall be presented to the nearest

Mercantile Marine Department for verification of AIS
fitment and its satisfactory functioning.

(c) The concerned officer of the Mercantile Marine

Department shall endorse the certificate of inspection to
this effect mentioning the AIS number in the
endorsement.

(d) On receipt of a certified copy of certificate of inspection

from the MMD about the fitment and functioning of AIS this
Directorate will issue CSR to the vessel provided all other
details are furnished in accordance with circular No.
NT/ISPS/06/2008 dated 10th October, 2008.

2. Further, the term Ship used in N.T.BRANCH CIRCULAR

NO.NT/ISPS/06/2008 dated 10th October, 2008, shall be read as
Vessel.

6. This issues with approval of the Director General of

Shipping.

Sd/-
 (Capt. R. K. Awasthi)
Nautical Surveyor-cum-DDG(Tech)

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