Professional Documents
Culture Documents
& Mandatory
Certificates?
– Those certificates which are required by the law with respect to safety
and environment protection that the vessel is required to comply with, are called
statutory certificates.
E.g-SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, MLC 2006
1. Certificate of Registry
1. The Certificate of Registry indicates the Nationality of the ship.
2. To obtain certf. of registry, the owner must enter his ship in the official register of
that country and only then can fly the flag of that country.
3. The Flag State will in turn ask the owner to comply with the International Rules for
the safety of ship, persons and Prevention of Oil Pollution.
4. On Registry of the ship, the registrar shall retain in his custody, the surveyor’s
certf. the builder’s certf., the instrument of sale and the declaration of ownership.
5. The certificate is valid until a change is applied for.
6) Document of Compliance (DOC)
1. Company has DOC as required by the ISM Code. A copy of DOC should be on
board indicating the name of the vessel.
2. Validity : ‘5’ yrs
3. Surveys : Annual verification within ‘3’ months of the anniversary date.
4. DOC is withdrawn if the annual verification is not requested or if there are
Nonconformities.
5. All associated SMC is withdrawn, if DOC is withdrawn.
6. DOC copy on board is not required to be certified.
7. Renewal survey within ‘3’ months before the expiry of the existing certificate.
8. New DOC is valid from the date, the Renewal survey is completed for a period not
exceeding ‘5’ yrs from the date of expiry of the existing DOC.
9. Interim DOC issued to:
a) New company, or
b) New ships is to be added to the existing DOC.
– Validity of Interim DOC is ’12’ months.
16) Civil Liability Certificate with respect for
damage by Oil Pollution
1. Applies to vessels carrying Oil in bulk as cargo of more than ‘2000’ tonnes.
2. The liability is to cover Oil spill from Laden tankers and not from a tanker in
Ballast or Cargo vessel.
3. Compensation is as indicated as per GRT and in currency SOR (Special
Drawing Rights).
4. The Certificate may be a Bank Guarantee or delivered by an
International Compensation Fund.
5. Validity : ‘1’ year and renewed before 20th February each year.