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References - Ship Certificates

Acronym Name Description Duration (months)
ABSCC ABS Class Certificate 5 Years 60
ABSCCASE ABS Annual Survey Endorsement 12
ABSRTC ABS United States (Regulatory)Tonnage Certificate indefinite life unless vessel altered. 0
B2BRTC Bridge to Bridge Radio US waters only requirement. 0
COI Certificate of Inspection DHS-USCG 12
Compass Compass Adjustment Certificate no calendar requirement if errors still close to calibration (from compass error record book. On a need to do basis 0
CRBD Certificate Rescue Boat Davit 24
CSR Continuous Synopsis Record We don't have one yet, so I don't know the duration. 0
CSSCC Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate Ours are all Statement of Voluntary Compliance as we are too small and too old to qualify for the actual certificate 60
CSSEC Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate 0
CSSRC Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate 5 year w/annual. Ours are all Statement of Voluntary Compliance as we are too small and too old to qualify for the actual certificate 60
DERAT De Rat 6
EPIRBAn EPIRB annual test shorebased, instrumented test, not the on/off test on board. 12
EPIRBReg EPIRB Registration 2 year 24
FCCRSL Radio Station Lic. 0
FFECert Portable Fire Extinguishers Certificate annual examination by third party service facility 12
FFEFCert Fire Extinguishers Fixed Fixed fire extinguisher Cert (eg galley, engine) 12
FSPlan Fire and Safety Plan 0
GMDSSSBM GMDSS Shore Based Maintenance required for a GMDSS required vessel. Ours under 500t are not required, but have them voluntarily. 12
ILL International Load Line 5 year 60
ILLase International Load Line Annual Survey 12 annual surveys with a 5 year detailed renewal 12
INS_L Certificate of Liability Insurance 12
IOPP Iternational Oil Polution Prevention Certificate 5 year renewal, but 12 month annual endorsement. GX and Gyre have a Statement of Voluntary Compliance 60
IOPP_Ase IOPP Ase yearly annual survey endorsement for the Statement of Voluntary Compliance 12
ISPSAprv ISPS Code SSP approval USCG 5 year validity, from initial audit. Interim audit rquired between 24 and 36 months, and a renewal audit at 60 months. 0
ISPSCert ISPS Code (ISCC) 5 year validity, from initial audit. Interim audit rquired between 24 and 36 months, and a renewal audit at 60 months. 30
ITC International Tonnage Certificate 0
LF Life Raft - Annual Annual inspection certification, due every 12 months. can extend to 15 months if at sea or local conditions prevent 12 month compliance 12
MARPOL_Ann MARPOL IV Annual 12
MARPOL_Cert MARPOL IV Certificate The subjects vessel's United States Coast Guard approved Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) complies with 33 Code ofFederal Regulations Part 159. While not party to the revised Annex IV (Sewage) of the International Convention for the Prevention ofPollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78 Annex IV), the United States considers all MSDs approved by the United States Coast Guard to be equivalent in meeting the requirements of this revised Annex. The Marine Environment Protection Committee ofthe International Maritime Organization has been notified by the United States Coast Guard, ofthe United States' equivalent compliance standards in a September 4, 2003 letter. 60
NTVRP Non-Tank Vessel Response Plans 60
OP_LTR Operator letter operator letter from the owner for long term leased vessels (Brooks McCall and Rylan T as of Jan 2009) 12
PEST Pest Control Cert 6
rafthydro Life Raft Hydrostatic Release Hammar expendable releases are good for 24 months after date of installation. Should correspond to every other year of raft inspections. 24
SafeMan USCG Minimum Safe Manning Document 0
SCBAC SCBA Cert there is no marine regulatory requirement for inspection/certification. Some HSE auditors look for one at 12 months. Should be coincident with fire extinguisher servicing. 12
SCUBA SCUBA Tank for Diving 0
SMSCert SMS Certificate for the individual vessel 5 years from the initial audit. An interim audit is required between 24 and 36 months and a renewal audit at 60 months. 30
SMSDOC SMS Document of Compliance  0
SOPEPAPRV SOPEP approval USCG 5 year 60
STABB Stability Booklet no exp. 0
Stab_Ltr Stability Letter no exp. 0
STAB_T Stability Test no exp.; in Stability Booklet 0
Tanks Tank Tables in Stability Booklet 0
TRcL USCG Tonnage Reconciliation Letter no exp. 0
TS_L_manual Trim and Stability and Loading Manual in Stability Booklet 0
USCG_ORV USCG ORV designation letter 2 yr. 24
V_CFR Vessel Certificate of Financial Responsibility 3 year 36
V_COD Certificate of Documention 12
Z_LOAD_FXT Load test fixtures Load test results for blocks and shackles 0
Z_LOAD_PTS LOAD Tests-Points Load test results for A-frames, gantrys, pad eyes, etc 0
Z_LOAD_WIRE LOAD Tests-wires Load test results for wires and cables 0
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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