As per IMO Circular FAL.2/Circ.87,MEPC/Circ.426,MSC/Circ.

1151 dated 17 December

2004, the following Certificates and Documents are required to be carried by ships at sea.

The certificates and documents listed in the circular are only those required under IMO
instruments and it does not include certificates or documents required by other international
organizations or governmental authorities.

All certificates to be carried on board must be originals.

1. Certificates and Documents required to be carried by all ships.

Table 1

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 International Tonnage Certificate (1969)
2 International Load Line Certificate
3 International Load Line Exemption Certificate
4 Intact stability booklet
5 Damage control plans and booklets
6 Minimum safe manning document
7 Fire safety training manual
8 Fire Control plan/booklet
9 On board training and drills record
10 Fire safety operational booklet
11 Certificates for masters, officers or ratings
12 International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate
13 Oil Record Book
14 Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
15 International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate
16 Garbage Management Plan
17 Garbage Record Book
18 Voyage data recorder system-certificate of compliance
19 Cargo Securing Manual
20 Document of Compliance
21 Safety Management Certificate
22 International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC) or Interim
International Ship Security Certificate
23 Ship Security Plan and associated records
24 Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR)

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2. In addition to the certificates listed in Table 1 above, passenger ships shall
carry the following Certificates and Documents.

Table 2

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
2 Exemption Certificate
3 Special Trade Passenger Ship Safety Certificate,
SpecialTrade Passenger Ship Space Certificate
4 Search and rescue co-operation plan
5 List of operational limitations
6 Decision support system for masters

3.In addition to the certificates listed in Table 1 above, cargo ships shall carry
the following Certificates and Documents.

Table 3

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate
2 Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
3 Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
4 Cargo Ship Safety Certificate
5 Exemption Certificate
6 Document of authorization for the carriage of grain
7 Certificate of insurance or other financial security in
respect of civil liability for oil pollution damage
8 Certificate of insurance or other financial security in
respect of civil liability for oil pollution damage
9 Enhanced survey report file
10 Record of oil discharge monitoring and control system for
the last ballast voyage
11 Cargo Information
12 Bulk Carrier Booklet
13 Dedicated Clean Ballast Tank Operation Manual
14 Crude Oil Washing Operation and Equipment Manual
(COW Manual)
15 Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS) Statement of
Compliance, CAS Final Report and Review Record

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16 Hydrostatically Balanced Loading (HBL) Operational
Manual
17 Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control (ODMC)
Operational Manual
18 Subdivision and stability information

4. In addition to the certificates listed in Tables 1 and 3 above, where

appropriate, any ship carrying noxious liquid chemical substances in bulk
shall carry the following Certificates and Documents.

Table 4

Sl No Certificate/Document
1 International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the
Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (NLS
Certificate)
2 Cargo record book
3 Procedures and Arrangements Manual (P & A Manual)
4 Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan for Noxious
Liquid Substances

5.In addition to the certificates listed in Tables 1 and 3 above, where

applicable, any chemical tanker shall carry the following Certificates and
Documents.

Table 5

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous
Chemicals in Bulk
2 International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of
Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk

6.In addition to the certificates listed in Tables 1 and 3 above, where

applicable, any gas carrier shall carry the following Certificates and
Documents.

Table 6

Sl No Certificate/Document
1 Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases
in Bulk
2 International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of

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 Liquefied Gases in Bulk

7.In addition to the certificates listed in Tables 1, and 2 or 3 above, where

applicable, any high-speed craft shall carry the following Certificates and
Documents.

Table 7

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate
2 Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft

8.In addition to the certificates listed in Tables 1, and 2 or 3 above, where

applicable, any ship carrying dangerous goods shall carry the following
Certificates and Documents.

Table 8

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 Document of compliance with the special requirements
for ships carrying dangerous goods

9.In addition to the certificates listed in Tables 1, and 2 or 3 above, where

applicable, any ship carrying dangerous goods in packaged form shall carry
the following Certificates and Documents.

Table 9

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 Dangerous goods manifest or stowage plan

10.In addition to the certificates listed in Tables 1, and 2 or 3 above, where

applicable, any ship carrying INF cargo shall carry the following Certificates
and Documents.

Table 10

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of INF
Cargo

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11.In addition to the certificates listed in Tables 1, and 2 or 3 above, where
applicable, any Nuclear Ship shall carry the following Certificates and
Documents.

Table 11

Sl Certificate/Document
No
1 A Nuclear Cargo Ship Safety Certificate or Nuclear
Passenger Ship Safety Certificate, in place of the Cargo
Ship Safety Certificate or Passenger Ship Safety
Certificate, as appropriate.

12.Other certificates and documents which are not mandatory.

 Special purpose ships: Special Purpose Ship Safety Certificate

 Offshore support vessels: Certificate of Fitness for Offshore Support Vessels
 Diving systems: Diving System Safety Certificate
 Dynamically supported craft: Dynamically Supported Craft Construction and
Equipment Certificate
 Mobile offshore drilling units: Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Safety Certificate
 Wing-In-Ground (WIG) Craft:
o Wing–in–ground Craft Safety Certificate
o Permit to Operate WIG Craft
 Noise levels: Noise Survey Report for each ship in accordance with the Code on
Noise Levels on Board Ships.

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