This Circular promulgates the forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection to be issued to inland waterway vessels, industrial products used for inland waterway vessels, international maritime vessels, and marine structures in accordance with Vietnamese laws and International Conventions to which Vietnam is a member.
Scope of application
Organizations and individuals involved in issuing technical safety and environmental protection certificates to inland waterway vessels, industrial products used for inland waterway vessels, international maritime vessels, and marine structures in Vietnam.
Key points
- Issuing certificate forms in accordance with Vietnamese laws.
- Issuing certificate forms in accordance with International Conventions to which Vietnam is a member.
- Applies to inland waterway vessels, industrial products used for inland waterway vessels, international maritime vessels, and marine structures.
- The forms include: Certificate of Technical Safety and Environmental Protection, Single Journey Certificate, Product Type Approval Certificate, Ballast Water Management Compliance Certificate, Plan Approval Certificate for Cargo Handling Operations...and many others.
- This Circular takes effect from September 1, 2022.
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Enhancing management of technical safety and environmental protection for inland waterway vessels, industrial products used for inland waterway vessels, international maritime vessels, and marine structures.
- Promoting sustainable and efficient development of the inland waterway transport sector.
- Strengthening compliance with International Conventions on technical safety and environmental protection in the field of maritime transport.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Does this Circular apply to all types of inland waterway vessels?
Yes, this Circular applies to all types of inland waterway vessels in accordance with Vietnamese laws and International Conventions to which Vietnam is a member.
When does this Circular take effect?
This Circular takes effect from September 1, 2022.
What types of certificate forms are issued under this Circular?
The certificate forms include: Certificate of Technical Safety and Environmental Protection, Single Journey Certificate, Product Type Approval Certificate, Ballast Water Management Compliance Certificate, Plan Approval Certificate for Cargo Handling Operations...and many others.
Which International Conventions are relevant to this Circular?
This Circular relates to International Conventions such as: The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM 2004), The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (2010), and Chapter VI of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 74).
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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
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Number: 20/2022/TT-BGTVT |
Hanoi, July 29, 2022 |
CIRCULAR
Regulations on forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection issued to ships, floating docks, floating storage units, mobile platforms, inland waterway vessels, and industrial products used for inland waterway vessels The Law on Inland Waterway Transport dated June 15, 2004, and
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On the basis of The Maritime Code of Vietnam dated November 25, 2015;
On the basis of Decree No. 12/2017/NĐ-CP dated February 10, 2017 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport; Law amending and supplementing certain articles of the Inland Waterway Transport Law dated June 17, 2014;
Decree No. The Minister of Transport issues this Circular regulating the forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection issued to ships, floating docks, floating storage units, mobile platforms, inland waterway vessels, and industrial products used for inland waterway vessels.
At the proposal of the Director of the Legal Department and the Director of the Vietnam Ship Survey Bureau;
Article 1. This Circular regulates the forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection issued to ships, floating docks, floating storage units, mobile platforms, inland waterway vessels, and industrial products used for inland waterway vessels.
PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 2. This Circular does not apply to ships, floating docks, floating storage units, mobile platforms, inland waterway vessels, and industrial products used for inland waterway vessels that are used for national defense, security purposes, and fishing vessels.
This Circular applies to organizations and individuals involved in activities related to design, manufacture, construction, repair, conversion, import, use, and implementation of quality control regarding technical safety, environmental protection, and labor safety for ships, floating docks, floating storage units, mobile platforms, inland waterway vessels, and industrial products used for inland waterway vessels.
Article 3. Forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection issued to ships are specified in Appendix I attached to this Circular.
Article 3. Application of Law
In case the legal regulations cited in this Circular are amended, supplemented, or replaced, the corresponding amended, supplemented, or replaced legal regulations shall be applied.
Chapter II
CERTIFICATE AND LOGBOOK FORMS FOR TECHNICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Article 4. Certificate and logbook forms for technical safety and environmental protection according to Vietnamese laws
Point 2. Certificate and logbook forms for technical safety and environmental protection issued to floating docks, floating storage units, mobile platforms are specified in Appendix II attached to this Circular.
Point 3. Certificate and logbook forms for technical safety and environmental protection issued to inland waterway vessels are specified in Appendix III attached to this Circular.
Point 4. Certificate forms for industrial products used for inland waterway vessels are specified in Appendix IV attached to this Circular.
Clause 1. Certificates for technical safety and environmental protection issued according to international conventions of IMO and ILO of which Vietnam is a member shall apply the forms prescribed by these international conventions.
Clause 2. Certificates for technical safety and environmental protection issued according to international conventions of IMO and ILO of which Vietnam is not yet a member or where the conventions do not specify the form of the certificate, upon request of the shipowner, floating storage unit owner, or mobile platform owner to provide information to relevant authorities that the ship, floating storage unit, or mobile platform is compliant, shall apply the forms of certificates as prescribed in Appendix V attached to this Circular.
Temporary certificates or conditional certificates issued to ships, floating docks, floating storage units, and mobile platforms shall apply the corresponding forms set out in this Circular and add the words "Temporary" or "Conditional" to the certificate.
Article 7. Forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection issued by foreign inspection organizations authorized to issue such certificates to Vietnamese ships, floating storage units, and mobile platforms
Article 9. Repeal Circular No. 25/2017/TT-BGTVT dated July 28, 2017 of the Minister of Transport stipulating the forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection issued to ships, inland waterway vessels, and industrial products used for inland waterway vessels and Circular No. 41/2019/TT-BGTVT dated October 30, 2019 of the Minister of Transport amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 25/2017/TT-BGTVT dated July 28, 2017 of the Minister of Transport stipulating the forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection issued to ships, inland waterway vessels, and industrial products used for inland waterway vessels.
Article 8. Certificates and technical safety and environmental protection logs issued electronically
Certificates and technical safety and environmental protection logs issued electronically shall be implemented in accordance with the laws on electronic transactions and guidelines of the IMO and ILO.
Chapter III
IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS
Article 9. Effective Date
1. This Circular takes effect from January 1, 2023.
Clause 3. Forms of certificates and logbooks for technical safety and environmental protection issued to ships, inland waterway vessels, and industrial products used for inland waterway vessels that have been issued according to Circular No. 25/2017/TT-BGTVT and Circular No. 41/2019/TT-BGTVT shall continue to be valid until the expiration date of those certificates and logbooks.
Heads of the Office of the Ministry, Heads of the Inspectorate of the Ministry, Heads of Departments, Directors of the Vietnam Inspection Bureau, Directors of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, Directors of the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration, Heads of agencies and units under the Ministry of Transport, and organizations and individuals concerned are responsible for implementing this Circular./.
Article 10. Implementation Organization
- As Article 10;
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Place of Receipt: |
DEPUTY MINISTER |
ANNEX I
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 56: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 81: 2014/BGTVT.
(Annexed to Circular No. 20/2022/TT-BGTVT dated July 29, 2022 of the Minister of Transport)
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No. |
Name of document |
Code |
Basis for issuing certificates and technical safety and environmental protection logs |
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1 |
Certificate of Classification |
Form No. I.01 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 56: 2013/BGTVT. |
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2 |
Single Voyage Compliance Certificate |
Form No. I.02 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 23: 2016/BGTVT, QCVN 42: 2015/BGTVT. |
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3 |
Deferred Maintenance, Repair, Inspection Certificate |
Form No. I.03 |
QCVN 42: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT. |
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4 |
Equipment Safety Certificate |
Form No. I.04 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT. |
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5 |
Dry Dock Certificate |
Form No. I.05 |
QCVN 63: 2013/BGTVT. |
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6 |
Gross Tonnage Certificate (for vessels less than 24 meters in length) |
Form No. I.06 |
QCVN 26: 2018/BGTVT. |
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7 |
Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate |
Form No. I.07 |
QCVN 23: 2016/BGTVT. |
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8 |
Test and Overhaul Certificate for Wire Ropes, Winches, and Details |
Form No. I.08 |
QCVN 21:2015/BGTVT. |
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9 |
Test and Overhaul Certificate for Wire Ropes, Winches, and Details, Working in Pairs |
Form No. I.09 |
QCVN 21:2015/BGTVT. |
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10 |
Test and Overhaul Certificate for Slewing Cranes or Lifts and Details |
Form No. I.10 |
QCVN 21:2015/BGTVT. |
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11 |
Test and Overhaul Certificate for Elevators/Lifts and Details |
Form No. I.11 |
QCVN 21:2015/BGTVT. |
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12 |
Test and Overhaul Certificate for Removable Details |
Form No. I.12 |
QCVN 21:2015/BGTVT. |
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13 |
Test and Overhaul Certificate for Steel Wire Ropes |
Form No. I.13 |
QCVN 21:2015/BGTVT. |
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14 |
Register of Onboard Lifting Equipment and Removable Details |
Form No. I.14 |
QCVN 21:2015/BGTVT. |
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15 |
Passenger Ship Safety Certificate |
Form No. I.15 |
QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT. |
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16 |
High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate |
Form No. I.16 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT. |
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17 |
Maintenance Certificate of Class |
Form No. I.17 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 56: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 03: 2016/BGTVT, QCVN 81: 2014/BGTVT, QCVN 92: 2015/BGTVT. |
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18 |
Change of Data Certificate |
Form No. I.18 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 56: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 03: 2016/BGTVT, QCVN 81: 2014/BGTVT, QCVN 92: 2015/BGTVT. |
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19 |
Design Approval Certificate for Ships |
Form No. I.19 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 56: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 03: 2016/BGTVT; QCVN 72: 2014/BGTVT, QCVN 23: 2016/BGTVT. |
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20 |
Design Amendment Approval Certificate |
Form No. I.20 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 56: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 03: 2016/BGTVT; QCVN 72: 2014/BGTVT, QCVN 23: 2016/BGTVT. |
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21 |
Design Conversion Approval Certificate for Ships |
Form No. I.21 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 54: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 56: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 03: 2016/BGTVT; QCVN 72: 2014/BGTVT, QCVN 23: 2016/BGTVT. |
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22 |
Design Approval Certificate |
Form No. I.22 |
QCVN 21: 2015/BGTVT, |
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23 |
Cargo Suitability Certificate for Bulk Solid Cargoes by Sea |
Form No. I.23 |
International Convention for the Safe Carriage of Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC Code). |
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24 |
Cargo Suitability Certificate for Packaged Dangerous Goods or Solid Bulk Cargoes by Sea |
Form No. I.24 |
QCVN 73: 2019/BGTVT. |
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25 |
Towage Operation Suitability Certificate |
Form No. I.25 |
QCVN 81: 2014/BGTVT and Amendment 1 - 2017. |
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26 |
Pull Test Certificate at Hook |
Form No. I.26 |
QCVN 81: 2014/BGTVT and Amendment 1 - 2017. |
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27 |
Submarine Technical Safety and Environmental Protection Certificate |
Form No. I.27 |
MSC/Circular.981 of IMO. |
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28 |
Recreational Craft Technical Safety and Environmental Protection Certificate |
Form No. I.28 |
QCVN 81: 2014/BGTVT. QCVN 03: 2016/BGTVT. |
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29 |
Certificate of Technical Safety and Environmental Protection for Small Seagoing Vessels |
Form I.29 |
QCVN 55: 2013/BGTVT. |
ANNEX II
SAMPLES OF CERTIFICATES AND TECHNICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LOGBOOKS ISSUED FOR FLOATING DRYDOCKS, FLOATING STORAGE UNITS, AND MOBILE PLATFORMS
(Annexed to Circular No. 20/2022/TT-BGTVT dated July 29, 2022 of the Minister of Transport)
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Serial number |
Name of document |
Code |
Basis for issuing certificates and technical safety and environmental protection logs |
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1 |
Classification Certificate for Floating Drydock |
Form II.01 |
QCVN 97: 2016/BGTVT. |
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2 |
Certificate of Technical Safety for Floating Drydock |
Form II.02 |
QCVN 97: 2016/BGTVT. |
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3 |
Certificate of Design Approval for Floating Drydock |
Form II.03 |
QCVN 97: 2016/BGTVT. |
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4 |
Register of Hoisting Equipment on Offshore Structures |
Form II.04 |
Amendment 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
ANNEX III
SAMPLES OF CERTIFICATES AND TECHNICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LOGBOOKS ISSUED FOR INLAND WATERWAY VESSELS
(Annexed to Circular No. 20/2022/TT-BGTVT dated July 29, 2022 of the Minister of Transport)
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Serial number |
Name of document |
Code |
Basis for issuing certificates and technical safety and environmental protection logs |
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1 |
Certificate of Technical Safety and Environmental Protection for Inland Waterway Vessels |
Form III.01 |
Amendment 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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2 |
Single Journey Certificate |
Form III.02 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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3 |
Certificate of Technical Safety and Environmental Protection for Inland Waterway Vessels |
Form III.03 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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4 |
Certificate of Design Approval for Inland Waterway Vessel |
Form III.04 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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5 |
Certificate of Amended Design Approval for Inland Waterway Vessel |
Form III.05 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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6 |
Certificate of Conversion Design Approval for Inland Waterway Vessel |
Form III.06 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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7 |
Certificate of Prototype Design Approval for Inland Waterway Vessel |
Form III.07 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT. |
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8 |
Certificate of Copy and Design Approval for Inland Waterway Vessel According to Prototype |
Form III.08 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT. |
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9 |
Certificate of Technical Safety and Environmental Protection for Inland Waterway Vessels |
Form III.09 |
QCVN 25: 2015/BGTVT. |
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10 |
Logbook of Cargo Handling Equipment Inspection for Inland Waterway Vessels |
Form III.10 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 96: 2016/BGTVT. |
ANNEX IV
SAMPLES OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS USED ON INLAND WATERWAY VESSELS
(Annexed to Circular No. 20/2022/TT-BGTVT dated July 29, 2022 of the Minister of Transport)
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Serial number |
Name of document |
Code |
Basis for issuing certificates and technical safety and environmental protection logs |
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1 |
Certificate of Industrial Product Type Approval Used on Inland Waterway Vessels |
Form IV.01 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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2 |
Certificate of Design Approval for Industrial Products Used on Inland Waterway Vessels |
Form IV.02 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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3 |
Certificate of Industrial Product Approval Used on Inland Waterway Vessels |
Form IV.03 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
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4 |
Certificate of Industrial Product Testing Approval Used on Inland Waterway Vessels |
Form IV.04 |
Amend 1: 2015 QCVN 72: 2013/BGTVT, QCVN 95: 2016/BGTVT. |
ANNEX V
THE FORMS OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS OF IMO AND ILO WHICH VIETNAM IS NOT A MEMBER OF OR WHERE THE CONVENTION DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE FOR THE FORM OF THE CERTIFICATE
(Annexed to Circular No. 20/2022/TT-BGTVT dated July 29, 2022 of the Minister of Transport)
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Serial number |
Name of document |
Code |
Basis for issuing certificates and technical safety and environmental protection logs |
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1 |
Certificate of Compliance with Ballast Water Management |
Form V.01 |
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM 2004 Convention) |
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2 |
Certificate of Compliance with List of Hazardous Materials |
Form V.02 |
International Convention for the Safe Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong 2010 Convention) |
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3 |
Certificate of Compliance with Ship Recycling Facilities |
Form V.03 |
International Convention for the Safe Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong 2010 Convention) |
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4 |
Certificate of Approval for Cargo Plan for Bulk Carriers |
Form V.04 |
Chapter VI of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 74). |
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5 |
Electronic Logbook Declaration under MARPOL |
Form V.05 |
Resolutions MEPC.312(74) and MEPC.314(74) of IMO. |
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