What is certificate of fitness for carriage of Dangerous Chemical in bulk ?

Certificate of fitness for the carriage of dangerous chemicals in bulk

SECTION A ALL SHIPS – On the occasion of every port call will submit:

(a) Within 24 hours of arrival:
A completed Marine Department’s Shipping Report – General Declaration Arrival Form (Form MO 618) signed by the shipmaster or his agent.

(b) On applying for a Port Clearance Permit:
A completed Marine Department’s Shipping Report – General Declaration Departure Form (Form MO 618) signed by the shipmaster or his agent.

                                       
SECTION B ALL SHIPS MUST PRODUCE THE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN SECTION B

• The Certificate of Registry
• International Tonnage Certificate issued pursuant to the IMO Convention 1969.
• International Load line Certificate or International Load line Exemption Certificate
• Deratting or Deratting Exemption Certificate
• International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC) (For every oil tanker of 150 GT and above and every other ship of 400 GT and above)

SECTION C PASSENGER SHIPS

In addition to the documents listed in A and B above the agent of every passenger ship must submit the following:

Passenger Ship Safety Certificate

Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate (DOC & SMC) issued pursuant to International Safety Management (ISM) Code (also applied for Passenger carrying high-speed craft, regardless of GRT, except the Passenger carrying high-speed craft of the Mainland China, which will be required to submit DOC and SMC with effect from 1 Jan 1999)

Any Exemption Certificate that is in force

SECTION D CARGO SHIPS

Agent of every cargo ship must submit:

• Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate
• Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
• Cargo Ship Radiotelegraphy Certificate or
  Cargo Ship Radiotelephony Certificate
• Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate issued pursuant to the ISM Code. (Only applied for bulk carrier and cargo carrying high speed craft of 500 GRT and over)

Any Exemption Certificate that is in force

SECTION E OIL TANKERS, CHEMICAL TANKERS and GAS TANKERS

Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate issued pursuant to the ISM Code

In addition to the documents listed in section A and B above, ships carrying:

• Noxious Liquid Substance(s) listed in Marpol Annex II :

International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk or Hong Kong Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk

• Chemicals in bulk, in a ship, which was:
  1. Constructed before 1 July 1986 : Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
  2. Constructed on or after 1 July 1986 : International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
  3. Liquefied gas in bulk constructed on or after 1 July 1986 : International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk
  4. Bulk cargo of more than 2,000 tons of persistent oil: A certificate of Insurance or Other Financial Security in respect of Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage.

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