DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED ON BOARD (AS APPLICABLE) IN THE UNITED STATES

MANUALS REQUIRED TO BE ON BOARD:

INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENT

U.S. REQUIREMENT:

Cargo & Ballast Information

33 CFR 157.23

Crude Oil Washing

33 CFR 157.118

Dedicated Clean Ballast Operations

33 CFR 157.208

SOPEP / SMPEP

MARPOL AxI/26.1

33 CFR 151.26

TVRP / NTVRP

N/A

33 CFR 155.1030

Bridge Log

APPLICABILITY AND COMMENTS:

Class approved, crude oil tankers only

IMO Coastal Contact List changes quarterly

33 CFR 164.25

Muster list & emergency instructions

SOLAS III/8

Fire control plan

SOLAS II-2/15, 2.4

Garbage Management Plan

MARPOL Ax V/9

Intact Stability booklet

SOLAS II-2/22

Damage Control Plan

SOLAS II-2/23

33 CFR 151.57

N/A

Inert Gas System

46 CFR 39.10-13(d)

Approved by Class

Oil Transfer Procedures

33 CFR 155.720

Specific additional US requirements

Procedures and Arrangements Manual

MARPOL 73/78, Annex II/

Resolution 5 & 8

46 CFR 153.490

Chemical carriers only, Resolution MEPC.18(22)

Ballast Water Management Plan

International Convention for the

Control and Management of Ships
Ballast Water and Sediments

33 CFR 151.2035 (a)(7)

Not yet ratified. BWMPs required in US and

Canada

Ship Security Plan

SOLAS XI-2 A/9.1

33 CFR 104.400

Life Saving Equipment Training Manual

SOLAS III/35.2

Fire Training Manual

SOLAS II-2/15, 2.3.1

(bulk carriers only) requires DOA Document of

Authorization. Class approved and in compliance
with US Dept. of Agriculture and the International
Grain Code.

Grain Loading Manual

Cargo Securing Manual

Form No. 12
Version 2-2009

Available in each crew mess and/or recreation

room

SOLAS 74, Reg VI/5

MSC/Circ. 745

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DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED ON BOARD (AS APPLICABLE) IN THE UNITED STATES

PUBLICATIONS REQUIRED TO BE ON BOARD:

INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENT

U.S. REQUIREMENT

APPLICABILITY AND COMMENTS

Current and Corrected Charts

SOLAS V/19.2.1.44

33 CFR 164.33

If using BA charts you must also carry Cumulative

Notices, Annual Notices and Admiralty Chart
Catalog.

U.S. Coast Pilot

SOLAS V/27

33 CFR 164.33

Sailing directions

SOLAS V/27

33 CFR 164.33

Coast Guard Light List

N/A

33 CFR 164.33

Tide Tables

SOLAS V/27

33 CFR 164.33

Tidal Current Tables

SOLAS V/27

33 CFR 164.33

International Rules of the Road

SOLAS V/27

33 CFR 164.33

Inland Rules of the Road

N/A

33 CFR 164.33

International Code of Signals

SOLAS V/21

33 CFR 164.33

Current copy of 46 CFR Parts 35, 150 and 153

N/A

46 CFR 153.905

Notice to Mariners

SOLAS V/27

33 CFR 164.33

NOTE

Form No. 12
Version 2-2009

Tank Vessels only, required only in the US

Some flags require vessels to carry SOLAS,

MARPOL, IMO Ships Routing Guide, Colregs,
GMDSS Handbook, IMDG, IAMSAR, ISGOTT,
etc. , while others just recommend it

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DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED ON BOARD (AS APPLICABLE) IN THE UNITED STATES

CERTIFICATES REQUIRED TO BE ON BOARD:

INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Safe Manning

SOLAS V/13

Officer Licenses

STCW 95 I/2

Crew Documents

STCW 95 VI/1

U.S. REQUIREMENT

APPLICABILITY AND COMMENTS

Certificate of Registry

Issued by Flag state

Classification Document

Issued by Class

IMO Certificate of Fitness

BCH Code Section 1.6

46 CFR 153

Tank vessels only, MSC.18(58) Section 1.6

Certificate of Financial Responsibility (COFR)

N/A

33 CFR 138.65

Issued by USCG, required only in the US

Safety Construction

SOLAS Ch1 Reg 8

Issued by Class

Safety Equipment

SOLAS Ch1 Reg 8

Issued by Class

Safety Radio

SOLAS Ch1 Reg 9

Issued by Class

Cargo Ship Safety

SOLAS Ch1 Reg 10

Issued by Class

International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP)

MARPOL 73/78 Annex I, Reg 5

33 CFR 151.19

Issued by Class

International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) for NLS

MARPOL 73/78 Annex II, Reg 12

International Load Line

Load Line Convention, art. 16

Issued by Class

International Tonnage

Tonnage Convention, art.7

Issued by Class

Safety Management

SOLAS IX/4

Document of Compliance (DOC)

SOLAS IX/4

NVIC 4-98
Same as for ISM

Liferaft Servicing
Portable fire extinguisher servicing

Issued by servicing organization or company

SOLAS 75/78 II-2/6.5

Cargo Gear Certificate

Issued by Class

Current health certificates

Issued by the health certifying organization

Crew List
Exemptions to SOLAS certificates

CBP
SOLAS 74/78 I/4

Certificate of inhibition or stabilization

46 CFR 153.912

International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC)

SOLAS XI-2 A/19.2.1

Continuous Synopsis Record

SOLAS 2002, XI-1/5

International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate

MARPOL 73/78, Annex IV

Form No. 12
Version 2-2009

Chemical carriers

33 CFR 104.4

Due for existing vessels by 27 SEP 08

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DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED ON BOARD (AS APPLICABLE) IN THE UNITED STATES

CERTIFICATES REQUIRED TO BE ON BOARD:

INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Ship Sanitation / Ship Sanitation Exemption Certificate

International Health Regulations

(2005)

U.S. REQUIREMENT

APPLICABILITY AND COMMENTS

Not currently issued in the

U.S.

WHO guidelines, issued by local port health

authority

(IHR (2005))
Certificate of Hydrostatic Test of Breathing Apparatus
Cylinders

SOLAS Ch II-2

Certificate of Hydrostatic Test of Fixed Firefighting

Installation Cylinders

SOLAS Ch II-2

Dangerous Cargo Manifest

SOLAS Ch VII/5.5

LOGS REQUIRED TO BE ON BOARD:

INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Lifesaving equipment maintenance

SOLAS 74/78 III/19

Emergency training and drills

SOLAS 74/78 III/18

Declaration of Inspection
Proof of transfer hose tests

Required for packaged dangerous goods

U.S. REQUIREMENT

APPLICABILITY AND COMMENTS

N/A

33 CFR 156.170

US requirement only

N/A

33 CFR 155.820

Bridge log

STCW 95 I/14

33 CFR 164.25

Ship Security Log/Records

SOLAS XI-2 A/10.1

33 CFR 104.235

Cargo Record Book

MARPOL 73/78

33 CFR 151.25

Oil Record Book

MARPOL AxI/20

33 CFR 151.25

Ballast Water Management Log

International Convention for the

Control and Management of Ships
Ballast Water and Sediments

33 CFR 151.2045

Garbage Record Book

MARPOL 73/78 Annex V, Reg 9

33 CFR 151.55 (b)

Drug & Alcohol Testing Log

N/A

46 CFR 16.260

Owners must maintain records of chemical tests

and results

Pre-Arrival tests of emergency equipment

N/A

33 CFR 164.25

US only

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

(NPDES ) Weekly Checklist

N/A

40 CFR 9, 122,142

US only

Form No. 12
Version 2-2009

SOLAS V/28

Tankers only, Annex I, Reg 20; Annex II, Reg 9

Not yet ratified. BWM logs required in US and

Canada

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