Lecture Maritime safety and security administration - Topic: Maritime safety measures. The following will be discussed in this topic: Surveys and inspections, maintenance, communication, casualty investigation, vessel traffic management, education and training. | Good Morning! Maritime Safety Measures MARITIME SAFETY MEASURES Activities and/or processes which are designed to enhance maritime safety Surveys and inspections Maintenance Communication Casualty investigation Vessel traffic management Education and training SURVEYS AND INSPECTIONS Are the means by which flag states, port states, classification societies, and lately P & I Clubs ensure that ships and their equipment comply with internationally agreed and nationally established standards. S & I’s – cont’d The most important surveys are conducted by the government and classification society. Surveys conducted by governments are statutory surveys and these are surveys that emanate from international conventions, mandatory codes and other related instruments. Types of surveys Initial surveys Periodic surveys Intermediate surveys Enhanced surveys Additional surveys Initial surveys When is this survey conducted? This is the survey conducted before the ship is put into service the ship is . | Good Morning! Maritime Safety Measures MARITIME SAFETY MEASURES Activities and/or processes which are designed to enhance maritime safety Surveys and inspections Maintenance Communication Casualty investigation Vessel traffic management Education and training SURVEYS AND INSPECTIONS Are the means by which flag states, port states, classification societies, and lately P & I Clubs ensure that ships and their equipment comply with internationally agreed and nationally established standards. S & I’s – cont’d The most important surveys are conducted by the government and classification society. Surveys conducted by governments are statutory surveys and these are surveys that emanate from international conventions, mandatory codes and other related instruments. Types of surveys Initial surveys Periodic surveys Intermediate surveys Enhanced surveys Additional surveys Initial surveys When is this survey conducted? This is the survey conducted before the ship is put into service the ship is accepted by a Flagstate. for an old ship when the class is being changed. This is a very thorough survey and items to be inspected will depend on the certificate to be issued. Periodic surveys There are two types of periodic surveys; Annual Renewal Survey. Annual survey The Annual survey is conducted on the anniversary date of the certificate to verify whether the ship still conforms to statutory safety standards. Certificates are not issued but rather it involves the endorsement of existing certificates Renewal Survey Renewal survey is conducted when a certificate has to be re-issued because certificates have expiry dates. The period of validity of certificates should be determined by the Flagstate administration but shall not exceed five years. For a passenger ship, the period of validity of certificates issued is one year. Intermediate Survey It is normally conducted between Initial Survey and Periodic Survey. Enhanced Survey This is an additional hull survey requirement for certain
