Cargo ship safety equipment certificate is issued under International convention for the safety of life at sea 1974

Application of the cargo ship safety equipment certificate:
Passenger ship safety certificate is applicable to all ship above 500 GRT except Passenger ships

Validity of the Passenger ship safety certificate:

• Interim Passenger ship safety certificate: Valid for 5 months from date of survey
• Full term Passenger ship safety certificate: Valid for 12 months from the date of survey

Surveys:
Initial survey:
Passenger ship safety certification starts with the initial survey which is to be conducted at the time when the ship is firstly certified by a class society

Renewal surveys:
Renewal surveys are carried out at the anniversary date of the initial survey with a window of three

Bottom survey:

Bottom survey of paasenger ships are carried or in dry which is required every two years

Scope of survey of Passenger ship safety:

• Documentation
• Log Book Entries
• Watertight Integrity
• Ballast Stowage
• Watertight Door
• Watertight Bulkheads
• Portable Plates
• Shell Opening
• Watertight Integrity Above The Margin Line
• Bilge Pumping
• Sounding Pipes
• Cross Leveling, Dumping, Arrangements
• Load Line and Draught Marks
• Stability and operating Practice
• Machinery and Steering Gear
• Electrical Installation
• Pumps, Firemain, Hydrants, Hoses, Etc.
• Portable Extinguishers
• Non-Portable Extinguishers and Foam Applicator Units
• Fixed Fire Extinguishers and Protection System
• CO2 System
• HALON System
• Fixed Foam System
• Fixed Water Spraying System
• Fixed Local Application System (LAS) installed in accordance with the approved plan
• Sprinkler System
• Drencher System
• Fire Doors In “A” and “B” Class Divisions
• Ventilation
• Draft Stops, Smoke Holes, Etc
• Oil Fuel Quick Shutdowns
• Fire Insulation
• Means of Escape and Low Location Lighting Systems
• Electrical Detection System
• Smoke Detection System (Sample Extraction) System
• Manually Operated Call Points
• Alarm System and Public Address System
• Helicopter facilities
• Fireman’s’ Outfits and Emergency Escape Breathing Devices
• Carriage of Dangerous Goods
• Survival Craft, Rescue Boat and Associated Launching and Recovery Appliances
• Rescue boats
• Survival Craft Launching and Embarkation Arrangements
• Inflatable liferaft and Hydrostatic Release Servicing
• Liferaft Launching Appliances
• Lifejackets
• Lifebuoys, Immersion suits and thermal protective aids
• Certified Lifeboatmen
• Emergency Lights
• Safety of Navigation
• Signalling Apparatus (V/3, 7) And International Collision Regulation
• Navigation Lights
• Bridge Distress Signals
• Musters and Drills
• Pilot ladder(s), pilot hoists and accommodation ladder(s)