Harmonised system of survey ? details ?

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The harmonized system will alleviate the problems caused by survey dates and intervals between surveys which do not coincide, so that a ship should no longer have to go into port or repair yard for a survey required by one convention shortly after doing the same thing in connection with another instrument.


The harmonized system provides for:
%u2022 a one-year standard interval between surveys, based on initial, annual, intermediate, periodical and renewal surveys as appropriate;
%u2022 a scheme for providing the necessary flexibility for the execution of each survey with the provision that the renewal survey may be completed within three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate with no loss of its period of validity;
%u2022 a maximum period of validity of five years for all certificates for cargo ships;
%u2022 a maximum period of validity of 12 months for the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate;
%u2022 a system for the extension of certificates limited to three months to enable a ship to complete its voyage (or one month for ships engaged on short voyages);
%u2022 when an extension has been granted, the period of validity of the new certificate is to start from the expiry date of the existing certificate before its extension.
The main changes to the SOLAS and Load Lines Conventions are that annual inspections have been made mandatory for cargo ships and unscheduled inspections have been discontinued.