LE VIQ Copy

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

Certification/ Documentation / Master

• Last PSC inspection

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Latest Class Survey Status Report

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the following certificates valid and have the annual and intermediate surveys been carried out within the required range dates?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Continuous Synopsis Record ( complete from Document 1 until the latest, form 2 and 3 in place) SOLAS XI - 1/5

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Document of Compliance ( with annual endorsement)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety Management Certificate ( with intermediate verification between 2nd and 3rd anniversary)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety Radio Certificate (with form R)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety Construction Certificate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• IOPP Certificate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Minimum Safe Manning Certificate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Civil Liability Convention (1992) Certificate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maritime Labour Convention

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• P and I Certificate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the SMS manual saved in shared drive, latest update and with Document Change Log.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Technical Superintendent visit the vessel at least bi-annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the recent internal audit report available and is a close-out system in place for dealing with non-conformities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Master review the safety management system, submitted to the office and does the office respond to the Master’s Review.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Class survey reports adequately filed? The file should contain reports based on annual, intermediate, special and occasional surveys.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the vessel free of conditions of Class or significant recommendations, memoranda or notations.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an approved MARPOL SOPEP provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the IMO contact list up to date, is Master aware of port contact procedures and has a contact list been made for this port?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a USCG NTVRP? If trading USA only.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Master aware of the name of OPA 90 Qualified Individual (QI)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a Ballast Water Management Plan approved by Class?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the vessel have on board Emergency Towing Procedures ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Crew Management / MLC / Master

• Does the manning level meet or exceed that required by the Minimum Safe Manning Document? IMO Resolution A.890 Annex 2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the STCW and flag Administration’s regulations that control hours of work to minimise fatigue being followed? ( max 14 hours of work or min of 10 hours rest) and max 72 hours of work in 7 days or min rest of 77 hours. Do all personnel maintain hours of rest records?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all personnel able to communicate effectively in a common language? Is the working language established and recorded in the ship’s logbook? (SOLAS V / 14.3)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all deck officers attended either a Bridge Resource Management or Bridge Team Management course?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any record of last unannounced on board alcohol test?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a record of the last Unannounced drug and alcohol test undertaken by an external agency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Navigation/ Master/ OOW

• Has the Master written his own standing orders and are Bridge orders being completed and have the deck officers countersigned them as being read and understood?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are deck log books and bell books correctly maintained and is an adequate record being kept of all the navigational activities, both at sea and under pilotage? (SOLAS V / 28)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the vessel’s manoeuvring characteristics displayed on the bridge? IMO Res. A.601 (15)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records maintained of fire and safety rounds being completed after each watch?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are checklist for pre-arrival, pre-departure, watch handover, Pilot-Master exchange and pilot card effectively completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the officer familiar with UKC calculation and squat?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the bridge been adequately manned at all stages of the voyage and at anchor and were lookout arrangement adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the navigation equipment in good working conditions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• GPS<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Navtex receiver

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Whistle, Bell and Gong

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Shapes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Magnetic Compass including spare compass

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Means for taking bearings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Telephone at emergency steering position

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A daylight signalling lamp

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• AIS

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• VHF radio

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gyro Compass and repeaters

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Visual compass readings to the Emergency steering position.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Radars / ARPA

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Echo Sounder

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Speed and distance indicator

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Rudder angle, RPM, variable pitch and bow thruster indicator

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Voyage Data Recorder

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• ECDIS

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are navigation lights in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If BNWAS is fitted is it operational at all times when the vessel is at sea?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Standard magnetic compass and gyro compasses operational, properly maintained and adjusted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are auto to manual steering changeover procedures clearly identified? (SOLAS V / 26.3.1)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are auto to manual steering changeover recorded during periods of river transits and when navigating through restricted waters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are regular gyro and magnetic compass errors taken and are they being recorded? VIQ 4.16

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a documented procedure for the operation of the VDR and are the Deck Officers familiar with procedure to retain the VDR data in the event of an accident?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Are all charts, nautical publications (paper and electronic) and other publications are on board, current and maintained up to date and is it being implemented? (SOLAS V /27)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Master and Deck officers familiar with the operation of the ECDIS system fitted on board?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were the charts used for the previous voyage appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Master and Deck Officers able to produce appropriate documentation that generic training and type-specific familiarisation has been undertaken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the ECDIS meet the requirements of SOLAS and is an approved backup system provided?IMO RES. A.817

  Yes

  No

  N/A

NAVIGATION

• Has the vessel been safely navigated and in compliance with international regulations? (SOLAS V / 10.7)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the echo sounder recorder marked with a reference date and time on each occasion it is switch on?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a comprehensive passage plan available for the previous voyage and did it cover the full voyage from berth to berth?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was position fixing including the use of parallel indexing satisfactory throughout the previous voyage and the frequency of plotted fixes in accordance with the passage plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• During pilotage, was the position of the vessel adequately monitored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the GPS been adjusted to the correct datum?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an adequate system for dealing with navigation warnings and are they being charted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a Biofouling Management Plan? Are the records updated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Master aware of the name of OPA 90 Qualified Individual (QI)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a USCG NTVRP? If trading USA only.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an approved MARPOL SOPEP provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the vessel free of conditions of Class or significant recommendations, memoranda or notations.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are instructions for operating the digital selective calling (DSC) and satellite communications equipment in an emergency clearly displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the vessel’s call sign and Inmarsat ship station identity clearly marked on the radio installation? VIQ 10.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can officers demonstrate a satisfactory understanding of how to operate the equipment in an emergency? VIQ 10.3

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are officers aware of the function of the ship security alert system and how it operates? VIQ 10.4

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a qualified person been designated to handle distress communications? (SOLAS IV /16.1)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the periodical test of communications equipment being carried out as required?VIQ 10.6 (Radio Log)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Radio log being maintained correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If applicable, is the emergency radio battery log up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a maintenance programme in place to ensure availability of the equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the communication equipment in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the satellite EPIRB fitted, armed and labelled correctly and inspected in accordance with the manufacturer’s requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are radio emergency batteries in good order and fully charged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Lists of Radio Signals the latest edition and corrected up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the vessel equipped with sufficient portable radios for use on board?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are SOLAS portable radio and SART in good order? (Solas lll/6.2.1, 6.2.2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safety Management/Master/Chief Officer

• Has the safety Officer been designated, trained to undertake this role and is there evidence to show that they are effectively performing duties associated with this role?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the ship’s officers familiar with the operation of fire fighting, lifesaving and other emergency equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is personal protective equipment such as boiler suits, safety footwear, eye and ear protection, safety harnesses and chemical protective equipment etc., provided and as required worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the ship’s officers familiar with the operation of fire fighting, lifesaving and other emergency equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are regular safety meetings held, are the minutes recorded and does the operator provide shore management responses?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a record of reporting, investigation and close-out of accidents, incidents, non-conformities and near misses? Are the records in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are smoking regulations posted and being adhered to and are smoke rooms adequately identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a record of familiarisation for new personnel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are drills for emergency procedures being carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifeboat and fire drills regularly held?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is regular training in the use of life-saving equipment being undertaken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an evidence of compliance with Enclosed Space Procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the portable gas and oxygen detectors in good order and is there a record of regular testing and calibration?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hot work procedures being followed in accordance with SMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the vessel have a garbage management plan and garbage record book and is the garbage record book being correctly completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to carry out regular inspections of ballast tanks, FW tanks, void spaces, trunks, and cofferdams by the vessel’s personnel and are records maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If a loading computer or programme is in use, is it class approved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there records indicating that the operational accuracy of the load computer is tested regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the stress and stability information included with the cargo plan and are any limitations understood by the officers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the vessel free of inherent intact stability problems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where applicable, are officers aware of the dangers of free surface effects and of the possibility of structural damage caused by sloshing in cargo holds or ballast or FW tanks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are certificates available for all mooring ropes and wires? VIQ 9.1

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there records of the inspection and maintenance of mooring ropes, wires and equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Life Saving Equipment/ Third Officer

• Are ship-specific life saving equipment training manuals available and updated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ship-specific life-saving equipment maintenance instructions available and are weekly and monthly inspections being carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are muster lists and life jacket donning instructions displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a maintenance and test schedule for lifeboat, Rescue boat on-load release gear, davit launched life raft automatic release hooks, and free-fall lifeboat release system, where fitted.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifeboats, including their equipment and launching mechanism, in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifeboat and life raft operating instructions displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the rescue boat, including its equipment and launching arrangement, in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are life rafts in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hydrostatic releases, where fitted, correctly attached and in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifebuoys, lights, buoyant lines, quick release mechanism and self-activating smoke floats in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are life jackets in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are immersion suits in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pyrotechnics, including line throwing apparatus, in date and in good order?SOLAS lll/ 6.3, 18, SOLAS V/29

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the locations of all life saving appliances marked with IMO symbols? IMO Res A.760, SOLAS lll/20.10

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire Fighting Equipment / Third Officer / 4th Engineer

• Are ship-specific fire training manuals available?SOLAS II-2/15.2.3.1,2,4

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ship-specific fire safety operational booklets available?(SOLAS II-2/16.2,3)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ship-specific firefighting equipment maintenance instructions available and are weekly and monthly inspections being carried out?(MSC/ Circ 1432, SOLAS II-2/14)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the foam compound for foam applicator has expiry date and not expired?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a fire control plan exhibited within the accommodation, is a copy also available externally and is equipment correctly marked on it?(SOLAS II-2/15.2.4)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire mains, pumps, hoses and nozzles in good order and available for immediate use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are isolating valves in fire system lines clearly marked and in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the international shore fire connection readily available and is the location clearly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fixed fire detection and alarm system in good order and tested regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the fixed fire fighting extinguishing systems, where fitted, in good order and are clear operating instructions posted? (Ex. In paint store, ER, generator room etc )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency fire pump in full operational condition and are starting instructions clearly displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are portable fire extinguishers in good order with operating instructions clearly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are firemen’s outfits and breathing apparatus in good order, fitted with pressurised air cylinders and ready for immediate use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD’s) in the accommodation and engine room in good order and ready for immediate use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safety Management/Master/Chief Officer

• Has the safety Officer been designated, trained to undertake this role and is there evidence to show that they are effectively performing duties associated with this role?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the ship’s officers familiar with the operation of fire fighting, lifesaving and other emergency equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is personal protective equipment such as boiler suits, safety footwear, eye and ear protection, safety harnesses and chemical protective equipment etc., provided and as required worn?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the ship’s officers familiar with the operation of fire fighting, lifesaving and other emergency equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are regular safety meetings held, are the minutes recorded and does the operator provide shore management responses?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a record of reporting, investigation and close-out of accidents, incidents, non-conformities and near misses? Are the records in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are smoking regulations posted and being adhered to and are smoke rooms adequately identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a record of familiarisation for new personnel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are drills for emergency procedures being carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifeboat and fire drills regularly held?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is regular training in the use of life-saving equipment being undertaken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an evidence of compliance with Enclosed Space Procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the portable gas and oxygen detectors in good order and is there a record of regular testing and calibration?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hot work procedures being followed in accordance with SMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the vessel have a garbage management plan and garbage record book and is the garbage record book being correctly completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to carry out regular inspections of ballast tanks, FW tanks, void spaces, trunks, and cofferdams by the vessel’s personnel and are records maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If a loading computer or programme is in use, is it class approved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there records indicating that the operational accuracy of the load computer is tested regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the stress and stability information included with the cargo plan and are any limitations understood by the officers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the vessel free of inherent intact stability problems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where applicable, are officers aware of the dangers of free surface effects and of the possibility of structural damage caused by sloshing in cargo holds or ballast or FW tanks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are certificates available for all mooring ropes and wires? VIQ 9.1

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there records of the inspection and maintenance of mooring ropes, wires and equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Life Saving Equipment/ Third Officer

• Are ship-specific life saving equipment training manuals available and updated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ship-specific life-saving equipment maintenance instructions available and are weekly and monthly inspections being carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are muster lists and life jacket donning instructions displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a maintenance and test schedule for lifeboat, Rescue boat on-load release gear, davit launched life raft automatic release hooks, and free-fall lifeboat release system, where fitted.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifeboats, including their equipment and launching mechanism, in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifeboat and life raft operating instructions displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the rescue boat, including its equipment and launching arrangement, in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are life rafts in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hydrostatic releases, where fitted, correctly attached and in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lifebuoys, lights, buoyant lines, quick release mechanism and self-activating smoke floats in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are life jackets in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are immersion suits in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pyrotechnics, including line throwing apparatus, in date and in good order?SOLAS lll/ 6.3, 18, SOLAS V/29

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the locations of all life saving appliances marked with IMO symbols? IMO Res A.760, SOLAS lll/20.10

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire Fighting Equipment / Third Officer / 4th Engineer

• Are ship-specific fire training manuals available?SOLAS II-2/15.2.3.1,2,4

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ship-specific fire safety operational booklets available?(SOLAS II-2/16.2,3)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ship-specific firefighting equipment maintenance instructions available and are weekly and monthly inspections being carried out?(MSC/ Circ 1432, SOLAS II-2/14)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the foam compound for foam applicator has expiry date and not expired?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a fire control plan exhibited within the accommodation, is a copy also available externally and is equipment correctly marked on it?(SOLAS II-2/15.2.4)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire mains, pumps, hoses and nozzles in good order and available for immediate use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are isolating valves in fire system lines clearly marked and in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the international shore fire connection readily available and is the location clearly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fixed fire detection and alarm system in good order and tested regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the fixed fire fighting extinguishing systems, where fitted, in good order and are clear operating instructions posted? (Ex. In paint store, ER, generator room etc )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency fire pump in full operational condition and are starting instructions clearly displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are portable fire extinguishers in good order with operating instructions clearly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are firemen’s outfits and breathing apparatus in good order, fitted with pressurised air cylinders and ready for immediate use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD’s) in the accommodation and engine room in good order and ready for immediate use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the stress and stability information included with the cargo plan and are any limitations understood by the officers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the stress and stability information included with the cargo plan and are any limitations understood by the officers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If a loading computer or programme is in use, is it class approved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to carry out regular inspections of ballast tanks, FW tanks, void spaces, trunks, and cofferdams by the vessel’s personnel and are records maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to carry out regular inspections of ballast tanks, FW tanks, void spaces, trunks, and cofferdams by the vessel’s personnel and are records maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to carry out regular inspections of ballast tanks, FW tanks, void spaces, trunks, and cofferdams by the vessel’s personnel and are records maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to carry out regular inspections of ballast tanks, FW tanks, void spaces, trunks, and cofferdams by the vessel’s personnel and are records maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the vessel have a garbage management plan and garbage record book and is the garbage record book being correctly completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Rounds

• Are accommodation ventilation fan emergency stops clearly marked to indicate the spaces they serve and is there evidence of regular testing and maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire flaps clearly marked to indicate the spaces they serve and is there evidence of regular testing and maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on board for all the bunkers, paints and other products being handled and are all officers familiar with their use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are accommodation ladders, gangways, pilot ladders where fitted, in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all means of access satisfactory, including the provision of a safety net, lifebuoy and line?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pilot boarding and access arrangements satisfactory?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are means readily available for dealing with small oil spills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the vessel free from any visible bulkhead, valve or pipeline leakage liable to cause pollution?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the condition of scupper plugs satisfactory and are scuppers effectively plugged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are drip trays in bunker manifold fitted with suitable drainage arrangements and are they empty.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are unused bunker pipeline manifold fully bolted and are all drains and vents and unused gauge or sounding pipe suitably blanked or capped?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the vessel have adequate garbage storage and disposal facilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are suitable spill containers fitted around all fuel, diesel and lubricating oil tank vents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are dedicated sludge pump free from any connection to a direct overboard discharge?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• On vessel with forward machinery room or pump room, are they free of evidence of significant leaks from machinery pipe work, valve glands etc..clean and tidy, no excessive rust?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mooring satisfactory deployed and tended?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mooring lines secured to bits and turned up correctly? VIQ 9.7

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all powered mooring lines correctly reeled on drums, secured on brakes and winches out of gear.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• On split drum winches are all the lines made fast with no more than one layer on each tension side of the drum? (MEG 7.4.1)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all mooring lines stowed neatly to minimise tripping hazard and are mooring areas clear and unobstructed? VIQ 9.11

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mooring winches, including winch foundations in good order? VIQ 9.12

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do brake linings, drum and pins appear to be in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mooring lines in good order? VIQ 9.15

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pedestal fairleads, roller fairleads, and other rollers well - greased and free to turn and are bitts and chocks free of grooving?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is mooring equipment marked with its SWL?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are windlass, anchors, locking bars and cables in good order and operating effectively?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Except whilst alongside, when locking bars should be in place, were the anchors cleared and ready for immediate use during port entry?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are bitter end securing arrangements unobstructed and outside the chain locker?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the chain locker doors securely battened down?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Structural Condition

• Is the hull free from visible structural defects that warrant further investigation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are weather decks free from visible structural defects that warrant further investigation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the superstructure free from visible structural defects that warrant further investigation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are internal spaces free from visible structural defects that warrant further investigation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the cargo hold were sighted, were they in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If any ballast tanks were sighted from deck, were they in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Chief Engineer / 2nd Engineer

• Are the Oil Record Book correctly completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the sludge and bilge tanks designated in form A or form B of the IOPP Certificate and those listed in the Oil Record Book, agree.?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Oil Record Book free of any pollution incidents or violations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the disposal of engine room oily water or sludge been recorded in Oil Record Books?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are bunker pipelines tested annually? VIQ 6.21

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Emergency Fire Pump Room or forward machinery bilge high level alarms fitted, regularly tested and the results recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate arrangement provided for pipeline draining and the disposal of emergency fire pump room or forward machinery bilge accumulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Oily Water Separator in good order and is there evidence of recent testing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the OWS has not operational, was the fact recorded in the Oil Record Book?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the engine room bilge oily water pumping and disposal arrangements in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency bilge pumping arrangements ready for immediate use; is the emergency bilge suction clearly identified and, where fitted, is the emergency overboard discharge valve provided with a notice warning against accidental opening?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are specific warning notices posted to safeguard against the accidental opening of the overboard discharge valve from the oily water separator?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the oily water separator is not fitted with an automatic stopping device, do entries in the Oil Record Book indicate that it has not been used in a Special Area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the arrangements for the disposal of steering compartment oily bilge water adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Energy Efficiency / 2nd Engineer

• Has the vessel a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cargo Operation

• Are all officers familiar with cargo operations and carriage requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a cargo plan been prepared and does it contain a detailed sequence of cargo operations and signed by officers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all officers familiar with the procedure in case of emergency situation affecting the cargo? Failure of cargo hold ventilation, cattle fresh water supply, fodder shortage, flooding, unusual mortalities etc...

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the pre-loading meeting carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ballast/FW pumps, eductors, cargo hold drainage system, valves, bilges in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the cargo hold ventilation system in good order? Vent flaps, open/close markings, spare motors, spare impeller etc..

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are portable measuring equipment in good order? Hygrometer, Thermal scanner, Lux meter, Airflow meter in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cargo hold hatches in good order? Hay hatch, Camel hatch, escape hatch

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are primary and secondary switch board room in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are crew familiar with the proper application of pestigas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cargo hold cleaning equipment in good condition? Fixed and portable high pressure machines, tapered hoses, PPE

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cranes and other lifting equipment properly marked, tested and inspected as per PMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a record of regular testing of cattle drink water salinity? Is salinometer in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the SILO tank in good condition, watertight and no sign of water ingress? (SILO top deck not rusty)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the livestock containment structures in good order? Pens, posts, railings, gates, pins, deck plates, ramps, ramp doors, etc..

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hydraulic sliding doors and manual doors operational and in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are AMSA critical spares complete and record of inventory available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire fighting equipment inside the cargo holds in good order? Fire extinguishers not rusty, fire lines and hydrants are not rusty and leaking.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the RO plant produce fresh water to its designed capacity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Engine and Steering Compartments

• Are the duties of the watch-standing officers and ratings clearly defined? VIQ 11.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the machinery space is certified for unmanned operation, is it being operated in that mode? VIQ 11.3

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the machinery space is being operated manned, are there sufficient Engineers on board?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Chief Engineer written his own standing orders and have the watch Engineers countersigned the standing and night orders as read and understood? VIQ 11.5

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there documented procedures that address engine room entry requirements when operating in the UMS mode, and are the personnel on board aware of these requirements? VIQ 11.6

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the dead man alarm system, where fitted, in good order and used as required? VIQ 11.7

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the engine room log book adequately maintained? VIQ 11.8

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the procedures to restart essential equipment? VIQ 11.9

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a record of testing fuel, lubricating and hydraulic oil, and is there a procedure in place to take into account the results?VIQ 11.10

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are detailed bunker transfer instructions available?VIQ 11.11

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the vessel able to safely comply with SECA/ECA legislation or other local requirements regarding use of low sulphur fuels in boilers?VIQ 11.12

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are written instructions provided to control the change from residual to low-sulphur fuels? VIQ 11.13

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Planned Maintenance

• Is a planned maintenance system being followed and is it up to date? VIQ 11.14

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a comprehensive and up to date inventory of spare parts being maintained?11.15

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safety Management

• Is an engineer’s call alarm fitted and is it in good order and tested regularly and the results recorded? VIQ 11.16

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency escape routes effectively marked, unobstructed and adequately lit?VIQ 11.17

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the level of lighting in all areas of the engine room satisfactory?VIQ 11.18

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do records indicate the regular testing of emergency equipment?VIQ 11.19

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the fuel system fitted with valves that are capable of being closed from outside the machinery space and are they regularly tested and in good order? SOLAS ll - 2.4.2.2.3.4

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Engine room emergency stops for ventilation fans clearly marked and do records indicate that they have been regularly tested? VIQ 11.21

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are diesel engine high and low pressure fuel delivery pipes adequately jacketed or screened? Solas ll-2/4.2.2.5.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are diesel engine exhausts and other hot surfaces in the vicinity of fuel, diesel, lubricating and hydraulic oil pipes protected against spray?(SOLAS ll-2/4.2.2.6.1,2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hot surfaces, particularly Diesel engines, free of any evidence of fuel, diesel and lubricating oil? VIQ 11.24

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are purifier rooms and fuel and lubricating oil handling areas ventilated and clean? VIQ 11.25

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the Class notation allows UMS operation, are main engine bearing temperature monitors, or the crankcase oil mist detector, in good order?( SOLAS ll-1/47.2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the main switchboard, alternators, and other electrical equipment satisfactorily protected from water spray? VIQ 11.28

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is deck insulation provided to the front and rear of medium power (220V and above) electrical switchboard and is it in good order?(SOLAS ll-1/45.2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gauge glass closing devices on oil tanks of a self-closing, fail-safe type and not inhibited? VIQ 11.30

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are self-closing sounding devices to double bottom tanks in good order and closed? VIQ 11.31

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all moving machinery provided with effective guards where this present a hazard? VIQ 11.32

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do engine room machine tools have adequate eye protection available? VIQ 11.33

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records maintained for the regular inspection and testing of lifting devices? VIQ 11.34

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an inspection and maintenance programme in place for other lifting equipment such as wire slings?VIQ 11.35

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all loose gear in the machinery spaces, stores and steering compartment properly secured?VIQ 11.36

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are machinery spaces and steering compartments clean and free from obvious leaks and is the overall standard of housekeeping and fabric maintenance satisfactory?VIQ 37

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are bilges free of oil, rubbish and sediment?VIQ 11.38

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the bilge high level alarm regularly tested and are records maintained?VIQ 11.39

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are seawater pumps, sea chests and associated pipework in good order and free of hard rust and temporary repairs, particularly outboard of the ship-side valves?VIQ 11.40

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Machinery status

• Are the following, where applicable, all in good order and do they appear to be well maintained?

• The Main Engine?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Auxiliary Engines including Shaft generator?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Boilers, including waste heat and domestic boilers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Compressor including main instrument and emergency air compressors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Purifiers and fuel oil handling equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sewage Plant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Bilge pumping arrangement and Oily Water Separator?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Pipework, including steam, fuel, lubricating oil, seawater, sewage, drain and air pipes, etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Refrigeration and air conditioning machinery?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hydraulic pumps?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ventilation fans and trunking?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stern tube sealing arrangement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any other items of machinery including stand-by machinery?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Burners, tubes, uptakes, exhaust manifolds and spark arrestors (if fitted)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Engineers familiar with the procedure for taking over the controls for manoeuvring the vessel from the bridge in an emergency? VIQ 11.42

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are concise starting instructions for the emergency generator clearly displayed?VIQ 11.43

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency generator reserve fuel tank provided with sufficient fuel? SOLAS II-1/43.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all electrical equipment including junction boxes and cable runs in good order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are switchboard free of significant earth faults?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Steering compartment

• Has the emergency steering gear been tested within the past three months and are the results recorded? SOLAS V 26.4

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency steering gear changeovers procedures clearly displayed in the steering compartment and in the wheelhouse? SOLAS V 26.3.1

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are officers familiar with operation of the steering gear in the emergency mode?SOLAS V 26.3.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the steering gear emergency reserve tank fully charged? SOLAS II-1/29.12.3

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the arrangement for the provision of heading information adequate? SOLAS 74 V/12 and SOLAS 2004 V / 19.2.5.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the communication with the bridge satisfactory? VIQ 11.53

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the rudder angle indicator clearly visible at the emergency steering position? VIQ 11.54

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is access to steering gear unobstructed?VIQ 11.55

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the steering gear compartment fitted with suitable handrails, gratings or other non-slip surfaces? SOLAS II-1/29.13.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Appearance and Condition

• Is the general condition, visual appearance and cleanliness of the hull satisfactory?VIQ 12.1

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hull markings clearly indicated and correctly placed? SOLAS XI-1/3.4, 3.5.1,2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the general condition, visual appearance and cleanliness of the weather decks satisfactory?VIQ 12.3

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do decks in working areas have clearly identified non-slip surfaces? VIQ 12.4

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the general condition of service pipework satisfactory and is it free from significant corrosion and pitting and soft patches or other temporal repairs? VIQ 12.5

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pipe stands, clamps, supports and expansion arrangement satisfactory? VIQ 12.6

  Yes

  No

  N/A