• Validity of the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
• Emergency Station Muster List and Training Manual were posted in the appropriate language as required and to the Master’s satisfaction
• All other Statutory Certificates and the Class Certificate (click here)

 DOCUMENTATION

1.  Fire control Plans 
2. Muster List. 
3. Nautical Publications (click here)
4. International Code of Signals Latest Edition is available onboard. 
5. IAMSAR Manual Volume III 
6. Practice Musters and Drills. 
7. FCP Plan 
8. LSA Plan
9. Search and and rescue services (SAR Plan).
10. Fire drill 
11. Boat drill 
12. enclosed space entry and rescue drill 
13.  emergency steering drill carried out 
14. Damage Control Drill
15.  Fire safety operational booklets 
16. SOLAS Training Manual (LSA and FFA)
17. Ship specific plans and procedures for recovery of persons from water available on board.

3 SAFETY OF NAVIGATION

1. Standard Magnetic Compass …..
2. Spare Magnetic Compass …..
3. Gyro Compass at main steering position …..
4. Gyro Compass heading repeaters …..
5.  Gyro Compass bearing repeaters …..
6.  Heading or Track Control System …..
7.  Pelorus or compass bearing device …..
8.  Transmitting Heading Device …..
9.  Means of correcting heading and bearings …..
10. Electronic Chart Display and information system (ECDIS)/Nautical charts
11.  Back up arrangements for ECDIS: 2nd ECDIS/ Nautical charts* …..
12. Nautical publications …..
13.  Receiver for a Global Navigation Satellite System / a Terrestrial Radio Navigation System/ Multi-system shipborne radio navigation receiver* …..
14.  Radar 9GHZ (3 cm) …..
15. Second Radar {3 cm (9 GHz)/ 10 cm(3 GHz)*}
16.  Auto Tracking Aid (ATA) …..
17. Second automatic tracking aid …..
18.  Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA) …..
19. Automatic Identification System (AIS); Annual test
20.  Long Range Identification & Tracking System (Valid Conformance Test report available) …..
21.  Records for operations of AIS and LRIT.
22.  Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) Annual performance Test
23.  VDR If float free type or arrangements provided 
24. Simplified voyage data recorder (SVDR) Annual Performance Test 
25. SVDR If float free type or arrangements provided 
26.  Speed and Distance measuring device (through water) …..
27. Speed and Distance measuring device (Over ground in fwd and athwart ship direction)
28.  Echo Sounding Device 
29. Rudder Angle Indicator, RPM Indicator and Pitch Indicator* …..
30.  Rate of turn indicator ….
31. Sound reception System for totally enclosed navigation bridge …..
32. Telephone to Emergency Steering Position …..
33. Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Performance Standard: MSC.128(75) 

4.SIGNALLING APPARATUS

1. Daylight signaling lamp and source of power
2. Forecastle bell 
3. Gong
4. Ship’s Whistle 
5. Three black ball shapes ….
6. .One black diamond shape …..
7. Cylindrical shape
8. Radar reflectors

5.NAVIGATION LIGHTS 

6. BRIDGE DISTRESS SIGNALS

7 SURVIVAL CRAFT, RESCUE BOAT AND ASSOCIATED LAUNCHING, AND RECOVERY APPLIANCES

8 LIFEBOAT DISTRESS SIGNALS

9 SURVIVAL CRAFT LAUNCHING AND EMBARKATION ARRANGMENTS

10 LIFE RAFTS

11 RIGID LIFERAFTS

12 STOWAGE OF SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS

13 LIFEJACKETS

14 LIFEBUOYS, IMMERSION SUITS/ANTI-EXPOSURE SUITS AND THERMAL PROTECTIVE AIDS

1.  Lifebuoys
2. MOB marker 
3. Immersion suits/Anti-exposure suits and thermal protective aid

15 Pilot Transfer arrangement

16 Means of embarkation and disembarkation

17 Communication

1.  Two way VHF radio telephone Apparatus …..
2. Search and rescue Locating Device: SART and/or AIS-SART:
3.  Two way communication System between emergency control station and embarkation station …..
4.  General Alarm, Crew Alarm and Public Address System as appropriate …..

1. FIRE PUMPS, FIREMAIN, HYDRANTS, HOSES ETC.
2. EXTINGUISHERS AND FOAM APPLICATORS
3.  FIRE FIGHTER’S OUTFITS
4. EMERGENCY ESCAPE BREATHING DEVICES
5. FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND PROTECTION SYSTEMS LOCATION INDICATE TYPE OF SYSTEM FITTED
6. CO2 system (click here)
7. Halon system
   
8. Foam system
9. Fixed water spraying system
   
10. Sprinkler system
11. Dry powder system
12.  Fixed fire detection and Fire  alarm systems
13.  Sample extraction and Smoke detection systems
14. Inert Gas System (click here)
15. Remote stops  and Control arrangement (click here)
    
16. Helicopter landing facilities
    
17.  Medical Oxygen Cylinder

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