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1.    Ship’s name should be permanently and conspicuously marked on each bow. The marking plainly cut in or centre punched or engender.

 

2.    Ship’s name, Port of Registry and IMO number permanently and conspicuously marked on stern. The marking plainly either cut in or centre punched or engender.

 

3.    Official Number, Net Tonnage and IMO number permanently and conspicuously marked.

 

(i)                 On the face of the main beam / In the pump room entrance / Aft side of engine room bulkhead;

(ii)               The marking plainly cut in / centre punched / engender;

(iii)             No other units or marking preceding as follows :

 

O.N     : XXXXXX

NET    : XX

IMO    : XXXXXXX

 

4.    All other marking of Ship Name and Port of Registry are to be replaced with the approved name and port of registry e.g. at lifebuoys, lifeboats, lifejacket, liferaft, safety plans etc.

 

5.    Cargo spaces to be permanently marked on outer surface of longitudinal coamings of cargo hatches, on covers or coamings of cargo tanks, at the entrance to other cargo compartments and in other places where readily visible.

 

6.    Cargo compartment at tankers which defined under International Convention of Tonnage 1969 for tankers, the marking to be the letters CC, plainly cut in / welded / centre punched and painted white / yellow on dark background / black on white background.

 

7.    Spaces other than cargo spaces are not required to be marked for 1969 tonnage.

 

8.    IMO Number permanently and conspicuously marked apply to all self-propelled cargo ships 300 GRT and upwards and all passenger ships 100 GRT and upwards engaged on international voyages.

 

(i)                 In a visible place on the stern / side of the hull, amidships port and starboard, above the deepest assigned load line / side of the superstructure, port and starboard / on the front of the superstructure / in the case of passenger ships, on a horizontal surface visible from the air;

 

(ii)               In the easily accessible place on one of the end transverse bulkheads of the machinery spaces / on one of the hatchways / in case of tankers, in the pump room / in the case of ships with ro-ro spaces, on one of the end transverse bulkheads of the ro-ro spaces;

 

(iii)             The IMO Number preceded by the abbreviation “IMO”.

 

9.    All marking shall be in plain Roman capital letters / Arabic numerals not less than 200 mm in height.

 

10. Number of accommodation for seamen onboard the vessel to be certified by surveyor of ships. Minimum, every crew must have bed, locker, cloth hook, desk & chair for their staying. Reference can be made to the General Arrangement Plan / Fire Control Plan approved by MARDEP / Classification Society.  

 

11. Certified type, number of main engine and serial number declared by the ship owner as per Survey Form 218 submitted.