Sierra Leone International Ship Registry

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY

FOR BUNKER OIL POLLUTION 2001

The International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution 2001 (The Bunker Convention) has now been rectified by State party, Sierra Leone being one of them.  Convention will enter into force on the 21st of November 2008.

All ships over 1000 gross tonnage, of any type and registered in a State party flag or registered in non state party entering into the territorial seas or exclusive economic zone of any state party shall be required to maintain insurance or other financial security to cover the liability of the registered owner for pollution damage which meets the requirements of the Convention and to obtain a certificate issued by State party attesting that such insurance is in force.  This Bunker certificate must be carried on board at all times.

 We are pleased to assist you with this Bunker Convention Certificate.  Sierra Leone as state party can issue bunker convention certificate BCC for ships over 1000 GRT under Sierra Leone or under any other non state party.

Definitions:

Non State Party:

Are the countries which have not ratified the bunker convention.  For ships registered in non state parties bunker convention certificates may be issued by the appropriate authority of any state party. 

State Party:

Are the countries which have ratified the Bunker convention and the only ones who can issue bunker convention certificate for their own ships and ships that belong to non state parties.Requirements for issuance of Bunker Convention certificate for ship under our flag·        

*   Original Blue card issued for this particular Bunker Conventions which Liability  Insurance or financial security that cover the liability of the registered owner for pollution damage in a amount no to exceed the one calculated in accordance with the Convention on limitation of liability for maritime claims 1976·        

*   Payment for cost of issuance of Bunker certificate to this Administration.

Since Sierra Leone is a State party we can issue Bunker Convention certificate for ship under a non state party. We will required in addition to above requirements the following·        

*   Certificate of registry for those ships that belongs to another flag other than Sierra Leone. 

Blue card:

It is a certificate furnished as evidence of insurance Pursuant to the Article VII of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001.  This Liability Insurance or financial security cover the liability of the registered owner for pollution damage in an amount no to exceed the one calculated in accordance with the Convention on limitation of liability for maritime claims 1976. 

Blue card can be send in electronic format directly by the P& I insurance company to this office SLISR. 

BCC is valid for the validity of blue card only.In event of withdrawal of insurance coverage, the BCC is automatically invalid.  

Bareboat Charter Out
Duration is 5 years

Documents required:

·                                 Copy of Application form duly completed and signed

·                                 Copy of the Bareboat Charter agreement, duly notarized by a notary public.

·                                 Copy of certificate of incorporation if applicant is a company, or copy of
              passport if applicant is an individual

·                                 Owner should give a declaration about the flag he is going to register as
              second flag

·                                 Previous tonnage and registration certificates if possible

·                                 Previous CSR, if applicable

·                                 RAA letter and survey RO letter (bill of sale is not required)

·                                 Registration fees will include first and second annual, while registration is
              suspended due to ship's navigation under a second flag.

(statutory certificates nor Certificates of endorsement for crew COE are needed)

Bareboat Charter In 

Bareboat Charter In charter agreement period but not longer than 2 years

·                                 Copy of the Bareboat Charter agreement, duly notarized by a notary public.

·                                 Copy of application form duly signed and completed

·                                 Copy of certificate of incorporation if applicant is a company or notarized copy
              of passport if applicant is an individual

·                                 Previous tonnage and registration certificate, if possible

·                                 Previous deletion CSR, if applicable

·                                 RAA letter, if applicable

·                                 RO survey letter

·                                 Declaration of cargo if the vessel is refrigerator cargo, reefer carrier, or fishing
              carrier for permament Registration valid statutory certificates, COE are
              needed 

• A certificate of endorsement COE shall be issued to all officers on board of Sierra Leone ships. 

Ø Minimum crew to be on board should be according to the MINIMUN SAFE MANNING REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION TABLE

Ø The vessel can have more than the Minimum Safe Manning Requirement, however all crew on board must hold Certificate of Endorsement

Ø COE are not mandatory for Yacht and non- propelled ships. However, copy of certificates of competence for officers on board for these two mentioned ships must be send to the Administration

Ø COE is applicable to Fishing Vessel, according STCW-F 95 (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995)

 Ø For Officers COE is mandatory; for Watchkeeping is optional however proper qualified certificate must be submitted and send copy to MR.  Ratings do not need COE.

Ø Master, officers and ratings on board Tankers, Ro-Ro Passenger and Passenger Vessels shall hold Special Training Certificates Ø Every ship shall carry 1 GMDSS when is exclusive acting as general operator or should have 2 GMDSS if acting also as officers. On area A1 ships shall hold at least a Restricted Operator’s Certificate (ROC). On ships operating in Area A1/A2, A1/A2/A3, and A1/A2/A3/A4 shall hold a GMDSS General Operator’s Certificate (GOC)

Ø SHIP SECURITY OFFICE (2006 Amendments to the STCW Convention, which were adopted by Resolutions MSC. 203(81) and MSC.209 (81).  All vessel 500 GT or greater operating on international voyages, should have on board a Person holding the Ship Security Officer certificate, the person should be designated by the Company as responsible for the security of the ship. The endorsement for SSO Certificate still is not requirement by STCW however some PSC are asking for endorsement of SSO, and find this as a deficiency to the ship. We encourage our client to request endorsement of SSO to avoid any problems for the ship especially for those ships navigating in Paris and Tokyo MOU areas.

·         Copy of Application form

·         02 Passport Size photos  original or  01 electronic copy

·         Copy of Passport

·         Copy of Certificate of Competence (COC) for Officers and Copy of Certificates for Watch keeping. (Only issued by State Party Members of the STCW Convention are accepted.

·         Medical Fitness Certificate (Issued not earlier than 18 months) – International form or SL Form - must be kept on board·         Copy of Seaman Book or CDC

·         Basic Safety Training Certificates – Personal survival techniques, Fire prevention and fire fighting, Elementary first aid, and Personal safety and social responsibilities.

·         Special Training Certificates: for Tankers, Ro-Ro passenger and Passenger vessel.Tankers: Tanker Familiarization.Ro-Ro Passenger and Passenger Vessel: Familiarization Training, Crowd Management, Crisis management and human behaviors, and Passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity;

·         Copy of Ship Security Officer Certificate – For all vessel 500 GRT or greater operating on international voyage

v       Processing Certificate of Licenses/Rating/Endorsement (PROV COE) – 03 months.

v      Certificate of Endorsement (FT COE): Validity date of COE is the same as the validity of the COC

MINIMUM SAFE MANNING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION 

DECK DEPARTMENT

ENGINE DEPARTMENT