Appendix to the Annex I to the Agreement between the NL and RO dated 03 April 2014 (Overview of statutory certification services)

Legend / Explanation of abbreviations:

• BCH:Bulk Chemical Code (MSC.9 (53), as amended)

• Bvvs:Decree Prevention of Pollution from Ships

• BWMC:Ballast Water Management Certificate

• CAS :Conditional Assessment Survey / Condition Assessment Scheme

• COF:Certificate of Fitness

• CoS:Certificate of Seaworthiness (SB1965)

• CSSC:Cargo Ship Safety Certificate

• CSR:Continuous Synopsis Record

• CSRC:Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate

• DAADA:Document of approval of alternative design and arrangements

• DMLC:Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance

• DOC DG:Document of Compliance for the carriage of dangerous goods

• DOC Grain:Document of Compliance for the carriage of grain in bulk

• DOC ISM:Document of Compliance, International Safety Management Code

• DSC:Dynamically Supported Craft Construction and Equipment Certificate (Res. A. 373(X), as amended)

• EIAPP:Engine International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate

• GC:Gas Carrier Code (Res.A. 328 (IX), as amended)

• HSC:Certificate for High Speed Craft in accordance with HSC Code 1994 or 2000

• (HS)OSC:(High Speed) Offshore Support Craft

• IASC:International Anti-fouling System Certificate

• IAPP :International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate

• IBC:International Bulk Chemical Code (MSC.4(48), as amended)

• IEEC:International Energy Efficiency Certificate

• IGC:International Gas Carrier Code (MSC 5.(48), as amended)

• IHMC:Inventory of Hazardous Materials Certificate (Ship recycling)

• ILO:International Labour Organisation

• INF:International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of INF Cargo (MSC.88(71), as amended)

• IOPP:International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate

• ISPPC:International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate

• ISSC:International Ship Security Certificate

• LY2C:Certificate of Compliance for the Large Commercial Yacht Code 2

• LY3C:Certificate of Compliance for the Large Commercial Yacht Code 3

• MD:Ministerial Decree Safety Seagoing Ships

• ML Certificat e: Maritime Labour Certificate

• MODU:Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Safety Certificate (1979 or 1989)

• NL: The Netherlands Administration (= the Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate)

• NLS: International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk

• NSC:National Safety Certificate

• NSI:Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate

• OSV:Certificate of Fitness for Offshore Support Vessels

• Perm Op DSC: Permit to Operate Dynamically Supported Craft

• Perm Op HSC: Permit to Operate High Speed Craft

• Perm art2 bis: Permit for a single voyage in accordance with Shipping Act article 2 bis

• PoSC:Polar Ship Certificate

• PSSC:(International) Passenger Ship Safety Certificate

• RRC :Ready for Recycling Certificate

• RO:Recognized Organisation

• Rvvs:Regulation Prevention of Pollution from Ships

• SA:Ships Act

• SB 2004:Ships Decree 2004

• SECC:SOx Emission Compliance Certificate

• SMC ISM:Safety Management Certificate, International Safety Management Code

• SPS:Special purpose ship safety certificate (Res. A 534(13), as amended and MSC.266(84), as amended)

• TM:Tonnage Measurement Convention

• VB 2002: Fishing Vessels Order 2002

• Wbz:Seafarer vessel crew Act

• Wvvs:Prevention of Pollution from Ships Act

Notation of the certificates 1 and surveys/inspections in the scheme:

• '1'= initial: interim/short term/full term certificate;

• 'N'= renewal: interim/short term/full term certificate;

• 'I'= initial survey/inspection;

• 'R'= renewal survey/inspection;

• 'P'=periodical survey;

• 'Int'= intermediate survey/inspection;

• 'A'= Annual survey;

• 'Add'= additional survey as specified in HSSC or additional inspection.

All ships (not being 'non-convention' and 'fishery ≥ 75m' vessels)

Anti-Fouling - 2001 International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on ships

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
IASC	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO	RO				RO	RO

Ballast Water Management, 2004 Convention

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
BWMC	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO	RO

EC legislation

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
PSC,2009/45/EC, as amended	1,N	-	SB 2004, Article 12	RO	RO				RO	RO
Ro-ro pass. ships 2003/25/EC, as amended	1,N	-	SB 2004, Article 12	RO	RO				RO	RO
Exemptions	1,N	-	SA, Article 5	RO	RO				RO	RO/NL	Proposal RO to be approved by NL. Except those mentioned in the Instructions to RO
Type approval A2 and not listed equipment 96/98/EC, as amended	-	1,N	MD, Article 34	RO	RO				RO	RO	NL will issue type approval certificate, based on ROs test report, see ItoRO no. 18
IHMC and RRC (Regulation 1257/2013)	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8 Rvvs, Article 12c	RO	RO				RO	RO	Authorisation includes the final survey required by art. 8.3d, incl. issuance (SoC) IHMC and RRC.

Hong Kong Convention (International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, 2009)

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
IHMC and RRC (Hong Kong Convention)	1,N	-	RvvS, Article 12d. sub 1. and sub 3.	RO	RO	-	-	-	RO	RO	Endorsements to be handled cf. RvvS, Article 12d., sub 2.

ILO 152 Convention

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
Register of lifting appliances and loose gear (Cargo gear register)	1,N	-		RO	RO*			RO**	RO	RO	* 5 yearly inspection without renewal of Register. ** Ship's officer may carry out annual inspection RO shall report NL annually.

Load lines Convention 1966

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
International Load Line Certificate	1,N	-	SB 2004, Article 5	RO	RO			RO	RO	RO
International Load Line Exemption Certificate	1,N	-	SA, Article 5 (SB 2004, Article 11)	RO	RO			RO	RO	RO/NL	Proposal RO to be approved by NL. Except those mentioned in the Instructions to RO

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Inspections						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add		RO is also authorised to carry out inspections, plan approval and other relevant activities for ships for which the Convention applies and a certificate is not required.
ML Certificate	1,N	-	Seagoing vessels crew Regulation Article 4.6.4	RO*	RO	-	RO	-	RO	RO*	* For vessels with a keel laying date before entry into force of the MLC, 2006 (20-08-2013), NL does the Initial inspection and plan approval (only configuration of accommodation and recreational facilities).
Interim ML Certificate	1	-	Seagoing vessels crew Regulation Article 4.6.6	RO	-	-	-	-	-	RO
DMLC – Part I	-	1,N	Seagoing vessels crew Regulation Article 4.6.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	NL
DMLC – Part II	-	-	Seagoing vessels crew Regulation Article 4.6.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	RO	Drawn up by shipowner and reviewed, signed and stamped to confirm compliance by RO.
Exemptions and equivalents	-	1,N	Seagoing vessels crew Regulation Article 4.6.2	RO	RO	-	RO	-	RO	NL	Incorporated in the DMLC –part I. Reference is made to the procedure as described in the Seagoing vessels crew Regulation

MARPOL 73/78 Convention

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
Annex I
IOPP	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO	RO	Including the Polar Code requirements
Exemptions	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 35 (more detailed rules in Bvvs)	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO	RO/NL	Proposal RO to be approved by NL. Except those mentioned in the Instructions to RO including UNSP barges
CAS Statement	-	1,N	Rvvs, Article 5	RO						RO	CAS final report to be submitted by RO, NL shall review CAS final report prior to the issue of the Statement of Compliance.
Annex II
NLS	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO	RO
List of products, COF	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO
Exemptions	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 35 (more detailed rules in Bvvs)	RO	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO/NL	Proposal RO to be approved by NL. Except those mentioned in the Instructions to RO
Annex IV
ISPPC	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO	RO				RO	RO
Exemptions	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 35	RO	RO				RO	RO/NL	Proposal RO to be approved by NL. Except those mentioned in the Instructions to RO including UNSP barges
Annex VI
EIAPP	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO						RO
IAPP	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO	RO	Including endorsement for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
IEEC	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO					RO	RO	Incl. review SEEMP part II and III, issuance of CoC, verification of reporting data and Operational Carbon Intensity Rating and issuance of SoC as well as submission verified data F.O.-consumption to IMO database
SECC	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 8	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO	RO
Exemptions	1,N	-	Wvvs, Article 35	RO	RO		RO	RO	RO	RO/NL	Proposal RO to be approved by NL. Except those mentioned in the Instructions to RO including UNSP barges

SOLAS Convention

Certificate

Issued by

NL Legislation

Surveys

Plan approval

Remarks

RO

NL

I

R

P

Int

A

Add

CSSC

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 5

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

A separate SafCon, SafRad and SafEquip may be issued instead of the CSC.

CSRC

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 5

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

DOC ISM

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 9

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

SMC ISM

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 9

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

ISSC

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 9

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

Exemptions

1,N

-

SA, Article 5 (SB 2004, Article 11)

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO/NL

Proposal RO to be approved by NL. Except those mentioned in the Instructions to RO no.7

DAADA

-

1,N

SA, Article 5

RO/ NL

RO

RO/NL

Approach to be agreed beforehand

DOC DG

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 5

RO

*

*

*

*

RO

RO

* Is part of the Safety surveys

DOC Grain

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 8

RO

*

*

*

*

RO

RO

* Is part of the Safety Construction surveys

HSC

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 7

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

Perm Op HSC

-

1,N

SB 2004, Article 7

NL

NL

NL

COF GC or BCH

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 7

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

COF IBC or IGC

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 7

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

INF

Class 1 & 2

-

1, N

SB 2004, Article 7

RO/ NL*

RO/ NL*

RO/ NL*

RO/ NL*

RO/ NL*

RO/ NL**

*Surveys by NL: Chapter 8 and 9 **Plan approval collective by RO/NL: Chapter 10

Class 3

-

1, N

SB 2004, Article 7

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

SPS

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 12

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

OSV

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 12

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

MODU

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 12

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

DSC

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 12

RO

RO

RO

RO

Perm Op DSC

-

1,N

SB 2004, Article 12

NL

NL

NL

Safe Manning Doc.

-

1,N

Wbz, Article 20

NL

NL

NL

NL

Permit Art 2bis Ships Act

-

1

SA, Artikel 2bis

RO

RO/NL

See ItoRO no. 5 manning/registration

Record of approved safety equipment

1,N

-

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

CSR

-

1,N

SB 2004, Article 38

NL

PoSC

1,N

-

SB 2004, Article 12

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

RO

NL: Part I-A, Chapter 12 of the Polar Code (Manning etc.)

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
(Specific)National Declarations according 2.2 of Annex 1	-	1,N		RO	RO	RO	RO	RO	RO	NL

Tonnage Measurement Convention, 1969

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
1969 TM certificate	1,N	-	Meetbrievenwet Article 4 (and Article 6,11&14)	RO					RO	RO
Panama and Suez tonnage certificates	1,N	-	Meetbrievenwet Article 4 (and Article 6,11&14)	RO					RO	RO

Non Convention vessels

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
NSC*	1,N	-	SB 2004, Article 6 RVZ art.3.a (several versions)	RO	RO	RO	RO		RO	RO	NSI-classed vessels: NL
Certificate of Seaworthiness	1,N	-	SB1965	RO	RO	RO	RO		RO	RO	NSI-classed vessels: NL
Loadline attachment CoS	1,N	-	SB1965	RO	RO	RO	RO		RO	RO	NSI-classed vessels: NL
MARPOL Annex I statement	1,N	-	Bvvs, Article 15.2	RO	RO				RO	RO	Only on request of shipowner
MARPOL Annex IV statement	1,N	-	Bvvs, Article 15.2	RO	RO				RO	RO	Only on request of shipowner
Special Certificate for (HS)-OSC (industrial personnel)	1,N	-	SB 2004, Article 6c and 6d	RO	RO	RO	RO		RO	RO
Special Certificate Pax- ship < 24 m. national trade	1,N	-	SB 2004, Article 6f	RO	RO	RO	RO		RO	RO
LY2C	1,N	-	SB 2004, Article 12	RO	RO			RO	RO	RO
LY3C	1,N	-	SB 2004, Article 12	RO	RO			RO	RO	RO
Exemptions	1,N	-	SA, Article 5 (SB2004, Art 11) and Wvvs, Article 35	RO	RO	RO	RO	RO	RO	RO/NL	Proposal RO to be approved by NL. Except those mentioned in the Instructions to RO

Fishing vessels ≥ 75 meter

General

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
Load Lines (Non – compulsory)	-	1,N	Only on request	RO	RO			RO	RO	RO
IOPP	-	1,N	Wvvs, Article 8	NL	NL		RO	RO	NL	NL
ISPPC	-	1,N	Wvvs, Article 8	NL	NL	RO		RO	NL	NL
EIAPP	-	1,N	Wvvs, Article 8	NL						NL
IAPP	-	1,N	Wvvs, Article 8	NL	NL	RO		RO	NL	NL	RO: Incl. endorsement Sox Emission Compliance Cert.
IASC	-	1,N	Wvvs, Article 8	NL	NL				NL	NL	Hull: RO Survey & endorsement IAS Convention, reg 1(1)(b): RO
IEEC	-	1,N	Wvvs, Article 8	RO					RO	RO	Incl. review SEEMP part II and III, , verification of reporting data and Operational Carbon Intensity Rating and issuance of SoC as well as submission verified data F.O.-consumption to IMO database
IHMC and Ready for Recycle certificate (Regulation 1257/2013)	-	1,N	Wvvs, Article 8 Rvvs, Article 12c	RO	RO			RO	RO	RO	Authorisation includes the final survey required by art. 8.3d. Incl. issuance SoC
Exemptions	-	1,N	SA,							NL
Conformity Certificate, 97/70/EC, Safety Fishing Vessels, as amended	-	1,N	VB 2002 art.1.7 and 1.12	RO/ NL	RO/ NL	NL/ RO	NL/ RO	NL/ RO	NL/RO	NL/RO	RO is authorized for hull and machinery (safety equipment items by NL). There must be prior agreement between ILT and RO on the division of work.
Ballast Water Management Certificate	-	1,N	Wvvs, Article 8	NL	NL		RO	RO	RO	RO/NL	Plan approval by RO; verification by NL
Ballast Water Management Declaration	-	1,N	At the request of the owner	NL						NL
Work in Fishing Convention Certificate	-	1,N	ILO, C188	NL	NL

Tonnage Measurement Convention, 1969

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
1969 TM Certificate	-	1,N	Meetbrievenwet, Art. 4 (and Art. 6, 11 & 14)	RO					RO	RO
Panama and Suez tonnage certificates	-	1,N	Meetbrievenwet, Art. 4 (and Art. 6, 11 & 14)	RO					RO	RO

ILO 152 Convention

Certificate	Issued by		NL Legislation	Surveys						Plan approval	Remarks
	RO	NL		I	R	P	Int	A	Add
Register of lifting appliances and loose gear (Cargo gear register)	1,N	-		RO	RO*			RO**	RO	RO	* 5 yearly inspection without renewal of Register. ** Ship's officer may carry out annual inspection RO shall report NL annually.

• Informatietype: Informatie voor uitvoering
• Documentsoort: Overige informatie voor de uitvoering
• Toegangsrechten: Intern
• Identificatie: PUC_80372_14
• Versie: 5
• Datum beschikbaarheid: 16-06-2025
• Geldigheid van: 01-07-2025
• Wijzigingsdatum: 17-06-2025
• Titel: Appendix to the Annex I to the Agreement between the NL and RO dated 03 April 2014 (Overview of statutory certification services)
• Organisatie: Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport
• Taal: Engels
• Thema: Agreement