Ingangsdatum:
22-07-2003
A. General Minimum Criteria
1. The recognised organisation
must be able to document extensive experience in assessing the design and construction
of merchant ships.
2. The organisation must
have in its class a fleet of at least 1000 ocean-going vessels (over 100 GRT)
totalling no less than 5 million GRT.
3. The
organisation must employ a technical staff commensurate with the number of vessels
classed. As a minimum, 100 exclusive surveyors are needed to meet the requirements in
paragraph 2.
4. The organisation must have
comprehensive rules and regulations for the design, construction and periodic survey
of merchant ships, published and continually upgraded and improved through research
and development programmes.
5. The
organisation must have its register of vessels published on an annual basis or
maintained in an electronic base accessible to the public.
6. The organisation must not be controlled
by shipowners or shipbuilders, or by others engaged commercially in the manufacture,
equipping, repair or operation of ships. The organisation must not be substantially
dependent on a single commercial enterprise for its revenue. The recognised
organisation must not carry out statutory work if it is identical with or has
business, personal or family links to the shipowner or operator. This incompatibility
shall also apply to surveyors employed by the recognised organisation.
7. The organisation must operate in
accordance with the provisions set out in the Annex to IMO Resolution A.789(19) on
specifications on the survey and certification functions of recognised organisations
acting on behalf of the administration, in so far as they cover matters falling within
the scope of this Directive.
B. Specific
Minimum Criteria 1. The
organization is established with:
(a) a
significant technical, managerial, support and research staff commensurate to the
tasks and to the vessels classed, catering also for capability - developing and
upholding rules and regulations;
(b)
world-wide coverage by its exclusive technical staff or through exclusive technical
staff of other recognized organizations.
2.
The organization is governed by a code of ethics.
3. The organization is managed and
administered in such a way as to ensure the confidentiality of information required by
the administration.
4. The organisation is
prepared to provide relevant information to the administration, to the Commission and
to the interested parties.
5. The
organisation's management has defined and documented its policy and objectives for,
and commitment to, quality and has ensured that this policy is understood, implemented
and maintained at all levels in the organisation. The organisation's policy must refer
to safety and pollution prevention performance targets and indicators.
6. The organisation has developed,
implemented and maintains an effective internal quality system based on appropriate
parts of internationally recognised quality standards and in compliance with EN 45004
(inspection bodies) and with EN 29001, as interpreted by the IACS Quality System
Certification Scheme Requirements, and which, inter alia, ensures that:
(a) the organisation's rules and
regulations are established and maintained in a systematic manner;
(b) the organisation's rules and
regulations are complied with and an internal system to measure the quality of service
in relation to these rules and regulations is put in place;
(c) the requirements of the statutory work
for which the organisation is authorised are satisfied and an internal system to
measure the quality of service in relation to the compliance with the international
conventions is put in place;
(d) the
responsibilities, authorities and interrelation of personnel whose work affects the
quality of the organisation's services are defined and documented;
(e) all work is carried out under
controlled conditions;
(f) a supervisory
system is in place which monitors the actions and work carried out by surveyors and
technical and administrative staff employed directly by the organisation;
(g) the requirements of the statutory work
for which the organisation is authorised are only carried out by its exclusive
surveyors or by exclusive surveyors of other recognised organisations; in all cases,
the exclusive surveyors must have an extensive knowledge of the particular type of
ship on which they carry out the statutory work as relevant to the particular survey
to be carried out and of the relevant applicable requirements;
(h) a system for qualification of surveyors
and continuous updating of their knowledge is implemented;
(i) records are maintained, demonstrating
achievement of the required standards in the items covered by the services performed,
as well as the effective operation of the quality system;
(j) a comprehensive system of planned and
documented internal audits of the quality related activities is maintained in all
locations;
(k) the statutory surveys and
inspections required by the Harmonised System of Survey and Certification for which
the organisation is authorised are carried out in accordance with the provision set
out in the Annex and Appendix to IMO Resolution A.746(18) on Survey Guidelines under
the Harmonised System of Survey and Certification;
(l) clear and direct lines of
responsibility and control are established between the central and the regional
offices of the society and between the recognised organisations and their surveyors.
7. The organisation must demonstrate
ability:
(a) to develop and keep updated a
full and adequate set of own rules and regulations on hull, machinery and electrical
and control equipment having the quality of internationally recognised technical
standards on the basis of which SOLAS Convention and Passenger Ship Safety
Certificates (as regards adequacy of ship structure and essential shipboard machinery
systems) and Load Line Certificates (as regards adequacy of ship strength) can be
issued;
(b) to carry out all inspections and
surveys required by the international conventions for the issue of certificates,
including the necessary means of assessing - through the use of qualified professional
staff and in accordance with the provisions set out in the Annex to IMO Resolution
A.788(19) on guidelines on implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM)
Code by administrations - the application and maintenance of the safety management
system, both shore-based and on board ships, intended to be covered in the
certification
8. The organization is subject
to certification of its quality system by an independent body of auditors recognized
by the administration of the State in which it is located.
9. The organisation must allow
participation in the development of its rules and/or regulations by representatives of
the administration and other parties concerned