The UAE Federal Maritime Administration (FMA) has adopted the IMO Assembly Resolution A.1156(32) Survey Guidelines Under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification for Ships (HSSC) 2021, related to the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 and of the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines.
All should fully comply with the requirements of Resolution A.1156(32) and its annexes, and provide the FMA upon request with a copy of the procedures and documents required for full compliance with the requirements of the resolution.
In 1988, the International Conference on the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification, 1988 (1988 HSSC Conference), adopted the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (1988 SOLAS Protocol), and the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (1988 Load Line Protocol) which introduced, inter alia, the harmonized system of survey and certification under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (1974 SOLAS Convention) and the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (1966 Load Line Convention).
By the resolutions or international conference given below, the harmonized system of survey and certification was also introduced in the following instruments:
- Resolution MEPC.39(29) of amendments to introduce the harmonized system of survey and certification into the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL);
- Resolution MEPC.132(53) of amendments to introduce the harmonized system of survey and certification into MARPOL Annex VI;
- The International Conference on Ballast Water Management for Ships of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, which included the harmonized system of survey and certification;
- Resolutions MEPC.40(29) and MSC.16(58)) of amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code);
- Resolution MSC.17(58) of amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code); and
- Resolutions MEPC.41(29) and MSC.18(58) of amendments to the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code).
