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People's Republic Of China Administrative Provisions On Ship Identification Number

Original Language Title: 中华人民共和国船舶识别号管理规定

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People's Republic of China administrative provisions on ship identification number

    (September 1, 2010, the Ministry of transport [2010] released 4th come into force on January 1, 2011) first to facilitate ship identification, strengthening management, maintenance of water traffic safety, protection of the aquatic environment, these provisions are formulated.

    Article in accordance with or intended in accordance with the People's Republic of China ship registration Ordinance in Chinese ships should be made in accordance with the ship identification number.

    Ship identification number in these rules refers to only codes for identifying ships permanently. Ship identification number composed by letters CN and 11 digits.

    CN on behalf of China, 11-digits indicating that a ship the keel of the preceding four years, 5th to 10th, random numbers, the 11th is the checksum.

    Article People's Republic of China maritime ship identification number is the competent authority, responsible for the grant and management of the ship identification number.

    People's Republic of China Maritime Safety Administration hereinafter referred to as the Chinese maritime safety administration.

    Authorized by the China Maritime Safety Administration register operations maritime administrative agency responsible for ship identification number application processing and review of materials.

    At all levels of maritime administrative agency in charge of the supervision and management of the ship identification number.

    Each ship can only apply for and use an article fourth ship identification number, ship identification number once made no change.

    Loss, dismantling of ships and sold abroad or ships to military, fisheries, sport cases, ship identification number be mothballed, not grant other vessels.

    The fifth before the commencement of these regulations, ships have been registered in China by the China Maritime Safety Administration assigned ship identification number, ship identification tag issued.

    Other ship ship identification number in accordance with the following provisions:

    (A) new ships built, ship construction should be keel or at a similar stage of construction shipbuilding ships within 10 business days after registration authority;

    (B) outside the building and to be registered in China's shipbuilding, ship made should be keel or at a similar stage of construction of the intention to apply for registration within 10 working days after ship registration authority;

    (C) purchase from abroad, from outside on bare boat terms rent or ship from other uses to the People's Republic of China ships to which Ordinance applies for registration of ships, the shipowner or bareboat charterer shall apply for the initial inspection or related procedures apply to the intended place of registration of the ship before registration authority for.

    The sixth ship identification number the applicant shall submit the following materials:

    (A) ship identification number application form;

    (B) the identity document of the applicant; commissioning application, power of Attorney and client identification documents are required;

    (C) proof of ownership or ship building contracts, bareboat charter contract;

    (D) the case of a new ship, require submission of approved design information submitted to other ships ships basic technical information.

    Applicant shall fill in and submit the application materials, and be responsible for the authenticity of the application materials.

    Article seventh maritime administrative agency for accepting ship identification number application materials should be reviewed, and within 3 working days complete review of China Maritime Safety Administration.

    China Maritime Safety Administration review combined with the review of the application, in conformity with the provisions granted in 2 business days ship identification number and the issuance of ship identification tag.

    Ship identification tag shall carry on board, and paste in the bridge of the ship or other prominent positions. Eighth new ship identification number shall be permanently marked on the machinery space main propulsion shaft near the inside of the hull.

    No main propulsion, mark the location specified in ship inspection bodies.

    Ship identification number should be suitable for placement at the marker location and identification.

    Nineth shipbuilding steel ships, projection welded steel characters should be used in permanent marker ship identification numbers; non-steel ships with ship inspection body accreditation and can permanently mark.

    Permanent marker ship identification number should be clearly visible.

    Tenth ship identification number in permanent marker on the hull using Arial, 20 metres above the ship, ship identification number character height is 10 cm, 20 metres in ships of less than 5 cm character height.

    11th ship inspection agency ship identification number should be marked on the hull for inspection, and marked location, mode, characters such as recorded in the inspection report.

    12th maritime administration ship identification number, ship inspection bodies shall be recorded in the issuance of ship registration certificates, minimum safe manning certificate and ship inspection certificate and other certificates, and manage files.

    In day-to-day supervision and management of a maritime administrative agency identification of the corresponding certificate referred to in the preceding paragraph, shall examine the records of the ship identification number.

    13th applicants to fraudulent or other improper means to ship identification number, the maritime administrative agency shall be submitted to China Maritime Safety Administration revoke the ship identification number, and a fine of less than 5000 Yuan and 30,000 yuan.

    14th is not made in accordance with this ship identification number or fail to ship identification number permanently marked on the hull or paste, the maritime administrative agency shall order rectification, and to a fine of less than 3000 Yuan and 30,000 yuan. 15th the provisions come into force on January 1, 2011.