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Industry Specific-Maritime Laws Central Government of India Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

Extension of validity of Ships Statutory Surveys and Audits till 31st March 2021

22-Dec-2020 | File No: 26-11/69/2020-NA - DGS

The directorate of shipping has granted an extension to the DGS order 23 of 2020 (Extension in Ships Statutory Surveys and Audits) till 31st March 2021 subject to the following additional conditions:
(i) Docking Survey (DS) extension shall only be granted upon submission of a firm Stemming Agreement with the dry dock, other conditions shall remain the same as per DGS order 23 of 2020.
(ii) In-case of all those vessels where an extension has already been obtained after submission of firm stemming agreement, no further extension will be considered unless valid reasons are furnished by the applicant towards the change in the stemming date. Also, the period of further extension sought shall be within the maximum period considered under DCS Order 23 of 2020.
(iii) Owners sighting non-availability of Ballast Water Management (BWM) system complying with D-2 standard or delay in receiving from the supplier as the reason for getting DS extension shall not be considered. In such circumstances of delay in receiving the BWM system, the owners must complete the dry-docking surveys of the vessel and will be permitted to operate the vessel on the Indian coast only with compliance with the D-1 standard of the BWM system.
(iv) Extension is granted for Annual Surveys and Intermediate / Renewal SMC Audits / MLC Inspections only if the mail correspondence between the owner and RO (Recognised Organisation) can demonstrate that due diligence was carried out to complete these surveys/audits/inspections well in advance, that is, at least 3 months prior to expiry date / window-range date and that no RO Surveyor could board due to lock-down / travel restriction.
Earlier, the extension was granted for companies/ship owners whose Audits / Surveys / Inspections were getting overdue on/prior to 31 December 2020 (DGS Order 34 of 2020 dated 03.11.2020).

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