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of 22 November 1994
on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organizations and for the relevant
activities of maritime administrations
(OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 94/57/EC
of 22 November 1994
on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey
organizations and for the relevant activities of maritime administra-
tions
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe European Community andin particular Article 84 (2) thereof,
Havingreg ard to the proposal from the Commission(
1),
Havingreg ard to the opinion of the Ecomomic and Social
Committee(2),
Actingin accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189c of
the Treaty(3),
Whereas in its resolution of 8 June 1993 on a common policy on safe
seas, the Council has set the objective of removingall substandardvessels from Community waters and has given priority to Communityaction to secure the effective and uniform implementation of inter-national rules by elaboratingcommon standards for classification socie-ties(
4);
Whereas safety and pollution prevention at sea may be effectively
enhanced by strictly applyinginternational conventions, codes and reso-lutions while furtheringthe objective of freedom to provide services;
Whereas the control of compliance of ships with the uniform inter-
national standards for safety and prevention of pollution of the seas isthe responsibility of flagand port States;
Whereas Member States are responsible for the issuingof international
certificates for safety and pollution provided for under conventions suchas Solas 74, Load Lines 66 and Marpol 73/78, and for the implementa-tion of the provisions thereof;
Whereas in compliance with such conventions all Member States may
authorize to a various extent technical organizations for the certificationof such compliance and may delegate the issue of the relevant safetycertificates;
Whereas worldwide a large number of the existing classification socie-
ties do not ensure either adequate implementation of the rules or relia-bility when actingon behalf of national administrations as they do nothave adequate structures and experience to be relied upon and to enablethem to carry out their duties in a highly professional manner;
Whereas the objective of submittingclassification societies to adequate
standards cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States actingindividually and can be better achieved by the Community;
Whereas the appropriate way to act is by means of a Council Directive
laying down minimum ciriteria for recognition of organizations, whileleavingrecog nition itself, the means of enforcement, and the imple-mentation of the Directive to the Member States;
Whereas EN 45004 and EN 29001 standards combined with Inter-
national Association of Classification Societies (IACS) standards consti-tute an adequate guarantee of performance quality of organizations;
(1) OJ No C 167, 18. 6. 1993, p. 13.
(2) OJ No C 34, 2. 2. 1994, p. 14.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 (OJ No C 91, 28.
3. 1994, p. 9), Council common position of 19 September 1994 (OJ No C301, 27. 10. 1994, p. 75) and Decision of the European Parliament of 16November 1994 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(
4) OJ No C 271, 7. 10. 1993, p. 1.
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Whereas the issue of the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate may beentrusted to private bodies havingsufficient expertise and qualifiedpersonnel;
Whereas organizations wishing to be recognized for the purpose of this
Directive must submit to the Member States complete information andevidence of their compliance with the minimum criteria, and theMember States must notify to the Commission and to the other MemberStates the organizations they have recognized;
Whereas a three-year recognition may be granted by the Commission
for organizations which do not meet the criteria fixing the minimumnumber and tonnage of classed vessels and minimum number ofexclusive surveyors laid down in the Annex but meet all the othercriteria; whereas such organizations should be granted an extension ofrecognition after the period of three years provided they continue tomeet the same criteria; whereas the effects of the three-year recognitionshould be limited to the requestingMember States, for that period only;
Whereas the establishment of the internal market involves free circula-
tion of services so that organizations meeting a set of common criteriawhich guarantee their professionalism and reliability cannot beprevented from supplyingtheir services within the Community provideda Member State has decided to delegate such statutory duties; whereassuch a Member State may nevertheless restrict the number of organ-izations it authorizes in accordance with its needs based on objectiveand transparent grounds, subject to control exercised by the Commis-sion through the comitology procedures;
Whereas the implementation of the principle of freedom to provide ship
inspection and survey services could be gradual, but not beyondprescribed time limits;
Whereas a tighter involvement of the national administrations in ship
surveys and in the issue of the related certificates is necessary to ensurefull compliance with the international safety rules even if the MemberStates rely upon organizations ouside their administration for carryingout statuory duties; whereas it is appropriate, therefore, to establish aclose workingrelationship between the administrations and the org an-izations, which may require that the organization has a local representa-tion on the territory of the Member State on behalf of which it performsits duties;
Whereas a committee of a regulatory nature should be established in
order to assist the Commission in its effort to ensure effective applica-tion of the existingmaritime safety and environmental standards whiletakingaccount of the national ratification procedures;
Whereas the Commission must act accordingto the procedure laid
down in Article 13 in order to take due account of progress in inter-national fora and to update the minimum criteria;
Whereas on the basis of the information provided in accordance with
Article 11 by the Member States about the performance of the organ-izations workingon their behalf, the Commission will decide whether itwill request Member States to withdraw the recognition of recognizedorganizations which no longer fulfil the set of common minimumcriteria, actingin accordance with the procedure of Article 13;
Whereas Member States must nevertheless be left the possibility of
suspendingtheir authorization to an org anization for reasons of seriousdanger to safety or environment; whereas the Commission must rapidlydecide in accordance with the procedure referred to above whether it isnecessary to overrule such national measure;
Whereas each Member State should periodically assess the performance
of the organizations working on its behalf and provide the Commissionand all the other Member States with precise information related to suchperformance;
Whereas Member States, as port authorities, are required to enhance
safety and prevention of pollution in Community waters throughpriority inspection of vessels carryingcertificates of org anizations
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which do not fulfil the common criteria, thereby ensuringno more
favourable treatment to vessels flyingthe flagof a third State;
Whereas the procedure by which the committee will decide should be
Procedure III A of Article 2 of Council Decision 87/373/EEC of 13 July1987 layingdown the procedures for the exercise of implementingpowers conferred on the Commission(
1);
Whereas classification societies must update and enforce their technical
standards in order to harmonize safety rules and ensure uniform imple-mentation of international rules within the Community;
Whereas at present there are not uniform international standards to
which all ships must conform at the buildingstag e and duringtheirentire life, as regards hull, machinery and electrical and control installa-tions; whereas such standards may be fixed accordingto the rules ofrecognized classification societies or to equivalent standards to bedecided by the national administrations in accordance with the proce-dure laid down in Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983layingdown a procedure for the provision of information in the field oftechnical standards and regulations(
2),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
This Directive establishes measures to be followed by the Member
States and organizations concerned with the inspection, survey andcertification of ships for compliance with the international conventionson safety at sea and prevention of marine pollution, while furtheringtheobjective of freedom to provide services. This process includes thedevelopment and implementation of safety requirements for hull, machi-nery and electrical and control installations of ships fallingunder thescope of the international conventions.
Article 2
For the purpose of this Directive:
(a) ‘ship' means a ship fallingwithin the scope of the international
conventions;
(b) ‘ship flyingthe flagof a Member State' means a ship reg istered in
and flyingthe flagof a Member State in accordance with itslegislation, including ships registered in Euros once that register isapproved by the Council. Ships not correspondingto this definitionare assimilated to ships flyingthe flagof a third country;
(c) ‘inspections and surveys' means inspections and surveys made
mandatory by the international conventions;
(d) ‘international conventions' means the 1974 International Conven-
tion for the Safety of Life at Sea, the 1966 International Conventionon Load Lines and the 1973/78 International Convention for thePrevention of Pollution from Ships, together with the protocols andamendments thereto, and related codes of mandatory status in allMember States, in force at the date of adoption of this Directive;
(e) ‘organization' means a classification society or other private body
carryingout safety assessment work for an administration;
(f) ‘recognized organization' means an organization recognized in
conformity with Article 4;
(g) ‘authorization' means an act whereby a Member State grants an
authorization or delegates powers to a recognized organization;
(1) OJ No L 197, 18. 7. 1987, p. 33.
(2) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8. Directive as last amended by Directive
94/10/EC (OJ No L 100, 19. 4. 1994, p. 30).
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(h) ‘certificate' means a certificate issued by or on behalf of a Member
State in accordance with the international conventions;
(i) ‘class certificate' means a document issued by a classification
society certifyingthe structural and mechanical fitness of a ship fora particular use or service in accordance with its rules and regula-tions;
(j) ‘cargo ship safety radio certificate' means the certificate introduced
by the amended Solas 74/78 Radio Regulations, adopted by theIMO and includes, duringa transitional period endingon 1February 1999, the Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificateand the Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate;
(k) ‘location' refers to the place of the registered office, central admin-
istration or principal place of business of an organization.
Article 3
1. In assumingtheir responsibilities and oblig ations under the inter-
national conventions, Member States shall ensure that their competentadministrations can assure an appropriate enforcement of the provisionsof the international conventions, in particular with regard to the inspec-tion and survey of ships and the issue of certificates and exemptioncertificates.
2. Where for the purpose of paragraph 1 a Member State decides
with respect to ships flyingits flag :
(i) to authorize organizations to undertake fully or in part inspections
and surveys related to certificates includingthose for the assess-ment of compliance with Article 14 and, where appropriate, to issueor renew the related certificates; or
(ii) to rely upon organizations to undertake fully or in part the inspec-
tions and surveys referred to in subparagraph (i);
it shall entrust these duties only to recognized organizations.
The competent administration shall in all cases approve the first issue of
the exemption certificates.
However for the cargo ship safety radio certificate these duties may be
entrusted to a private body recognized by a competent administrationand havingsufficient expertise and qualified personnel to carry outspecified safety assessment work on radio-communication on its behalf.
3. This Article does not concern the certification of specific items of
marine equipment.
Article 4
1. Member States may only recognize such organizations which fulfil
the criteria set out in the Annex. The organizations shall submit to theMember States from which recognition has been requested completeinformation concerning, and evidence of, compliance with these criteria.The Member States will notify the organizations in an appropriatemanner of their recognition.
2. Each Member State shall notify to the Commission and the other
Member States those organizations it has recognized.
3. Member States may submit to the Commission a request for a
recognition of three years for organizations which meet all the criteriaof the Annex other than those set out under paragraph 2 and 3 of thesection ‘General' of the Annex.
Such recognition shall be granted in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 13. The effects of this recognition shall be limited tothe Member States which have submitted a request for such recognition.
4. All the organizations which are granted recognition shall be
closely monitored by the committee set up under Article 7, also in viewof deciding about extension of the recognition of organizations referredto in paragraph 3. A decision on the extension of such recognition shallnot take into account the criteria set out under paragraphs 2 and 3 of the
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section ‘General' of the Annex. The limitation of the effects of therecognition provided for in pargraph 3 shall no longer apply.
5. The Commission shall draw up and update a list of the organ-
izations notified by the Member States in compliance with paragraphs 1,3 and 4. The list shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities .
Article 5
1. In applyingArticle 3 (2) (i), Member States shall in principle not
refuse to authorize any of the recognized organizations located in theCommunity to undertake such functions, subject to the provisions ofArticles 6 and 11. However, they may restrict the number of organ-izations they authorize in accordance with their needs provided there aretransparent and objective grounds for so doing. At the request of aMember State, the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Article 13, adopt appropriate measures.
2. By way of derogation, Member States may be temporarily
exempted by the Commission from the implementation of the provi-sions of paragraph 1 until 31 December 1997.
3. In order for a Member State to accept that an organization located
in a third State is to carry out the duties mentioned in Article 3 or partof them it may request that the said third State grant a reciprocalrecognition for those recognized organizations which are located in theCommunity.
Article 6
1. Member States which decide to act as decribed in Article 3 (2),
shall set out a workingrelationship between their competent administra-tion and the organizations acting on their behalf.
2. The workingrelationship shall be reg ulated by a formalized
written and non-discriminatory agreement or equivalent legal arrange-ments settingout the specific duties and functions assumed by theorganizations and including at least:
— the provisions set out in Appendix II of IMO Resolution A.739 (18)
on guidelines for the authorization of organizations acting on behalfof the administration as it stands at the date of adoption of thisDirective,
— provisions for a periodical audit by the administration or by an
impartial external body appointed by the administration into theduties the organizations are undertaking on its behalf,
— the possibility for random and detailed inspections of ships,— provisions for reportingessential information about their classed
fleet, changes of class or declassing of vessels.
3. The agreement or equivalent legal arangement may set the require-
ment that the recognized organization has a local representation on theterritory of the Member State on behalf of which it performs the dutiesreferred to in Article 3. A local representation of a legal nature ensuringlegal personality under the law of the Member State and the competenceof its national courts may satisfy such requirement.
4. Each Member State shall provide the Commission with precise
information on the workingrelationship established in accordance withthis Article. The Commission shall subsequently inform the otherMember States.
Article 7
A committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and
chaired by the representative of the Commission is hereby instituted toassist the Commission. This committee shall be called by the Commis-sion at least once a year and whenever required in the case of suspen-sion of authorization of an organization by a Member State under theprovisions of Article 10.
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The Committee shall draw up its rules of procedure.
Article 8
1. This Directive may be amended in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 13, in order to:
— apply, for the purposes of this Directive, subsequent amendments to
the international codes and resolution mentioned in Articles 2 (d)and 6 (2), which have entered into force,
— update the criteria in the Annex takinginto account, in particular,
the relevant decisions of the IMO.
2. Followingthe adoption of new instruments or protocols to the
conventions referred to in Article 2 (d), the Council, actingon aproposal from the Commission, shall decide, takinginto account theMember States parlimentary procedures as well as the relevant proced-ures within IMO, on the detailed arrangements for ratifying those newinstruments or protocols, while ensuringthat they are applied uniformlyand simultaneously in the Member States.
Article 9
1. Each Member State may be requested, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 13, to withdraw the recognition ofrecognized organizations referred to in Article 4 which no longer fulfilthe criteria set out in the Annex, where applicable.
2. In preparingdrafts for a decision relatingto the matters referred to
in paragraph 1, the Commission shall take into account the reports andinformation mentioned in Articles 11 and 12. In preparingsuch draftmeasures, the Commission shall pay particular attention to the safetyand pollution prevention performance records of the organizations.Draft decisions relatingto the matters referred to in parag raph 1 shallalso be submitted to the committee by the Commission upon its owninitiative or at the request of a Member State.
Article 10
Notwithstandingthe criteria specified in the Annex, where a Member
State considers that a recognized organization can no longer be author-ized to carry out on its behalf the tasks specified in Article 3 it maysuspend such authorization.
In the above circumstances the followingprocedure shall apply:
(a) the Member State shall inform the Commission and the other
Member States of its decision without delay, giving substantiatedreasons therefore;
(b) the Commission shall examine whether the suspension is justified
for reasons of serious danger to safety or environment;
(c) actingin accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13, the
Commission shall inform the Member State whether or not itsdecision to suspend the authorization is justified for reasons ofserious danger to safety or environment and, if it is not justified,request the Member State to withdraw the suspension.
Article 11
1. Each Member State must satisfy itself that the recognized organ-
izations actingon its behalf for the purpose of Article 3 (2), effectivelycarry out the functions referred to in that Article to the satisfaction of itscompetent administration and that such organizations fulfil the criteriaspecified in the Annex. It may do so by having the recognized organ-izations directly monitored by its competent administration or, in thecase of organizations located in another Member State, by relying uponthe correspondingmonitoringof such org anizations by the administra-tion of another Member State.
2. Each Member State shall carry out this task on a biennial basis
and shall provide the other Member States and the Commission with a
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report of the results of this monitoringat the latest by 31 March of eachyear followingthe years for which compliance has been assessed.
3. Where a Member State chooses, for the purpose of carryingout
this task, to rely upon monitoringby another Member State, its reportshall be provided at the latest by 30 June of each year followingtheyear for which compliance has been assessed.
4. Member States shall forward to the Commission and the other
Member States any information relevant to the assessment of theperformance of organizations.
Article 12
1. In exercising their inspection rights and obligations as port states:
(a) Member States shall ensure that ships flyinga third State flagare
not treated more favourably than ships entitled to fly the flagof aMember State. To this end the fact that the ship certificates and theclass certificate are known to have been delivered by an organ-ization which does not fulfil the criteria of the Annex, with theexception of organizations recognized in accordance with Article 4(3) and (4), shall be taken as one of the primary criteria forselectingships for inspection.
(b) Member States shall take appropriate measures when ships do not
meet the internationally agreed standards and shall report to theCommission and the Secretariat of the Memorandum of Under-standingon Port State Control the discovery of any issue of validcertificates by org anizations actingon behalf of a flagState to aship which does not fulfil the relevant requirements of the inter-national conventions, or any failure of a ship carryinga valid classcertificate and relatingto items covered by that certificate.
2. Each Member State shall establish a performance record of the
org anizations actingon behalf of flagStates. This performance recordshall be updated yearly and distributed to the other Member States andthe Commission.
Article 13
The followingprocedure shall apply for matters coverd by Article 4 (3)
and (4), Article 5 (1) and Articles 8, 9, 10 and Article 14 (2):
(a) The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee
referred to in Article 7 a draft of the measures to be taken.
(b) The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time
limit which the chairman may lay down accordingto the urg ency ofthe matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid downin Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which theCouncil is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission.The votes of the representatives of the Member States within thecommittee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article.The chairman shall not vote.
(c) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in
accordance with the opinion of the committee.
(d) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of
the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall,without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relatingto themeasure to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.If, within three months from the date of referral to it, the Councilhas not acted, the proposed measure shall be adopted by theCommission.
Article 14
1. Each Member State shall ensure that ships flyingits flagshall be
constructed and maintained in accordance with the hull, machinery andelectrical and control installation requirements of a recognized organ-ization.
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2. A Member State may decide to use rules it considers equivalent tothose of a recognized organization only on the proviso that it imme-diately notified them to the Commission in conformity with the proce-dure of Direcitve 83/189/EEC and to the other Member States and theyare not objected to by another Member State or the Commission andfound through the procedure of Article 13 not to be equivalent.
Article 15
1. The recognized organizations shall consult with each other period-
ically with a view to maintainingequivalence of their technical stan-dards and the implementation thereof. They shall provide the Commis-sion with periodic reports on fundamental progress in standards.
2. The recognized organizations shall demonstrate willingness to
cooperate with port State control administrations when a ship of theirclass is concerned, in particular, in order to facilitate the rectification ofreported deficiencies or other discrepancies.
3. The recognized organizations shall provide all relevant informa-
tion to the administration about changes of class or declassing ofvessels.
4. The recognized organizations shall not issue certificates to a ship
declassed or changing class for safety reasons before consulting thecompetent administration of the flagState to determine whether a fullinspection is necessary.
Article 16
1. Member States shall bringinto force the laws, reg ulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive nolater than 31 December 1995.
2. When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a
reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference onthe occasion of their official publication. The methods of makingsuch areference shall be laid down by the Member States.
3. The Member States shall immediately communicate to the
Commission the text of all the provisions of domestic law which theyadopt in the field governed by this Directive. The Commission shallinform the other Member States thereof.
Article 17
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX
MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED TO IN
ARTICLE 3
A. GENERAL
1. The recognized organization must be able to document extensive experi-
ence in assessingthe desig n and construction of merchant ships.
2. The organization should have in its class a fleet of at least 1 000 ocean-
g oingvessels (over 100 GRT) totallingno less than 5 million GRT.
3. The organization must employ a technical staff commensurate with the
number of vessels classed. As a minimum, 100 exclusive surveyors wouldbe needed to meet the requirements in paragraph 2.
4. The organization should have comprehensive rules and regulations for the
design, construction and periodic survey of merchant ships, published andcontinually upgraded and improved through research and developmentprogrammes.
5. The organization should have its register of vessels published on an
annual basis.
6. The organization should not be controlled by shipowners or shipbuilders,
or by others engaged commercially in the manufacture, equipping, repairor operation of ships. The organization should not be substantiallydependent on a single commercial enterprise for its revenue.
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7. The organization should operate in accordance with the provisions set out
in the Annex to IMO Resolution A.789(19) on specifications on thesurvey and certification functions of recognized organizations acting onbehalf of the administration, in so far as they cover matters fallingwithinthe scope of this Directive.
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B. SPECIFIC
1. The organization is established with:
(a) a significant technical, managerial, support and research staff
commensurate to the tasks and to the vessels classed, cateringalso forcapability — developingand upholdingrules and reg ulations;
(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 organization is prepared to provide relevant information to the admin-
istration.
5. The organization’s management has defined and documented its policy
and objectives for, and commitment to, quality and has ensured that thispolicy is understood, implemented and maintained at all levels in theorganization.
6. The organization has developed, implemented and maintains an effective
internal quality system based on appropriate parts of internationally recog-nized quality standards and in compliance with EN 45004 (inspectionbodies) and with EN 29001, as interpreted by the IACS Quality SystemCertification Scheme Requirements, and which, inter alia , ensures that:
(a) the organization’s rules and regulations are established and main-
tained in a systematic manner;
(b) the organization’s rules and regulations are complied with;
(c) the requirements of the statutory work for which the organization is
authorized are satisfied;
(d) the responsibilities, authorities and interrelation of personnel whose
work affects the quality of the organization’s services are defined anddocumented;
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(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 staffemployed directly by the organization;
(g) the requirements of major statutory work for which the organization is
authorized are only carried out or directly supervised by its exclusivesurveyors or through exclusive surveyors of other recognized organ-izations;
(h) a system for qualification of surveyors and continuous updatingof
their knowledge is implemented;
(i) records are maintained, demonstratingachievement of the required
standards in the items covered by the services performed, as well asthe effective operation of the quality system; and
(j) a comprehensive system of planned and documented internal audits of
the quality related activities in all locations.
7. The organization 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 equipmenthavingthe quality of internationally recog nized technical standards onthe basis of which Solas Convention and Passenger Ship SafetyCertificates (as regards adequacy of ship structure and essential ship-board machinery systems) and Load Line Certificates (as regardsadequacy of ship strength) can be issued;
(b) to carry out all inspections and surveys required by the international
conventions for the issue of certificates, includingthe means ofassessing, through the use of qualified professional staff, the applica-tion 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 Statein which it is located.
9. The organization should allow participation in the development of its rules
and/or regulations by representatives of the administration and otherparties concerned.