Sierra Leone Maritime Administration - CIRCULAR No. 20
- Details
- Published: 13 August 2015
Purpose
The purpose of this Merchant Marine Circular is to set forth instructions according the publications to be carried on board of a Sierra Leonean Vessel as per the table of Paragraph 1.
Application
1. The publications explicitly required by this Administration to be carried on board to Sierra Leonean Vessels are as per the below table:
2. All the publications as per the above mentioned table shall be available on board, regardless of format, should be the latest editions or duly corrected up to date. In case where copies of national regulations incorporating the provisions of the required instruments are provided on board, publications of such instruments need not be carried on board.
3. The publications may be carried in the form of electronic media such as CD-ROM in lieu of hard copies. Publications in electronic form are only accepted if issued by IMO or an Administration or a body authorized by an Administration to ensure correctness of their contents and to safeguard against illegal copying. The media shall be treated in accordance with the document control procedures in the Ship’s SMS including procedures for timely update. Furthermore *publications for emergency use such as International Code of Signals and the IAMSAR Manual shall be always available in the form of Hard Copies and be ready for use without being restricted to a specific place and by the availability of a computer.
Revision
Initial: 17th of April 2015 - Adopted
