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| Hong Kong Shipping Register User's Handbook Section 8 - Quality Assurance |
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8.1 Flag State Quality Control (FSQC) System 8.2 Pre-registration Quality Control (PRQC) System 8.3 International Standards applicable to Hong Kong registered ships 8.4 Recognised Organisations 8.5 Issue of certificates and surveys to passenger ships 8.6 Contact details for applying inspection 8.1 Flag State Quality Control (FSQC) System The FSQC System is introduced in 1999 and is a systematic and interactive system. It stresses on assuring that ship management company discharges its responsibilities properly and that recognized organization carries out effective and decent surveys as well as audits on Hong Kong registered ships. The FSQC System is supported by a computer based information system to monitor the quality of Hong Kong registered ships. With the information collected and analysed, a ship being suspected of undesirable conditions will be identified and selected for a flag State inspection. All FSQC ship inspections and company audits are free of charge initially but the shipowner will be charged if re-occurrence happened. If a Hong Kong registered ship is detained abroad with serious deficiencies under port State control inspection or subjected to a serious accident, the Director of Marine may request a special inspection of the ship by a Marine Department's surveyor. If deemed necessary, the safety management of the company may also be audited to verify compliance with ISM Code. A fee will also be charged for such ship inspections and company audits. 8.2 Pre-registration Quality Control (PRQC) System The PRQC system is to ensure a ship applying for Hong Kong registration meets all safety and pollution prevention standards promulgated by IMO at the time of entry. Upon receiving application for registration in Hong Kong, the Marine Department will assess the ship's condition to see if the ship warrents a PRQC inspection. If a PRQC inspection is deemed necessary, a fee will be chargeable to the shipowner for such inspection by the Marine Department's surveyors. Reference : Merchant Shipping Information Note No. 45/2004 http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/msnote/msin.html 8.3 International Standards applicable to Hong Kong registered ships Hong Kong registered ships are required to comply fully with the requirements of IMO and ILO Conventions ratified by Hong Kong, with respect to safety, protection of marine environment, health and welfare of the crew. In special circumstances, exemption from the Convention requirements may be granted, provided that safety as well as protection of marine environment would not be jeopardised. Same as the other flag States, Hong Kong has ratified most of the IMO and ILO Conventions. Details of the Conventions ratified by Hong Kong can be obtained from the Merchant Shipping Information Note No. 42/2005. http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/msnote/msin.html 8.4 Recognised Organisations Under the FSQC system, the Marine Department will not be directly involved in the surveys and issue of relevant certificates to Hong Kong registered cargo ships except when requested by the shipowners. The following classification societies are authorised to carry out statutory surveys and issue related certificates on behalf of the flag Administration :
For passenger ships registered in Hong Kong, all surveys and issue of relevant certificates must be carried out by the Marine Department. 8.6 Contact details for applying inspection Application for chargeable inspections and passenger surveys required to be carried out by the Marine Department should be forwarded to :
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