Circulars : 1999

International Safety Management Code-ISM.

Circular No. 21/99
TEN 1/5
TEN 32/6/13

5 August 1999

All Owners, Masters, Managers, Agents and Representatives of Ships Calling at Cyprus Ports

I refer to the above Code, which has been in force since the 1^st July 1998 for passenger ships, bulk carriers, oil/chemical tankers and high speed craft and for Companies managing these ships and inform you that any vessel entering the Cyprus ports which is not in compliance with the said Code and is not furnished with the required Safety Management Certificate, SMC, will be detained.

The detention will be lifted as soon as the vessel in question is fully in compliance with the Code and any deficiencies found, during a Port State Control Inspection, related to the safety and pollution prevention aspects of the vessel, have been rectified.

This Circular revokes our circular no. 8/98 dated 24 February 1998.

S. S. Serghiou
Director

cc:

• Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Works
• Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Cyprus Bar Association
• Cyprus Shipping Council
• Cyprus Shipping Association
• Cyprus Ports Authority