Who we are · Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 72) Approval of Plans - STCW Convention

AUTHORIZATION MATRIX


DBS is authorized by the following flag

Administrations to carry out statutory

certification on their behalf and issue

the applicable certificate according to

the IMO Conventions and Codes.

Panama Belize Dominica

Lebanon Sierra Leone Moldova

Tanzania Togo Sudan

Jordan Cook Islands Comoros


Certificate / Instrument1 Flag Administration

BELIZE DOMINICA LEBANON MOLDOVA PANAMA SIERRA LEONE TANZANIA SUDAN TOGO COOK

ISLANDS COMOROS JORDAN

1974 SOLAS Convention and the 1988 SOLAS Protocol

Passenger Ship Safety Certificate ○ ● - ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk – IBC Code for ships built on or after 1 July 1986

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International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk – IGC Code for ships built on or after 1 July 1986

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Document of Authorization for the Carriage of Bulk Grain ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Document of Compliance for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Document of Compliance – ISM Code ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Safety Management Certificate – ISM Code ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

International Ship Security Certificate – ISPS Code ● + - ● + ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate – HSC Code ● ● - ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Special Purpose Ship Safety Certificate – IMO Res. A.534(13) ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

1 Abbreviations: ● : Full authorization to perform plan review, approve and inspect materials and equipment and carry out surveys, issue and/or revoke necessary interim and full term certificates + : Partial authorization to carry out surveys and possible issue of interim certificates and full term to be issued by the Administration or to perform plan review and approval by the Administration (specific guidance is to be provided by the Administration) ○ : Limited authorization to account for other special categories not covered above, such as authorization based on a representation agreement or case-by-case authorization





Cargo Securing Manual ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Stability Documentation ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Damage Control Booklets ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

SOLAS Exemption + + - + + + + ● + ● ● ●

1966 Load Line Convention and the 1988 Load Line Protocol

International Load Line Certificate ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Stability Documentation ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Load Line Exemption + + + + + + + ● + ● ● ●

International Convention on Tonnage Measurements of Ships, 1969

International Tonnage Certificate ● ● - ● ● ● - ● - ● ● ●

Measurements and Calculation ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

MARPOL 73/78 as amended

International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate – Annex I ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Shipboard Oil Emergency Plan (SOPEP) ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (NLS) – Annex II

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Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan (SMPEP) ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate – Annex IV ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Garbage Pollution Prevention Certificate ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Garbage Management Plan – Annex V ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●





International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate – Annex VI ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Engine International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate – Annex VI ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk – BCH Code for ships built before 1 July 1986

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International Energy Efficiency Certificate ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 72)

Approval of Plans ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

STCW Convention

Document of Compliance with the requirements of STCW relevant to ships not yet subject to the ISM Code

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IMO Codes

Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk – GC Code for ships built after 31 October 1976 before 1 July 1986

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Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk – Code for the Existing Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk for ships delivered on or before 31 October 1976

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Document of Compliance – Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code) ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Document of Compliance – Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing ● ● - ● - ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Document of Compliance – Code of Safe Practice for Ships Carrying Timber Deck Cargoes, 1991 ● ● - ● - ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Safety Certificate – MODU Code and IMO Res. A414(XI) and A.649(16) ● ● - ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Conventions of the International Labor Organization

Crew Accommodations – ILO Convention Nos. 92 and 153 ● - - - ○ - - ● - ● ●

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Cargo Gear – ILO Convention No. 152 ● ● - ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships – ILO Convention No. 147 ● - - - ○ - - ● - ● ●

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AFS Convention

International Anti-fouling System Certificate ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Other Authorization

Cargo Ship Safety Certificate for Vessels ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Statement of Compliance with any other applicable regulations ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006

Maritime Labour Convention Certificate / Statement of Compliance (as applicable) ● ● - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Ballast Water Management Convention, BWMC

Ballast Water Management Certificate ● - - - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Ballast Water Management Plan ● - - - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Documents

Who we are · Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 72) Approval of Plans - STCW Convention