RENEWAL OF IAPP CERTIFICATE
Vessels greater than 400 GT are required to have IAPP certificate after IMO introduced annex VI by means of protocol in 1997. So ships belonging to parties to MARPOL 73/78 have to be issued with IAPP certificate. Prior to issuance of certificate the flag state or RO will need to confirm compliance with the applicable regulations contained within the annex. The certificate continuity validity will require annual, intermediate and renewal surveys to be satisfactorily carried out. For renewal of IAPP certificate preparation will lie in the fact that vessel is complying with the regulations of annex VI. So, preparation regarding to different regulations under annex VI will be :- 1) REGULATION 12 – OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES This regulation does not apply to permanently sealed equipment where there is no refrigerant charging connection. Subject to this regulation any deliberate emission of ODS shall be prohibi...