The Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China
Notice No.〔2019〕961

Notice of the Maritime Safety Administration of the People’s Republic of China
Regarding 
Launching the Ship Inspection, Repair, and Test Service Management Function under the Maritime Ship Survey Management System
Address to: ship inspection, repair and test service agencies, foreign ship survey companies in China, ship inspection bureau and fishery ship inspection bureau (office, center) of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, China Classification Society, Changjiang River Administration of Navigational Affairs, direct branches under the Maritime Safety Administration.

Considering that the "Administration Measures for Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services" and the "Technical Conditions for Ship Inspection, Repair, and Test Service Agencies" will be effective from August 1, 2019, and in order to ensure the successful management of ship inspection, repair and test services, the Ship Inspection, the Repair and Test Services Management Function has been developed under the Maritime Ship Survey Management System of the Bureau. Now that both system deployment and personnel training have been completed, the Repair and Test Services Management Function under the Maritime Ship Survey Management System is scheduled to be put into formal use starting from 0800 a.m. on August 1, 2019. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
I Verification of the technical conditions of the agencies
The period from August 1st, 2019 to August 8th, 2019 is the commissioning phase of the Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services Management Function. The list of ship inspection, repair and test service agencies, which were approved before “the Administration Measures for Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services” came into effect, shall be entered into the Maritime Ship Survey Management System and announced to the public by the ship survey companies. By February 29, 2020, ship survey companies shall complete the supervision and verification of the technical conditions of the above-mentioned inspection, repair and test service agencies in accordance with "Technical Conditions for Ship Inspection, Repair, and Test Service Agencies" issued by the Maritime Safety Administration of the People’s Republic of China.
Ship inspection, repair and test service agencies not approved by ship survey companies before the enforcement of “the Administration Measures for Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services” shall submit their proposed ship inspection, repair and test business to the ship survey companies that intend to recognize their inspection, repair and test results. Ship survey companies shall carry out supervision and verification of the technical conditions of such inspection, repair and test service agencies, who shall not carry out inspection, repair and test business until the above-mentioned supervision and verification are completed.

II Certification of Inspection, Repair and Test 
Starting from August 9th, 2019, the day that the Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services Management Function will be officially put into use, all ship inspection, repair and test service agencies shall issue ship inspection, repair and test certificates via the Maritime Ship Survey Management System. The ship survey companies shall strengthen their verification of the inspection, repair and test report and record with the assist of the Maritime Ship Survey Management System to ensure authenticity and validity. Maritime Safety Administration Authorities shall strengthen the on-site spot check of the inspection, repair and test activities in conjunction with the Maritime Ship Survey Management System. Before using the system to issue certificates, all ship inspection, repair and test service agencies shall register with the China Maritime Integrated Service Platform and apply for permissions.

III System Browser Version and Operation Guidelines
In order to ensure accurate and uniform format of system display page, please use Google, Firefox or IE10 or browsers of higher version.
An Operation Guideline for Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services was prepared by Beijing Braveyet Company, to help relevant personnel quickly command the operation of the Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services Management Function of the Maritime Ship Survey Management System. The video tutorial of the system operation is also available, which can be accessed through network disk under the route https://pan.baidu.com/s/1b9w1Juv8UpoHIPiqXyhGeg, extraction code: 7g8k；Or through group file in QQ group (655364975); please organize relevant personnel to download and learn as soon as possible.
IV Other Matters
Direct branches under the Maritime Safety Administration will carry out the publicity work of the “Administration Measures for Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services” among ship survey companies and ship inspection, repair and test service agencies within their jurisdictions. Ship survey companies and ship repair and test service agencies shall carry out the operation training of Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services Management Function among their internal employees. After the new function is activated, all relevant organizations shall carry out ship inspection, repair and test services as exactly specified in “the Administration Measures for Ship Inspection, Repair and Test Services” to ensure all related work is in order. If you have any problems during system user registration, permission application, function operation, and other processes, please report back to the Bureau as soon as possible.

Contact: Wang Xiaobing (Maritime Safety Administration ship inspection office of the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China), 010-65292879;
Yi Biao (Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration), 020-89098613;
Man Shulian, Lv Boqing (Beijing Braveyet Company, for system permission application and functional operation matters) 010-64387595, 010-51395010; Organizational and individual user registration: 010-52296141, 52296142, 52296143, 52296144; technical support QQ group: 655364975