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EXPERIENCE OF THE BULGARIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Seminar on the Implementation of measures to ensure that safety standards
are “to the Satisfaction of the Administration”
Istanbul, Turkey, 26-27 April 2016
ANNA NATOVASlide2
Content
VIMSAS AUDIT OF BULGARIA
IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES OF THE ADMINISTRATION Slide3
Voluntary IMO Audit of Bulgaria
Audit team
Leslie Hemachandra (Audit Team Leader), Maritime Administration of Sri Lanka
Kyriacos Aliouris (Auditor), Maritime Administration of Cyprus
Tadeusz Jan Wojtasik (Auditor), Maritime Administration of Poland
Igor Sibrin (Observer), Ukrainian Registry of Shipping, Ukraine
Scope of the Audit
The scope of the audit addressed flag, port and coastal State obligations of the maritime
administration of the Republic of Bulgaria.Slide4
Voluntary IMO Audit of Bulgaria
Flag State activities
Implementation
The mandatory IMO instruments were sampled as to their implementation as follows:
1. Load Lines Convention;
2. SOLAS Convention;
3. MARPOL Convention;
4. Tonnage Convention;
5. STCW Convention; and
6. COLREG Convention
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Voluntary IMO Audit of Bulgaria
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8.2.9 One particular area, which is of interest and is also significant in the implementation of
mandatory requirements, is paragraph 16.5 of the Code – “to the satisfaction of the
Administration”. The audit team has verified during the audit that the Administration interprets
this phase on a case-by-case basis. However, the BMA was not able to provide to the audit team
relevant applicable guidance for any mandatory IMO Instrument.8.2.10 It was established that guidance or interpretation concerning those requirements that are to the satisfaction, discretion or opinion of the Administration, are not provided.“
Observations
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2 It was established that guidance or interpretation concerning those requirements
found in several mandatory IMO instruments that are to the satisfaction,
discretion or opinion of the Administration are not provided.
Corrective Action
A quality procedure will be drafted on interpretation and implementation of the
provisions of all relevant mandatory IMO instruments, which grants discretion to the
Administration to decide on approvals and exemptions from the application of
certain requirements.
The deadline for the implementation of this action is 1
September 2009.Slide6
Voluntary IMO Audit of Bulgaria
Conclusions of the Report
Areas of positive development
Areas for further development
11.16 Procedures should be developed to apply the vague expression “to the satisfaction of the
Administration” as contained in the various mandatory IMO instruments
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Actions taken by the Administration
Ordinance 54 on maritime equipment –ammendments 2009 transposed the Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine
equipment
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uniform application of the relevant international instruments relating to equipment to be placed on board ships for which safety certificates are issued by or on behalf of Bulgarian maritime administration
Annex I EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH DETAILED TESTING STANDARDS ALREADY EXIST IN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTSlide8Slide9
Annex II EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH NO DETAILED TESTING STANDARDS EXIST IN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS Slide10
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