EXAMINER Information AND DOCUMENTATION
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SCMS Manual and Procedures
SCMS Manual and Procedures
SCMS Quality Management Handbook
HR 1 - Appointment of Scrutineers, Witnesses and Assessors
HR 2 - Authorisation and ongoing Review of CA Examiners
HR 3 - Authorisation and ongoing Review of FVCA Examiners
HR4 - Appointment of SCMS Certifying Authority Committee and Tonnage Authority Committee
HR5 - Fishing Vessel Certifying Authority Committee
ISO2 - Context of the Organisation
ISO3 - Control of Documented Information and Records
ISO4 - Corrective and Preventive Action
ISO6 - Internal and Management of External Audits
Office 1 - Follow up for an MCA General Inspection Report
Office 2 - Handling of Disputes
Office 3 - On-going Administration of Certificates
Office 4 - Registration or Transfer of Vessels
Office 5 - Suspension and Cancellation of Certificates
Office 6 - Damage or Modifications to Code Vessels
Office 7 - Examiner Policy Updates
Office 8 - Membership and Annual Renewal
Ops1 - Conducting Vessel Inspections
Ops2 - Yard Inspections for New Build Fishing Vessels
Ops3 - Reviewing and Scrutineering
Ops4 - Stability Assessment and Approval
Ops5 - Survey for New Build Fishing Vessels
Ops6 - Tonnage Measurement and Certification
Ops7 - Vessel Construction Plan Approvals
Ops8 - Survey for Pre-registration Inspections
Quality Management Meetings:
SCMS QMS Review Meeting 2016
SCMS Forms
SCMS Forms
Minimum Documents and Forms Required
SCMS Certifying Authority Processing Times
Form 001 SCMS Membership Application Form (Version 7 May 2022)
Form 102 Structure of SCMS Certifying Authority Committee (Version 6, January 2022)
Form 150 SCV1 - Replaced see Form 355
Form 151 SWB1 - Replaced see Form 355
Form 104 SCMS CA TA Entry Requirements (Version 6 December 2024)
Form 114 The SCMS Code of Conduct (Version 1 July 2021)
Form 115 The SCMS CA/TA Terms of Reference (Version 1 November 2024)
Form 152 Record of Safe Operating History (Version 5, January 2022)
Form 153 PBC1 - Replaced see Form 355
Form 348 Examiner Upgrade of Vessel Details Request (Version 1, January 2024)
Form 349 Change of Vessel Details Request (Version 2 February 2024)
Form 350 SCV2 - DOC - Pleasure Vessel (Motor) (Version 16, June 2022)
Form 351 SCV2 - DOC - Pleasure Vessel (Sail) (Version 15, May 2022)
Form 352 SWB2 - DOC - Brown Code Workboat (not RIB) (Version 16, September 2023)
Form 353 SWB2 - DOC - Brown Code Workboat RIB (Version 13, March 2023)
Form 354 PBC2 - DOC (Version 4, January 2022)
Form 355 S1 Generic Code Application (Version 11, January 2024)
Form 356 Inspection Defects Report (Version 6, August 2024)
Form 357 Out of Water Inspection Report (Version 3, January 2022)
Form 358 SWB2 - DOC - Edition 2 (Version 7, Jul 2024)
Form 358a - SWB2 DOC Workboat Code - Edition 3 (Version 1, Jan 2024)
Form 359 Application for Light Duty Workboat Certificate (Version 3 March 24)
Form 360 SWB2 Record of Inspection (RIBS) (Version 5, January 2022)
Form 361 Certificate Extension Appendix (Version 3, January 2022)
Form 362 SWB2 MGO Appendix - Removed as only vessels under WBC2 can conduct fuel transfer operations since SAN75 was withdrawn.
Form 363 Simple Vessel FPP - Record of Inspection For Vessels Operating in Categorised Waters Only (Version 4, November 2023)
Form 364 SWB2 Gibraltar Appendix (Version 2, January 2022)
Form 365 Complex Vessel FFP - Record of Inspection For Vessels Operating in Categorised Waters Only (Version 1, November 2023)
Form 366 Remote Survey Application (version 1, February 2021)
Form 370 Periodic Inspection Checklist (Version 10, April 2022)
Form 500 Maritime Labour Convention - Record of Inspection (Version 14, August 2024)
Form 501 - MLC Appendix - No longer required by the MCA
Form 603 - Application for Plan Approval (Version 4, January 2022)
Form 604 Plan Approval New Build Stage Report (Version 2, May 2022)
Form 615 Plan Approval - Vessel Construction Declaration (Version 1, August 2024)
Form 650 Tonnage - Application for Measurement (Version 7, January 2022)
Form 651 Tonnage - Certificate of Survey (Version 6, May 2022)
Form 652 Tonnage Measurement - Notes and Definitions (Version 7, September 2024)
Form 653 Tonnage - Jersey Certificate of Measurement (August 2024)
Form 654 Tonnage - Cayman - Cert of Survey (May 2017)
Form 655 Tonnage Gibraltar Commercial Workboat - Certificate of Survey (September 2022)
Form 656 Tonnage Gibraltar Pleasure Yacht - Certificate of Survey (August 2017)
Form 657 Tonnage Gibraltar Commercial Yacht - Certificate of Survey (August 2024)
Form 703 CA Stability - Approval Requirements Flowchart (Version 4, June 2023)
Form 704 Stability - Report of Heel Test (Version 9, May 2024)
Form 705 Witness Report Form for Inclining Experiments and Lightship Checks (Version 4, May 2022)
Form 706 Stability - Stability Books - Guidance on Form and Content (Version 3, July 2022)
Form 707 Stability - RIB Stability Assessment (Version 4, May 2023)
Form 708 Stability - Buoyancy Calculations (Version 3, February 2024) (Previously called V2 Stability - RIB Swamp Test Calculation)
SCMS EXAMINER ADVICE NOTES
SCMS EXAMINER ADVICE NOTES
SCMS Advice Note 076 (2023) - Guidance on Workboat Code Edition 3 Changes
SCMS Advice Note 075 (2022) - Guidance on Existing or New Vessel
SCMS Advice Note 074 (2022) - Guidance on Restricted Category 3 vessels
SCMS Advice Note 073 (2022) - Guidance on new build workboats
SCMS Advice Note 072 (2022) - Guidance on issuing inspection defect reports
SCMS Advice Note 071 (2022) - Guidance on Tier III requirements
SCMS Advice Note 070 (2022) - Guidance on Stability Books
SCMS Advice Note 069 (2020) - Certificate and Survey Window Extensions
SCMS Advice Note 068 (2019) - Freeboard Marks
SCMS Advice Note 067 (2019) - Stability Requirements
SCMS Advice Note 066 (2024) - Minimum Documents and Forms required
SCMS Advice Note 065 (2018) - Plan Approvals
SCMS Advice Note 064 (2020 v2) - Fuel Transfer
SCMS Advice Note 063 (2017) - Certificate Extensions
SCMS Advice Note 062 (2017) - Certificate Suspensions
SCMS Advice Note 061 (2017) - Short Term Certificates for Registration
SCMS Advice Note 060 (2017) - Lifting Devices
SCMS Advice Note 059 (2021) - Construction Standards
SCMS Advice Note 058 (2017) - Documentation and Certification Issued by SCMS
SCMS Advice Note 057 (2012) - MMSI Numbers Missing
SCMS Advice Note 056 (2012) - SIAS Insoection Codes
SCMS Advice Note 055 (2012) - Amendments to SWB2 and SCV2
SCMS Advice Note 054 (2012) - At least Five Years History of Safe Operations
SCMS Advice Note 053 (2011) - Checking of outstanding LSA and FFE
SCMS Advice Note 052 (2010) - Increases in Maximum Number of Persons Carried
SCMS Advice Note 051 (2010) - Maintenance of a Complete Vessel History
SCMS Advice Note 050 (2010) - Guidance Notes on WB Stability Book
SCMS Advice Note 049 (2010) - Carriage of DG on Workboats
SCMS Advice Note 048 (2010) - PLA Environmental Policy
SCMS Advice Note 047 (2010) - OAN 678 - RIBs, Alternative Provisions
SCMS Advice Note 046 (2009) - Guidance to Examiners on Five Year renweal dates
SCMS Advice Note 045 (2009) - Guidance to Examiners on Build and Five Year History
SCMS Advice Note 044 (2009) - Completion of SCV2 and SWB2 Forms at Renewal Examinations
SCMS Advice Note 043 (2009) - Reduced Guardrail Heights in SCV2 and SWB2 Forms
SCMS Advice Note 042 (2009) - Significant Changes to Structure or Machinery
SCMS Advice Note 041 (2009) - Use of MGN 280 - no longer reccommeded
SCMS Advice Note 040 - Single Handed Operations
SCMS Advice Note 038(11/2008) - Servicing of ISO 9650-1 Liferafts - MCA Policy
SCMS Advice Note 036(1/2006) - MCA OAN 478 concerning Handrails for SCVs.
SCMS Advice Note 035(5/2005) - Photographs of New Vessels and Ferryman RHIB
SCMS Advice Note 034(4/2005) - Alternative Construction Standards (MCA OAN 411)
SCMS Advice Note 033(3/2005) - Crane Certification on Code Vessels
SCMS Advice Note 032(2/2005) - LOLER and PUWER Regs - attachment ANNEX D
SCMS Advice Note 032(2/2005) - LOLER and PUWER Regs - attachment ANNEX C
SCMS Advice Note 032(2/2005) - LOLER and PUWER Regs - attachment ANNEX B
SCMS Advice Note 032(2/2005) - LOLER and PUWER Regs - attachment ANNEX A
SCMS Advice Note 032(2/2005) - LOLER and PUWER Regs
SCMS Advice Note 031(1/2005) - Fire Extinguishing - Halon Alternatives
SCMS Advice Note 030/2004 - 24 hour Operation and Adequate Accommodation
SCMS Advice Note 029/2004 - Extension of 5 year certificates (Revised 25/7/04)
SCMS Advice Note 028/2004 - Post MCA Audit Actions
SCMS Advice Note 027/2003 - Conflicts of Interest
SCMS Advice Note 026/2003 - Revised Requirements for Stability Information
SCMS Advice Note 025/2003 - Stability Approval for Sailing Vessels >15m and <24m
SCMS Advice Note 024/2002 - Pyrotechnics for Grab Bags and Vessel
SCMS Advice Note 023/2002 - Liferafts for Workboats
SCMS Advice Note 022/2002 - New Procedures for Examiners and Scrutineers
SCMS Advice Note 021/2002 - Stability Information for Sailing Multihulls
SCMS Advice Note 020/2002 - Equivalences for the Carriage of Liferafts on Coded Vessels
SCMS Advice Note 019/2002 - Banning Order, Regatta Termo-Cruise Adult/Child Lifejackets
SCMS Advice Note 018/2001 - Codes equivalent standard to Load Line Certificate.
SCMS Advice Note 017/2001 - Category C Medical Stores, some drugs not required and conditions.
SCMS Advice Note 016/2001 - NDP Code, Boatman's License Extension
SCMS Advice Note 015/2001 - Use of Fluxgate Compasses
SCMS Advice Note 014/2001 - Number of SCV2/SWB2 Forms required
SCMS Advice Note 013/2000 - The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulation 1998.
SCMS Advice Note 012/2000 - Common Interpretation 34, Watertight Bulkheads and Damage Survival
SCMS Advice Note 011/2000 - Servicing Dates of Fire Extinguishers
SCMS Advice Note 010/2000 - UK Registry Countries using UK Code of Practice for SCV
SCMS Advice Note 009/2000 - L.P.G. Cooking Appliances
SCMS Advice Note 007/2000 - Workboats and Pilot Boats, RIBs, Plastic Petrol Tanks
SCMS Advice Note 006/2000 - Workboats and Pilot Boats, Damaged Stability
SCMS Advice Note 005/2000 - SCV, Fire Safety of Furnishing Materials
SCMS Advice Note 004/2000 - Common Interpretation 34, SCVs Weathetightness & Watertightness
SCMS Advice Note 003/1999 - Lightship Weight and Margin for Growth
MCA Agreed Intepretations
MCA Agreed Intepretations
Documents ISSUED BY MCA
Documents ISSUED BY MCA
2024 Controlled Documents:
Controlled Documents by the MCA 9th December 2023 - 9th January 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 9th January - 9th February 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 10th February - 15th March 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 16th March - 12th April 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 13th April - 13th May 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 14th May - 4th June 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 5th June - 8th July 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 9th July - 7th August 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 8th August - 5th September 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 6th September - 22nd October 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 23rd October - 8th November 2024
Controlled Documents by the MCA 9th November - 9th December 2024
Previous Year’s Guidance:
List of Current Guidance 2017
List of Current Guidance Feb 2018
List of Current Guidance March 2019
Controlled Documents by the MCA July '17 - to September 2017
Controlled Documents by the MCA October '17 -November 2017
Controlled Documents by the MCA Dec '17 -January 2018 Controlled Documents by the MCA Feb '18 - March 2018
Controlled Documents by the MCA March '18 - April 2018
Controlled Documents by the MCA May '18 to June 2018
Controlled Documents by the MCA June ‘18 - September 2018
Controlled Documents by the MCA November ‘18 - December 2018
Controlled Documents by the MCA December ‘19 - February 2019
Controlled Documents by the MCA March ‘19 - May 2019
Controlled Documents by the MCA May ‘19 - July 2019
Controlled Documents by the MCA July ‘19 - September 2019
Controlled Documents by the MCA September ‘19 - October 2019
Controlled Documents by the MCA October ‘19 - January 2020
Controlled Documents by the MCA January ‘20 - February 2020
Controlled Documents by the MCA March ‘20 - May 2020
Controlled Documents by the MCA May ‘20 - July 2020
Controlled Documents by the MCA July ‘20 - September 2020
Controlled Documents by the MCA Sept ‘20 - October 2020
Controlled Documents by the MCA Oct’20 - December 2020
Controlled Documents by the MCA Dec’20 - February 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA Feb’21 - April 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA Apr’21 - May 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA May’21 - June 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA June’21 - July 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA July’21 - August 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA 4th - 31st August 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA 1st Sep - 6th October 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA 7th Oct - 5th November 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA 6th November - 1st December 2021
Controlled Documents by the MCA 2nd December ‘21 - 7th January 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 8th January -14th February 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 15th February - 9th March 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 10th March - 5th April 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 6th April - 9th May 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 10th May - 7th June 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 8th June - 15th July 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 16th July - 10th August 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 11th August - 5th September 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 6th September - 5th October 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 6th October - 7th November 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 8th November - 7th December 2022
Controlled Documents by the MCA 8th December ‘22 - 10th January 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 11th January - 13th February 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 14th February - 16th March 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 17th March - 14th April 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 15th April - 11th May 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 12th May - 9th June 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 10th June - 7th July 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 8th July - 3rd August 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 4th August - 8th September 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 9th September - 5th October 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 6th October 2023 - 1st November 2023
Controlled Documents by the MCA 1st November - 8th December 2023
Other Documentation
Annex 1 - Annex 1 - Under 15m LOA FV Inspection Regime
OAN 411 - The Application of the SCV Standard
OAN 478 - Handrails for SCV Code Vessels to ISO 15085-2003
OAN 582 - Recommendation for Survey and Inspection of Code Vessel Radio Installations
OAN 678 - Code Vessels: Alternative Compliance Standards for Rigid Inflatable Boats
OAN 700 - Code Vessels: Fire Tests on Small Commercial Vessels
OAN 701 - Code Vessels: Driver Lifts Fitted to SCVs
OAN 703 - Code Vessels: Single Handed Operations on SCVs and Workboats
OAN 705 - Code Vessels: Combustibility test for Acoustic and Thermal Insulation in Machinery Spaces
OAN 717 - Procedures for Small Commercial Hovercraft
OAN 724 - Delivery and Relocation Voyages for 'Pleasure Vessels'
SAN 11 - Tonnage Measurement of Small Vessels Constructed Before 21st July 1968
SAN 13 - Daughter Craft Operating in Association of Motherships
SAN 24 - Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)
SAN 25 - Maritime Labour Convention Inspection of Seafarer Employment Agreements
SAN 37 - MLC, 2006: Criteria for Acceptance as the Shipowner for Inclusion in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 Documentation
SAN 38 - MLC, 2006, Shipowner Liability and Financial Security
SAN 41 - MLC, 2006, On Board Complaints Procedure
SAN 53 - Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, Certifying Authorities - Application of MLC to Small Vessels - V4
SAN 55 - Verifying the Volume of Foam Buoyancy Fitted to Vessels Complying with MSN 1699, Schedule 2. Section 4, Buoyancy Test, MSN 1823, or MG
SAN 57 - The Small Commercial Vessel Codes, Examination of Towing Arrangements
SAN 67 - Manning Requirements for Daughter Craft Other Than Those Employed on Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels
SAN 68 - Safe Manning, Hours of Work, Watchkeeping Arrangements for Tugs operating Under the Framework Agreement Between the Tug Operators and T
SAN 73 - MLC, 2006 Shipowner Liability for Wages After Repatriation
SAN 75 - Cargoes and Dangerous Goods on Small Vessels Including Workboats, Less Than 24 m Loadline Length
SAN 78 - Substantial Equivalents for Maritime Labour Convention Purposes
SAN 93 - Code Vessels: Validity and Cancellation of Certificates
SAN 96 - Construction: Safe Operation of Daughter Craft
SAN 99 - Replacement Engines and & Regulation 13 of the Revised MARPOL Annex V1
SAN 102 - Medical Fitness Requirements For those Working on Domestic Vessels
MGN 527 - Tonnage measurement on multihull vessels
MGN 553 - Liferaft Standards
MGN 634 - Navigation: Long-Range Identification and Tracking - Survey, Certification and Compliance
MIN 612 - Survey Guidance - Coronavirus - Amendment 3
AN 1006 Carriage of Dangerous Goods Advice Note
Documents issued by GMA
Documents issued by GMA
GMA SIN Current Index
GMA SGN Current Index 10th October 2022
GMA MLN Current Index 21st October 2022
SGN-039 Requirements for Workboats less than 24m Registered in Gibraltar and Operating Internationally - WITHDRAWN 19th Aug 24
SGN-088 Requirements for Fire-Fighter’s Outfits
SGN-089 Ship Recycling - Requirements in relation to hazardous materials on ships
SGN-099 SOLAS Chapter V - Nautical Charts & Publications
SGN-100(a) Electronic MARPOL Record Books - REG-UI 002
SGN -107 Guidance for Port Reception Facility Providers and Users
SGN - 110 USE of VHF Radio and AIS
SGN 112 - Navigation safety - carriage and use of radar reflectors on small vessels
SGN 113 - The effects of alcohol or drugs on chances of survival at sea
SGN 115 - Periodic Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Compressed Gas Cylinders, Fire Extinguishers and Fixed Fire-fighting Systems
SIN-059(a) Safe Manning Document requirements for commercial vessels above 24m and under 500gt
SIN-074(a) COVID Clarification of Extensions to SEA’s related to SIN 068 & 074
SIN-076 Life Saving Appliance Recognised Distress Signals and Advertised Alternatives to Pyrotechnic Flares
SIN-076(a) Recognised distress signals and alternatives to pyrotechnic flares
SIN-077 Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI Chapter 3 (Baltic and North Seas NOx Emission Control Areas and Bunker Delivery Notes
SIN-078 COVID Use of Alternative Measures for the Completion of Surveys
SIN-079 COVID GMA Approach to a Phased Return to Survey and Certification Activity
SIN- 080 Iridium Mobile Satellite Service
SIN - 081 BIC Global Container Database
SIN-083 Risks of Sleeping on Dead Ships
SIN-085 Large Commercial Yachts Guidance for the Control and Operation of Lifting Gear
SIN-090 JRC navigation and communication equipment
SIN-093 Guidance for shipowners regarding seafarers affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Links to Codes, STANDARds and requirements
Links to Codes, STANDARds and requirements
Workboat Code (2014) - subject to amendment
Harmonised Code - not recommended
Multihull Stability Book - See SCMS Advice Note 21/2002
ISO Website - affecting MCA Code Examiners
Recreational Craft Directive EU Guide 2013 PDF
M Notice - Differences between IWTGS and WB Code Ed 2
