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Q.If ship changes flag, is it required to renew the Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate?

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Rajeev Jassal
Rajeev Jassal
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Ship sanitation control exemption certificate certifies that the condition of sanitation is good on board the vessel. The certificate is issued by the port health.

The certificate neither certifies anything related to flag of the vessel not it is issued by the flag of the vessel. So even if the flag of the vessel changes, it is not required to renew the ship sanitation control exemption certificate.

In any case, the validity of the certificate is only 6 months and after 6 months it is required to be renewed anyway. 

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Charlie Tubongbanua

Charlie Tubongbanua

Jun 8, 2018

Thank you Mr. Rajeev for your valuable comments. If said certificate expired during the voyage prior arrival port (e.g. Japan), is there any solution for this? As it is required in pre-arrival documents like Radio Pratique Message (RPM) to be submitted to authorities.

Rajeev Jassal

Rajeev Jassal

Jun 8, 2018

Frankly, SSCEC is a headache as it has a short expiry, sometimes too strict inspections (such as in some parts of Brazil). Because of that sometimes we search for a perfect opportunity to renew the certificate (Such as arrival Singapore where it is easily renewed). The best solution is to avoid arriving in situations where SSCEC is expiring enroute. But sometimes it is unavoidable. Usually, the SSCEC grants one month extension period which is mentioned in the SSCEC itself. Check if that is there. Mention the expiry date in the RPM as one month later after consultation with the next port agent and renew the certificate on arrival.

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