For three years after the last entry has been made.

A ship carrying more than 12 passengers. (A passenger ship carrying fewer than 13 passengers on a voyage may operate and be certificated on that voyage as a cargo ship.)

The Merchant Shipping (Entry into Dangerous Spaces) Regulations 1988 (SI 1988/1638). Guidance on their requirements is in Chapters 6 and 17 of the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen.

SOLAS regulation II-2/15 requires general arrangement plans to be permanently exhibited for the guidance of the ship's officers, showing clearly for each deck the control stations, the various fire sections enclosed by "A" class divisions, the sections enclosed by "B" class divisions together with particulars of the fire detection and fire alarm systems, the sprinkler installation, the fire-extinguishing appliances, means of access to different compartments, decks, etc., and the ventilating system, including particulars of the fan control positions, the position of dampers and identification numbers of the ventilating fans serving each section. The flag State Administration (i. e. the MCA) may alternatively allow this information to be available in a booklet supplied to each officer.

Frame numbers affected, approximate dimensions of damage, and watertight integrity affected. 

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations (see above). Where work equipment is to be used for lifting, regard must also be had to The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations ("LOLER") (see below) and MGN 332.

A value representing a survivability standard to be attained by the ship by a certain date which will depend on the A/Amax ratio. The higher the A/Amax value, the later the latest compliance date.

A person who acts on behalf of another (called the principal) in such a way as to affect the other's legal position, often in bringing the principal into a contractual relationship with a third party. Examples of agents in merchant shipping are: (1) shipbrokers; (2) port agents; and (3) in certain circumstances, shipmasters.

The European Economic Area, which comprises the European Union (EU), Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

When either: (1) the anti-fouling system is changed or replaced and the Certificate is not endorsed in accordance with the Convention; or (2) on transfer of the ship to the flag of another State.

(1) Providing a 24-hour maritime search-and-rescue service; (2) inspection and enforcement of standards for ships; (3) registration of ships and seafarers; and (4) pollution prevention and response. (Source: Framework Document for the MCA, Nov 2010)

Seafarers employed or engaged in any capacity on board ship on the business of that ship as part of the ship's complement with designated safety or pollution prevention duties in the operation of the ship. (STCW Code A-VI/1.2)

Ships of over 1000 GT registered in a State Party to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (which entered into force on 21 November 2008), or entering a port of a State Party.

There will usually be a Drydocking Clause and a Maintenance Clause allowing the vessel limited periods off-hire for essential maintenance and surveys.

Certificate of proficiency means a certificate, other than a certificate of competency issued to a seafarer, stating that the relevant requirements of training, competencies or seagoing service in the Convention have been met. (STCW 2010 Reg. I/1.1.31)