Certification of cargo ships, lighters and passenger ships
About this form
Applications must be sent to the Norwegian Maritime Authority.
Drawings and other documentation must be enclosed with the application.
Norwegian Act No 9 of 16 February 2007 relating to Ship Safety and Security (Ship Safety and Security Act)
Norwegian Regulations No 931 of 1 June 2004 relating to Pollution Control (Pollution Regulations)
Norwegian Regulations No 853 of 16 October 1991 concerning Standby Vessels
Norwegian Regulations No 1893 of 22 December 2014 on supervision and certificates for Norwegian ships and mobile offshore units
Norwegian Regulations No 1072 of 1 July 2014 concerning the Construction of Ships
Norwegian Regulations No 6 of 5 January 1998 concerning the Construction, Equipment and Operation of High-Speed Vessels used as Passenger Vessels or Cargo Vessels
Norwegian Regulations No 488 of 30 May 2012 concerning Environmental Safety for Ships and Mobile Offshore Units
Norwegian Regulations No 305 of 28 March 2000 concerning Inspections, Construction and Equipment of Passenger Ships engaged on Domestic Voyages
Norwegian Regulations No 955 of 1 July 2014 concerning Radio Communication Equipment for Norwegian Ships and Mobile Offshore Units
Norwegian Regulations No 972 of 22 June 2004 concerning Security, Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Piracy Measures and the Use of Force on board Ships and Mobile Offshore Drilling units (Security Regulations)
The individual certificates' periods of validity are as follows:
Permission for restricted carriage of passengers: 1 year
Passenger certificate (domestic shipping): 5 years
Safety certificate for passenger ships (EF): 1 year
Safety certificate for passenger ships (international shipping): 1 year
Safety certificate for radiotelephony: 3 years for passenger ships - trade area 3, alternatively 5 years
International load line certificate: 5 years
Safety certificate for cargo ship construction: 5 years
Operating permit for high-speed vessels: 5 years
Safety management certificate: 5 years
International certificate for the prevention of oil pollution: 5 years
International certificate for the prevention of sewage pollution: 5 years
Certificate of approval: 5 years
Temporary safety management certificate: 6 months
Temporary certificate of approval: 1 year
Safety certificate for equipment on board cargo ships: 5 years
Trading certificate: 5 years
Declaration of first-time inspection: Unlimited. The shipping company/ ship master is responsible for ensuring that the ship is in seaworthy condition.
Safety certificate for high-speed vessels: 5 years
Tonnage certificate: until the vessel is modified.
Standby vessel certificate: 5 years
ISPS - International Ship Security Certificate: 5 years
Gas and chemicals certificate: 5 years
Purpose
As shipping is in principle a free industry, licences or permits are not granted in the strict sense. Many specific requirements apply to the crew, vessel and the operations themselves, however. Approval that the requirements have been met mainly takes the form of certification on the basis of inspections.
