Name of certificate	Regulations	Applications	Validity	Supplements
Group A	SOLAS safety certificate
1	Passenger ship safety certificate	SOLAS Ch. I, II, III, IV, and V	For passenger ship	12 Months	Form “P”
2	Cargo ship safety equipment	SOLAS Ch. II, III, and V	All cargo ship greater than or equal to 500 GRT	5 Years	Form “E”
3	Cargo ship safety Radio certificate	SOLAS Ch. IV and GMDSS	Cargo ship greater than or equal to 300 GRT	5 Years	Form “R”
4	SAFCON (Cargo ship safety construction certificate)	SOLAS Ch II‐1 and II‐2	All cargo ship greater than or equal to 500 GRT	5 Years	No Supplements
Note :‐ SAFCON, Safety equipment, Safety radio on cargo ship can be combined in to single certificate.
5	Cargo ship safety certificate	SOLAS Ch. II, III, IV, and V	It is an option for owner whose cargo ship greater than or equal to 500 GRT	5 Years	Form “C”
Group B	MARPOL
1	IOPP (International Oil Pollution and Prevention)	MARPOL Annex I	a. All ships other than oil tanker greater than or equal to 400 GRT	5 Years	a. Form “A”
			b. Oil tankers greater than or equal to 150 GRT		b. Form “B” (for oil tankers only)
2	NLS certificate (International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk)	MARPOL Annex II	Ships carrying NLS cargo in bulk but not having certificate of fitness as per the IBC code	5 Years	No Supplements
3	ISPP (International Sewage Pollution Prevention)	MARPOL Annex IV	All ships greater than or equal to 400 GRT or carrying 15 persons or more	5 Years	No Supplements
4	IAPP (International Air Pollution Prevention)	MARPOL Annex VI	All ships greater than or equal to 400 GRT	5 Years	Record of Construction and equipment

5	IEEC (International Energy Efficiency Certificate)	MARPOL Annex VI	All ships greater than or equal to 400 GRT	No expiry date on this certificate	Record of Construction and equipment
Group C	Audit based certificate
1	DOC (Document of Compliance)	SOLAS Ch. IX, ISM Code	Issue to the Company, Copy should be carried onboard the ship	5 Years (Validity of the DOC is subject to annual audit carried out by flag state or RO (Recognized Organization))	No Supplements
2	SMC (Safety Management Certificate)	SOLAS Ch. IX, ISM Code	All ships greater than or equal to 500 GRT	5 Years (Validity is Subject to annual audit by internal audit by the company and intermediate / External audit carried out by flag state or RO)	No Supplement
3	ISSC (International Ship Security Certificate)	SOLAS Ch. XI‐2, ISPS Code	All ships greater than or equal to 500 GRT	5 Years  (Validity is Subject to annual audit by internal audit by the company and intermediate / External audit carried out by flag state or RO)	No Supplement
4	MLC (Maritime Labor Convention)	Based on MLC 2006	All ships greater than or equal to 500 GRT	5 Years (Validity is Subject to annual audit by internal audit by the company and intermediate / External audit carried out by flag state or RO)	DMLC Part‐1     (Issued by Flag state)
					DMLC Part‐2     (Issued by Company)
Group D	Other Important Statutory Certificate
1	Certificate of Registry	UNCLOS and Merchant shipping act	All ships greater than or equal to 500 GRT	Lifetime	No Supplement
2	Minimum safe manning Document	SOLAS Ch. V	All ships greater than or equal to 500 GRT	Lifetime	No Supplement

3	International Tonnage Certificate	International Tonnage Convention	All ships of length greater than or equal to 24 mtrs and engaged on international voyage	Lifetime	No Supplement
4	International Load line Certificate	International Load line Convention	All ships of length greater than or equal to 24 meters	5 Years	No Supplement

Supplement to a statutory certificate, meaning of supplement:

A supplement to a certificate is an additional document that provides more detailed information or records related to the main certificate. Here are some key points about supplements:

Types of Supplements

The table shows that several certificates have associated supplements:

Passenger Ship Safety Certificate: This certificate has a supplement called “Form P”.

Cargo Ship Safety Certificates:

Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate has “Form E” as its supplement.

Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate has “Form R” as its supplement.

Cargo Ship Safety Certificate (combined) has “Form C” as its supplement.

MARPOL Certificates:

IOPP (International Oil Pollution Prevention) Certificate has two types of supplements:

“Form A” for ships other than oil tankers ≥ 400 GRT

“Form B” for oil tankers ≥ 150 GRT

IAPP (International Air Pollution Prevention) Certificate has a “Record of Construction and Equipment” as its supplement.

IEEC (International Energy Efficiency Certificate) also has a “Record of Construction and Equipment” as its supplement.

MLC (Maritime Labor Convention) Certificate: This certificate has two supplements:

DMLC Part-1 (issued by Flag state)

DMLC Part-2 (issued by Company)

Purpose of Supplements

While not explicitly stated in the attachment, supplements typically serve to:

Provide additional details about the ship’s equipment, construction, or compliance.

Record specific information that may change more frequently than the main certificate.

Offer a standardized format for presenting detailed information across different ships and flag states.

Certificates Without Supplements

It’s worth noting that many certificates listed in the attachment do not have supplements, such as the SAFCON (Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate), ISPP (International Sewage Pollution Prevention) Certificate, and various audit-based certificates like DOC, SMC, and ISSC.