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The import inspection
of old ships refers to the technical activities of general inspection and
investigation on the technical conditions and related information of old ships
before being imported, which are carried out by the ship inspection agency upon
the request of the shipping company, according to the requirements of the
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, with the purpose to
preliminarily evaluate the technical status of the ship and the compliance with
applicable laws and regulations, especially to evaluate whether there is any
non-compliance in terms of ship stability, structural status and important
equipment configuration. An “Import Inspection Report for Old Ships” will also
be issued, for the shipping company to submit to the Ministry of Commerce when
applying for relevant import procedures. Among them, imported old ships refer
to all ships and offshore installations that were imported from abroad and have
been in operation and are to be registered in China for international and
domestic water transportation, service and operation.
China Classification Society (CCS), as a
national Class A ship inspection agency, will actively provide domestic
shipping companies with technical services for the import inspection of old
ships.
I. Scope of application
According to the regulations of the competent
authorities of the Chinese government, the purchaser and charterer shall apply
to the ship inspection agency before signing a purchase contract or a binding
agreement for import inspection and evaluation of old ships if changing a
foreign ship to a Chinese ship for water transportation through purchase or
bare charter.
II. Relevant legal basis for import
inspection of old ships
2. Announcement No. 31 (2018) of the MSA on
Matters Related to Import Technical Inspection of Old Ships;
3. Decision on revising the “Regulations
on the Administration of Old Transport Ships” (MOT Order (2009) No. 14);
4. Announcement of the MOT on strengthening
the administration of foreign (overseas) imported ships and Chinese
international navigation ships engaged in domestic waterway transport;
5. MSA “Rules for the Statutory Survey of
Ships and Offshore Installations” currently in force.
III. Catalogue of age restrictions on
imported old ships (excerpted from Announcement of the former Ministry of
Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (2001) No. 38 “Regulations on Matters
Related to Ship Imports”;
1. Types of the ships whose age is below 10
years: passenger ships, high-speed passenger ships, ro-ro passenger ships, cargo
passenger ships, passenger ferries, cargo passenger ferries (including
passenger train ferries), tourist ships, passenger ships, floating or
submersible drilling or production platforms, and other ships;
2. Types of the ships whose age is below 12
years: liquefied gas carriers, oil tankers, chemical tankers;
3. Types of the ships whose age is below 15
years: fishing ships (including fish-factory ships), catching factory ships;
4. Types of the ships whose age is below 18
years: dry bulk carriers, ore carriers, timber carriers, refrigerated carriers,
aquatic product transportation and marketing ships, scientific research ships,
fishery guidance ships, teaching practice ships, and sea personnel training
ships;
5. Types of the ships whose age is below 20
years: container ships, LPG carriers, general cargo ships, multi-purpose ships,
ro-ro ships, floating docks, excursion boats, tugboats, push boats, various
working ships, barges, bulk cement carriers.
(Please note that if the age limit for certain types of ships specified in the above-mentioned Catalogue is different from that specified in the “Regulations on the Administration of Old Transport Ships” (MOT Order (2009) No. 14), contact the relevant functional department of the Chinese government to solve such problem)
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