CIRCULLAR LETTER
MOLDOVA’S ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
No. 173 from 23rd of March 2020
To: Port State Control (PSC), Shipping Agents, Ship-owners/Operators, General Safety Inspectors (GSI), Recognized Organisations (ROs)
The Naval Agency has undertaken proactive measures to inform all concerned on Moldova’s position with respect to on-board copies of the required flag state documents mentioned below. The Naval Agency of the Republic of Moldova requires that all original documents must be carried on board on Moldova Flagged vessels.
However, due to pandemic disease of Coronavirus (COVID-19) declared on 11th of March 2020 by World Health Organization (WHO) and due to the restrictions of States taken as preventive measures of spread of this disease and difficulties regarding mail delivery, or other means of delivery of documents, , in cases when the original documents are en-route to the vessel, in such cases, a grace period of ninety (90) days, shall be granted from the date of issuance of the certificates during which printed colour copies of such documents will be carried on-board as evidence of compliance/certification, the colour copy of any document issued by the Naval Agency shall be assumed to have the same validity as the original document.
The period of ninety (90) days shall be extended, but with the exception of the case in which the situation will become acute, in this case it will be allowed to extend the term given for printed colour copies for the operation of the ship and the transportation of the goods further.
Documents include but may not be limited to the following:
- Certificate of Provisional Registration or Certificate of Ownership;
- Provisional or Permanent Certificate of Navigation;
- Provisional or Permanent Minimum Safe Manning;
- Provisional or Permanent Ship Radio License;
- Certificate of Insurance or other Financial Security in Respect of Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC);
- Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR);
- Exemption Certificates, Waiver of Requirements, Equivalent of Arrangements, Attestation Letters;
- Dispensation Letter;
- Declaration of Maritime Labour Certificate Part I (DMLC Part I) – statement of compliance;
- Endorsement Certificate for Officers;
- Special Voyage Permit (SVP);
- Interim and Full-Term Statutory Certificates (where applicable).
The verification of the documents may be carried out by submitting the copy of document to the Naval Agency Head Office at email: info@maradmoldova.md
Naval Agency anticipates your cooperation and assistance.
