issued to the vessel by an organization authorized to act on behalf of the state, after this survey
- periodic surveys : these surveys occur at least every five years after the initial survey. these surveys confirm that nothing has been done to the ship's equipment that would take it out of compliance, the vessel's IAPP certificate will be re-issued by an organization authorized to act on behalf of the state, after survey.
- internediate surveys: these surveys occur at least once during the period between issuance of an IAPP and the periodic surveys. they also confirm that all of the ship's equipment remains in compliance.
- states that chapter III of annex VI(regulations 12 to 19) contains requirements for control of emissions from ships, but the following regulations directly impact vessel operation:
- regulation 12 - Ozone-depleting Substances
- regulation 13 - NOx emissions
- regulation 14 - Sulphur Oxide emissions
- regulation 15 - VOC emissions
- regulation 16 - Shipboard Incinerators
- regulation 18 - Fuel Oil Quality control
- states that regulation 12(1) prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone - depleting substances, except where necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life, as provided in regulation 3
- states that regulation 12(2) prohibits, on all ship, new installtions containing ozone - depleting substances, except that new installations containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are permitted until 1 january 2020
- states that all the ships subject to the requirements of annex VI, are required to maintain a list of equipment containing ozone - depleting substances and, if a ship has rechargeable systems, containing ozone - depleting substances, an ozone - depleting substances record book is to be maintained on board