Alternative Compliance Scheme (ACS)
Shipping Notice: CISN 02/2009
Published 5th March 2009, 11:26am
This Shipping Notice has information regarding an Alternative Compliance Scheme (ACS) for Cayman Islands ships in conjunction with authorised classification societies.
1. Introduction/Background:
1.1 The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) operates an Alternative Compliance Scheme (ACS) which allows owners, operators, designers and builders of Cayman registered vessels to achieve statutory certification through a streamlined process involving increased delegation to authorised Classification Societies whilst at the same time ensuring that vessels within the Scheme are maintained to equivalent standards to those outside of the Scheme.
1.2 The ACS is also designed to monitor standards while minimising duplication of effort with Classification Society work and interruptions to crew routines. In addition it will serve as a cumulative evaluation of activities delegated to an ACS Classification Society and will allow the operational standards of the ship to be monitored, through MACI’s limited attendance on board ship and the reviews of other aspects of the surveys and inspections procedures, such as:
- reviews of dry-docking, new construction and underwater surveys;
- periodic evaluation of plan review activities; and
- review of the quality process audits of the Society.
The Classification Societies authorised by the Cayman Islands to participate in the Scheme are listed at paragraph 6.
The Complete version of Shipping Notice 02/2009 — Alternative Compliance Scheme (ACS)
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