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Source: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)

ONLINE AUTHENTICATION SERVICES FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE SINGAPORE REGISTRY OF SHIPS

1. This circular serves to inform on the expansion of the existing online certificate authentication services to include other statutory certificates issued directly by MPA to Singapore-registered ships. A few changes have been made to some of the statutory certificates issued directly by the MPA in order to accommodate the implementation of the enhanced authentication services.

2. The enhancements to the online certificate authentication system and the revisions to the statutory certificates will take effect on 1 December 2014.

ONLINE CERTIFICATE AUTHENICATION SYSTEM

3. In response to industry feedback, MPA will be expanding the online certificate authentication services. The authenticity and validity of statutory certificates issued directly by MPA to Singapore ships can now be verified via two online platforms - the Marinet (https://marinet.mpa.gov.sg/xr/servlet/XR_login?eForms=true) and the MPA website (http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/global_navigation/e-services/e_services.page) - by various parties such as ship owners, port authorities, banks and law firms. We expect the system enhancements to bring about considerable administrative convenience to the shipping community.

CHANGES TO STATUTORY CERTIFICATES

4. The statutory certificates affected by the changes are:
(i) Certificate of Singapore Registry (COR)
(ii) Civil Liability Oil Pollution Convention (CLC) Certificate
(iii) Civil Liability Bunker Oil Pollution Convention (BCC) Certificate
(iv) Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR)
(v) Long Range Identification Tracking (LRIT) Conformance Test Report
(vi) Deletion Certificate

5. For faster verification via the online authentication system, we have added a Quick Response (QR) code to each of the statutory certificate. A unique certificate number will also be allocated for some of the certificates. Other new features would include (i) an electronic image of the signature of either the Registrar of Singapore Ships or Director of Marine and (ii) embossed MPA stamp on the original certificates.

6. Samples of the revised certificate templates are as attached in Annex A. Existing Certificates of Singapore Registry, CSRs and the LRIT Conformance Test Reports issued by MPA to Singapore ships prior to 1 December 2014 will continue to remain valid. CLC Certificates and BCC Certificates issued by MPA prior to 1 December 2014 will continue to be valid until its period of expiry stated on the certificate.

QUERIES

7. Any queries relating to this circular should be directed to Mr Yao Yikai, Assistant Director (Registry Department), via Tel: (65) 6375 6228 or Syamim Yahya, Assistant Manager (Registry Department), MPA via Tel: (65) 6375 6273, or to the Ship Registry dedicated contact via email: marine@mpa.gov.sg and Tel: (65) 6375 1932.

TAN SUAN JOW
DIRECTOR OF MARINE
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE