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SOLAS Amendment: Container Mass Verification
TPT Durban3rd June 2016
Agenda
1. Introduction to SAMSA
2. Legislation:
• SOLAS amendment
• MSC 1 / Circ 1475
• Domestic Legislation
3. Verification Methods:
• Methods 1
• Method 2
• Appointment of 3rd Parties
• Shipper Authorisation
4. Marine Notices
South African Maritime Safety Authority
• SAMSA is an agency of the Department of Transport
• Established on 1 April 1998 in terms of the South AfricanMaritime Safety Authority Act 5 of 1998
• SAMSA is governed by a Board made up of the CEO andsix non-executive members, appointed by the Minister ofTransport
• The current acting CEO is Mr Sobantu Tilayi
SAMSA’s Mandate:
• to ensure safety of life and property at sea
• to prevent and combat pollution of the marineenvironment by ships
• to promote the Republic’s maritime interests
Legislation• SOLAS Amendment
• MSC1/Circ1475
• Merchant Shipping Cargo Regulations
SOLAS Amendment
The mis-declaration of container weights, resulting in vessel
casualties, ship’s crew / stevedores being placed at risk and
damage to equipment e.g. ships lifting appliances or shore
cranes and lifting gear. This resulted in amendments to SOLAS.
The amendment to SOLAS chapter VI, part A, regulation 2
requires that.
“3. Prior to loading cargo units on board ships, the shipper shall
ensure that the gross mass of such units is in accordance with
the gross mass declared on the shipping documents”.
i.e: the shipper must ensure that the packed containers’ gross
mass is verified prior to stowage onboard
South Africa is a signatory to the SOLAS Convention
Guidelines Regarding the Verified Gross Mass
of a Packed Container (MSC 1 / Circ 1475)
The purpose of the guideline: Establish a common approach for
the implementation and enforcement of the SOLAS requirements
The main principles of the guidelines are:
• The shipper is responsible for providing the verified gross massof a packed container.
• A container packed with packages and cargo items shouldnot be loaded onto a ship to which the SOLAS Conventionapplies unless the master or his representative and theterminal representative have obtained, in advance of avessel loading, the verified actual gross mass of thecontainer.
• The SOLAS requirements regarding the verified gross mass ofa container carrying cargo are expected to enter into force inJuly 2016
5(3) In preparing cargo units for carriage by ships,
the shipper or the forwarder, as the case may be,
must ensure that the gross mass of the units is in
accordance with the gross mass declared in the
shipping documents.
SOLAS:
“3. Prior to loading cargo units on board ships, the shipper
shall ensure that the gross mass of such units is in accordance
with the gross mass declared on the shipping documents”.
Merchant Shipping Carriage of Cargoes
Regulations, 2004
MSC 1 / Circ 1475:
“Shipper” means a legal entity or person named onthe bill of lading or sea waybill or equivalentmultimodal transport document as shipper and/orwho (or in whose name or on whose behalf) acontract of carriage has been concluded with ashipping company.
Carriage of Cargo Regulations, 2004:
“Shipper" means any person who, whether as
principal or as agent for another, consigns goods for
carriage by sea
Who is the Shipper?
Verification Methods:• Method 1
• Method 2
• Appointment of 3rd Parties
• Authorisation of Shippers
Method 1
Upon the conclusion of packing and sealing a container, the shipper mayweigh, or have arranged that a third party weighs, the packed container.
• Method 1 does not require the approval of SAMSA
• Weighing equipment must comply with NRCS requirements
• SAMSA do not approve / accredit weighing equipment. However:
• Weighing equipment must be accurate and there must bedocumentary proof of this e.g.:
• Verification Certificate with a Type Approval number
• The Verification Certificate is issued by a VerificationLaboratory that is SANAS Accredited and designated by NRCS
• The Type Approval number on the Verification Certificate isissued by NRCS
• Weighing equipment must be calibrated and verified by aVerification Laboratory periodically in accordance with theregulations
• The weight ticket from the weigh bridge or similar must accompany thedeclared VGM to the shipping line with the shipping instructions
The shipper (or, by arrangement of the shipper, a third party),
may weigh all packages and cargo items, including the mass of
pallets, dunnage and other packing and securing material to
be packed in the container, and add the tare mass of the
container to the sum of the single masses using a certified
method.
5.1.2.3 The method used for weighing the container's contents
under Method No.2 is subject to certification and approval as
determined by the competent authority* of the State in which
the packing and sealing of the container was completed.
*Competent Authority = SAMSA
Method 2
• Shippers using Method 2 to verify the gross mass of acontainer must be approved by SAMSA
• SAMSA to outsource the certification and approval ofshippers to a third party in terms of Section 5 of theSAMSA Act to approve shippers on SAMSA’s behalf
• Request for applications for 3rd Parties was initiallycommunicated to industry in August 2015 and again inNovember 2015 by Marine Notice
• Marine Notice 25 of 2015 contains the application form
Method 2 – Appointment of 3rd
Parties
• To date there are ten companies accredited to approveshippers using Method 2.
• Several additional applications are being processed.
• Third Parties accredited by SAMSA for a period of 5 years
• Shippers Authorisation by SAMSA AccreditedCompanies will be valid for a period of 5 years and willbe subject to ad hoc inspections and audits
• Shippers will be provided with a SAMSA number
Method 2 – Appointment of 3rd
Parties
Method 2: Shipper Authorisation
It would be impractical and costly to have a SAMSA
accredited company monitoring the weighing of
every container in order to verify the gross mass.
It is therefore envisioned that the SAMSA appointed
third party will conduct an assessment of the shipper’s
quality management system e.g. ISO 9001 /
documented procedures.
This will involve a desk top audit as well as physical,
on-site inspections.
Shippers Contact Details:
1. Full company name and head office address.
2. Addresses where container packing and weight verification
will be undertaken, inclusive of sub contractors used
3. Name of the person’s authorised to provide the verified gross
mass of containers (Letter of Authorisation)
Quality Management System
1. Audited: ISO9001 (or similar) certified? If yes, copy ofcertificate to be provided as well as various documented
procedures from the quality manual.
2. Unaudited: If not, the shipper will still have to provide proof
that a quality management system is in place by providing
various documented procedures
Method 2: Shipper Authorisation Guideline
1. Procedures that will be requested:
1.The procedure for verifying the gross mass of the container and
managing discrepancies
2.Safe packing of a container ideally in accordance with
IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport
Units (this code is currently non-mandatory, but contains best
practice)
2. Ensuring the accuracy of weighing equipment:
i. Verification certificate endorsed with type approval number;
ii. Proof of regular verifications;
iii. Verification Laboratories accredited by SANAS and designated
by NRCS
iv. Verification Officers letter of appointment and scope;
v. Maintenance arrangements for weighing equipment; and
vi. Reporting and quarantining faulty weighing equipment
Method 2: Shipper Authorisation Guideline
4. Containers
Inspection of containers prior to packing cargo and ensuring CSC
safety approvals are valid.
5. Training
Proof that personnel have been trained to use weighing equipment
(training certificates / attendance registers)
6. Record retention
I. How are declarations of weight kept
II. Training records of staff
III. Weighing equipment: Verifications / calibrations / Maintenance
Method 2: Shipper Approval Guideline
Several companies have been authorised to use Method 2:
1. CFR Freight
2. Sappi
3. Thrutainers International
4. Mercedes Benz
5. SJM Flex
6. Global Impex
7. Arysta Lifesciences
8. Volacno Agroscience
9. DOLE SA
Companies using Method 2 are encouraged to contact the
accredited companies asap.
Method 2: Authorised Shippers
SAMSA Accredited Companies
Company Contact Person Operating Contact No. Email Address
General & Marine Surveyors
Dave Johnson Magda Harding
Nationally 083 625 8480 [email protected]
ABC Kings Ricky Pillay
Clinton PillayNolan Pillay
Nationally 084 227 4259
082 688 2429083 265 5124
[email protected]@abckings.co.za
Supply Chain
Compliance Services
Themba Mkhize
Chris Walden
Bruce MillsAnne Bindoff
Nationally 083 792 5657 [email protected]@sccs.durban
PPECB Shubesco
Heilbron
Nationally 082 441 2503 [email protected]
B&L Export Consultants
Cobus Leibbrandt
Nationally 084 501 5737 [email protected]
CWM Survey & Inspection
Frank Veenstra Nationally 073 724 5963 [email protected]
Verimet
Inspection Services
Ross Clarke Gauteng / Mpumalanga
083 326 4164 [email protected]
DS Oliver CC Margot De Villiers Nationally 083 661 3635 [email protected]
LCL Logistics Southern Africa
Daniel Bosman Nationally 078 149 4314 [email protected]
SGS Darren Diederiks Nationally 072 346 82 83 [email protected]
Marine Notices
• Marine Notice 18 of 2016 has been replaced by Marine Notice 25 of
2016, which is more comprehensive.
The main amendments include:
• For a period of three consecutive months after the 1st July 2016 i.e. up to
and including 30th September 2016, containers loaded prior to 1st July
2016 and then transshipped on or after 1st July 2016 may be shipped totheir final load port of discharge without the verified gross mass specified
in SOLAS Regulations VI/2.4 to VI/2.6.
• A 2% enforcement tolerance will be implemented strictly for guidancepurposes only. It will be used and considered on a case by case basis. The
enforcement threshold should not be confused with the issue of accuracy
and the underlying issue that the verified gross mass of the container,
arrived at by using either Method 1 or Method 2, should be accurate
• This is an evolving document and there may be further
amendments
Marine Notice 25 of 2016: Guidelines
