IACS has decided to launch its own CIC to record results of testing of emergency power supply on individual ships, according to Bureau Veritas.
With the release of a bulletin on the subject, the Tokyo MoU has informed ship operators, shipmasters, classification societies, maritime administrations, their officers, investigators and technical advisors of the potential risk of testing of automatic start of emergency source of electrical power and connection to the emergency switchboard (SOLAS Ch. II-1 Regulation 42 / 43) using simulated blackout method. Having said that, IACS has decided to launch its own CIC to record results of testing of emergency power supply on individual ships.
This inspection campaign will last 12 months and started on 1 January this year (ending 31 December 2025) and will examine the Emergency Power Supply of the ship. A ship will be subject to only one inspection under this CIC during the period of the IACS campaign.
It is reminded that the controlled blackout test may be accomplished by opening the Main Switch Board (MSB)/MCR bus-tie (aka transfer line) circuit breaker, while the switch is in normal mode and operation switches are in auto such as to be in a sea-going state.
Bureau Veritas attached a checklist for surveyors to collect information and for the responsible crew on board to check preventively the apparent condition of compliance, awareness and preparedness of the ship for a potential, expected or consecutive Port State Control inspection.
Any “NO” answer to a check point is to be dealt with without any delay by immediate rectification on board OR prior to vessel departure OR at first next opportunity in case of lack of facilities and supplies on board and in present port, by recording action planning by Master and Company in a recommendation endorsed in the relevant certificate by the attending surveyor.
Download the checklist PDF: IACS CIC for Emergency Power Supply Testing
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