Documentation for Loadicator compliance
These are the 3 esssential documentation for loadicator compliance that a vessel should have for it to be actually complying with Loadicator requirements. These are:
1) Class certificate for loadicator
Loadicator compliance of a vessel is very important and cruicial and so is this certificate. This certificate is issued by the class and gives the details of the loadicator software as well as the hardware on which it is installed, including the details of the make, model and serial number of the computer. Master and chief officer must ensure that the approved loading computer’s details matches with the details in this certificate.
The certificate may even sometimes have the printer’s detail that is connected with the approved loadicator.If you do not find this certificate onboard, you should check in the class survey status report if the loading computer is included in the list. If yes, the certificate can be asked from the class through your office. If No, then shipping office need to consult ship’s classification society for approval of loading computer.
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2) Class approved Loadicator Manual
This is the user manual of the loadicator which is from the maker of the loadicator software. A class approved copy of the user manual should be onboard. If there was ever a class change associated with the ship, it is important to ensure that approval stamp of the current classification society is endorsed on the manual. This is a very useful documentation for loadicator compliance.
3) Class approved loadicator test conditions
To be very clear, these are not the conditions in the stability booklet of the ship. The stability conditions in the stability booklet are made by the yard and these are not the print outs from the loadicator software. These are also not the test conditions stamped by the class during annual class surveys. These are usually in the form of a booklet specifically titled “ test conditions for loadicator” with class stamp. These are usually provided during yard delivery of the vessel or after the loadicator is installed for the first time and approved by the class.Once you have these three documents / certificates, you are OK with the certification part.
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