Draft modalities for carrying out Comprehensive Inspection Program (CIP) for Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Services License (RPSL)-reg

**Summary of DGS Circular 9 of 2019: Draft Modalities for Comprehensive Inspection Program (CIP) for Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Services License (RPSL)** **Applicable to:** Recognized Organizations (ROs) involved in CIP for RPSLs. **Effective Date:** 14th October 2019 **Superseded Circulars:** None mentioned. **1. Purpose and Scope** - Conduct a Comprehensive Inspection Program (CIP) of Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Services License (RPSL) holders. - CIP to be conducted once a year, separate from usual initial/annual renewal inspections of RPSLs. **2. Recognized Organizations (ROs) Involved** - Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) - Lloyd's Register group Limited (LR) - Bureau Veritas (BV) - American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) - Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK) - Korean Register of Shipping (KR) - RINA Services S.p.A (RINA) - DNV GL AS (DNV) **3. CIP Conducted by MLC Qualified Inspectors** - ROs to ensure CIP is conducted only by MLC qualified inspectors. **4. Fees for CIP** - Fees for conducting CIP to be as per respective RO's fee structure. - 15% of collected fees to be payable to the Government. **5. CIP Pro-forma and Report Submission** - CIP pro-forma and submission of report to be made online. **6. CIP Conducted by ROs Conducting Annual/renewal Inspections** - RPSLs with CIP due in six months to be given weightage in the check list for their swift completion of CIP. **7. RPSLs to Offer Themselves for CIP** - RPSLs to offer themselves for CIP and select from the said list for the purpose. **8. Important Note (No critical warnings or prohibitions)** **9. Draft Checklist for CIP (Attached with the Circular)** - Comment, if any, may be submitted within 15 days to the following email IDs: - bamuzer{os@gov.in - crews.dgs@nic.in **10. Approval and Distribution** - Issues with the circular to be addressed to the Director General of Shipping & Additional Secretary to Government of India. **11. Contact Information** - Enquiries to be directed to DGS at dgshipping.gov.in or through the DGS helpline. **12. Checklist for CIP (Not provided in the given text)** **13. End of Circular** *No additional sections or details provided in the given text.*