Because their owners request, from their classification society, some form of certification as a means of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of the IMSBC Code to port State control authorities, port authorities and other interested parties for all cargoes that the ship may carry. (Many shipowners also obtained a DOC or Statement of Compliance to show compliance with the BC Code before it was superseded by the IMSBC Code. )
If there is no requirement in the IMSBC Code for a survey and issue of a certificate, why do some ships have a Document of Compliance for the Carriage of Solid Bulk Cargoes?
