The China MSA performs the following functions in accordance with the Regulations of PRC Governing Survey of Ships and Offshore Installationsand the Provisional Regulations Concerning Administration of the Statutory Survey: develop and implement policies, statutes and regulations in regard to the administration of ships and offshore installations and their survey procedures;administrate the surveys and technical supervision of ships;administrate statutory surveys and certification of China-flagged ships, Chinese offshore installations, and foreign offshore installations operating in Chinese waters;authorize statutory surveys; accredit ship survey organizations and supervise their operations;accredit ship surveyors and supervise their operations, and administrate competency examinations, assessment and certification of ship surveyors;process foreign ship survey organizations'applications for setting up representative offices in China, and supervise such offices;study international conventions relating to ship survey;organize and supervise domestic and international technical exchange and cooperation in ship survey;tackle major technical issues in ship surveys and supervise the quality of ship surveys;handle complaints about ship surveys and investigate accidents in ship surveys; and take part in the accreditation of the technical facilities of shipbuilders and designers.
China MSA Ship Survey Department
Fax:65292884
Email: cbjyc@msa.gov.cn