NMA goes digital with certificate issue

The Certificate on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC) and Certificate on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (CLB) document that a company carries adequate insurance to cover any claim of compensation for damage caused by oil spills.

These electronic certificates mean that it is no longer necessary to keep hard copies of documents on board. “This is exclusively positive and ensures us an enhanced document control,” said Toralv Austrheim, captain on board the MS Utsira. It is. “In this way, we can avoid the never-ending local storage of copies,” mate Tor Erling added.

Automating certificates will improve the quality of data and ultimately allow CLB and CLC certificate issue round-the-clock. “By using this system, the companies will save time on administrative tasks associated with the certificates, and they will also have digital access to the certificates,” said Jorunn Lindøe, senior adviser at the IT section of the NMA.

The system has been of international interest and was well received when presented to the International Maritime Organisation.