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The questions cover STATUTORY, RE COMMENDED AND DESIRABLE ITEMS, with reference to IMO, ISO,
ILO, and industry codes of practice. Questions are answered YES, NO or NOT APPLICABLE, (N/ A), with
some free text. Negative answers are explained by the Inspector's observation and additional remarks may be
added at the foot of each section. Once entered to the ISIS database, the report is available for the operator
to enter his comments against the observations and remarks, prior to the report becoming active. For a report
to progress to active status, the report must be accompanied by a completed Harmonised Vessel Particulars
Questionnaire (HVPQ). Facilities exist for HVPQ data to be maintained on board the ship, and transferred to
and from the OCIMF/SIRE database.

The Crew Matrix can also be easily updated by the Ship Operator during the life of the SIR and is also
Harmonised with the SIRE crew Matrix and can be exported/imported from/to the SIRE.

The report is supported by direct access to the EQUASIS the LR Fairplay database, and any casualty information
that is available from the CDI Casualty Database,

Provision also exists for the ship operator to maintain a continuous commentary on the operational condition
of the ship and to upload supporting documents and photographs via the CDI "Ships Documents file" and
"Ship File" within the SIR in ISIS.

The scheme functions as follows:

1. The Ship Operator/CD! Agreement is completed.

2. As a prerequisite for progressing reports to Active status, the HVPQ data must be entered onto the
database. This can be amended and updated at any time.

3. Requests for inspection must be made via the website facility at www.cdi.org.uk Inspectors are
appointed by the Mechanical Rotation System operated by the CDI Marine Inspection Department.

4. The Inspector carries out the inspection, enters the inspection data and uploads the completed Ship
Inspection Report (SIR) to database.

5. CDI performs a technical check on the report for consistency and completeness.

6. Using unique login and passwords via the website or direct at www.cdim.org the ship operator enters
his comments to the Inspector's observations and remarks, revokes/applies the access permissions and
confirms his comments are complete. The ship operator has a period of 14 days from the date of
inspection, to enter comments. The database then affects an electronic check to verify the VPQ is in
existence, and the report progresses to Active status.

7. The report remains Active for up to 12 months from the date of inspection, after which it is archived.
The validity period for reports on ships not conducting loading or discharging at the time of inspection
is limited to 3 months.

8. More than 1 active SIR can be available in the CDI Marine database each until it reaches 12 months of
age.

9. The Statutory sections of the SIR are also available to PSC authorities.
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10. Electronically derived Berthing Information Reports are also available to the Terminal Company members
of the (DI-Terminals scheme.

11. Subject to the ship operator's right to revoke access to individual companies , non-chemical companies
with a legitimate interest in the operation and technical condition of a ship may be granted access to
ship reports.

12. The report is the property of the ship operator, who may change the access privileges at any time in the
active life of the report. On written instruction of the ship operator, CDI will make reports available to
third parties.

The database includes the following information:

a) Contact names and addresses for all CDI participants

b) List of all ships

c) Template functionality for all users to overlay on chosen ship reports for comparability to their specific
requirements

d) Message Board availability to scheme users providing updates on all current activity at CDI.

Ship operators and ship masters are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the inspection protocols and
prepare in advance for the inspections. The Ships Technical Manager is defined as: the ISM Manager and
holder of the DOC. Electronic copies are publicly available from the CDI website and hard copies can be
purchased from CDI. chemdist@cdim.org