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Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) : What It Is And How To Ensure Compliance ?

Written by Capt Rajeev Jassal on February 4, 2017
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Continuous synopsis record CSR   If I ask you, who is the registered owner of your ship, will you be able to get this information ? I am sure you will !! You can get this information from the "Certificate of Registry" of the ship. Now if I ask about the detail of the ship owner from whom the present ship owner bought the ship, will you know it ? We as a seafarers may not require this information but it is a necessary information for security purposes. As with all the security concerns related to shipping, this too was talking point during development of ISPS code. This information along with few others is now required to be in continuous synopsis record. Let us discuss this in detail. What is continuous synopsis record (CSR) ? In short and plain language, the CSR is a record of ship's history.  It is a record that remains with the ship for its entire service. When chapter XI-2 (special measures to enhance maritime security) was introduced in SOLAS, a new regulation (regulation 5) concerning CSR was introduced in chapter XI-1 of the SOLAS. Continuous synopsis record requirement The purpose of the CSR was to avoid the annonimity to the ship's ...

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Comments (25)

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  • abhishek som February 4, 2017
    very well explained about CSR. Sir during competancy exam question was asked what thing will not change in CSR throughout,while applying for amendment in CSR. we answered its Ship's IMO number,but he doesn't agree to it.can u please throw some light on it.
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    Rajeev Jassal February 6, 2017
    I do not think there is anything else in the CSR that cannot change. I think your answer was correct.

    ARUN KUMAR July 7, 2019
    Sir i think it is " Sl no.1 on form 1 - This document applies from(date) ". Iam not sure.

  • aamir anand March 19, 2017
    @rajeev jassal. hello sir, your articles are really a great help to all junior officers like us....... sir, i have a request can u please advice the importance of the DPA, FPC, technical superintendent, fleet manager... how these guys are linked to one or more vessels of the same company.... thanks in advance
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  • Amanjot Sachdeva May 1, 2017
    Perfect and very good info on CSR. Thank you Sir
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  • Akash August 17, 2017
    Very Good Article Sir.... During competitive Exams, surveyors are asking ''What are the consequences of wrong entry in CSR'?....can u please answer Sir...Thanks in Advance!
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  • John Paul C. Rivera June 18, 2018
    Thank you so much for the ideas. CSR is very well explained. Anyhow, can you give us examples or circumstances that the form 2 and 3 of CSR need not be issued. What governing rules or authorities that say so.
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  • Ashutosh Maid August 5, 2018
    Absolutely well explained sir. This answer has definitely solved all my doubts. Thank you
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  • Santosh Khadtare September 13, 2018
    Sir, Very helpful article perfectly explained on CSR. Doubt has been cleared. Thank You so much
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  • Rohit Sharma October 1, 2018
    Great explanation
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  • jay November 13, 2018
    Perfectly explained. Sir Can you please answer for a question which has been asked in MMD exams, what is CSR relation with respect to safety?
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  • SWAPNIL April 8, 2019
    Dear Capt Rajeev, Thank you so much. Its so well explained. Your work is a blessing to us.
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  • Tinku gupta June 28, 2019
    Sir can u plz explain me ,about on this question. Q. Fire in aft peak store and fire line is rupture. .what action wil take
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  • ARUN KUMAR July 7, 2019
    Very well explained Sir.
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  • Med October 4, 2019
    Hi Captain, Point No. 11 in the CSR, it is about the society that issued the H&M not the statutory issued by the RO, am i right? Ex: if the class H&M is BV and the RO issued the SMC and rest of statutory certs is NK, then 11: is BV and 12: is NK?
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  • Ren March 9, 2020
    Greetings from Cebu, Philippines. Here's a scenario : A foreign-flag ship that has not been issued any CSR before or no copy of its previous CSR can be found onboard is sold to the Philippines . If the Filipino owner applies for a CSR with the flag state, how do we call that CSR - Document No. 1 or Amendment to Document No. 1 ? If the CSR is to be denoted as Document No. 1, how can we correctly reflect that the Filipino owner is not the original owner of the ship ? For item 1, what is the reckoning date when we say "This applies from" - the date the change/s took effect or the date of issuance of the CSR? Thank you very much,
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    Manuel March 23, 2020
    First and foremost, why would someone buy a ship with incomplete documents especially with regards to her track history? This should create suspicion to the buyer in the first place. With that, potential buyer should seek this document from the seller in order to spare himself from the trouble of filling up incomplete CSR document which will give him so much trouble in the future especially for inspections and investigations.

  • mariyam hameeda June 17, 2020
    if the ship deleted from the flag do we have to issued new csr document for that ship or do we have to write the deleted date on csr document
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  • Amar Anand October 28, 2020
    Very well explained Sir....
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  • shanmugaram November 4, 2020
    Kindly throw some light .....When and who will inspect CSR ,and during which survey it is inspected?
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  • Saurabh Gandhi January 19, 2021
    Beautifully explained in most simple and comprehensive way ????
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  • jessie sebastian August 31, 2021
    Thanks for sharing this information. reach vakilsearch for csr registration
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  • Karan September 17, 2021
    Sir, is there any validity period for CSR?
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  • Dorulet MANTA July 4, 2022
    What other documents related to the CSR should be on the vessel?
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  • Rabi October 22, 2022
    Sir,as i understanding after getting form-2 amendments request, flag will issue a corrected form -1 to vsl.Then flag issue a new csr certificate or not.
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Capt Rajeev Jassal

About Capt Rajeev Jassal

Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.

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