NAVAL ARCHITECTURE WING – POWERS AND DUTIES The officers of the Naval Architecture Wing perform the following powers and duties:-
Port State Control and Flag State Control – Monitoring of inspections and activities, upkeep of database, investigation of PSC/FSI detention cases, report to IMO/IOMOU.
Plan approval –Structural Fire Protection, Crew Accommodation, Design and structural plans.
Approvals - Trim and Stability, Damage Stability, Grain Stability, Sub-division Calculations, Tonnage Computations.
Manual Approval – Loading operations and cargo securing manuals.
Loadline assignment – Assignment of Govt. of India Load Line.
Certificates – Issuance of Load line Certificates.
Technical Clearance – Scrutiny of proposals for ships acquisition.