SEARCHING THE CUSTOMS SHIP REGISTER
For the purposes of this document the term Customs Ship Register refers to the Customs INTERCEPT Craft Register. The Integrated Cargo System (ICS) has read only access to this register. All additions/changes to craft details performed by Customs staff involved with the boarding of vessels occur in the INTERCEPT system which then updates the ICS. All vessels (including Australian registered vessels) on an overseas voyage are recorded in INTERCEPT with a unique INTERCEPT craft identifier. Vessels over 100 gross registered tonnes are also identified by a unique Lloyds/International Maritime Organisation (IMO) number. A Lloyds/IMO number is assigned to the keel of a vessel, with that vessel retaining that number even if it is sold, renamed or changes country of registration.
Note: users should be aware that Lloyds of London is a classification society and is not involved with the registration of vessels. A classification society is an independent organisation that provides risk assessment, management and mitigation solutions for vessel owners worldwide. Vessels are inspected during construction and then regularly surveyed by representatives of the vessel's nominated classification society to ensure vessels and their equipment continues to meet the standards of the classification society.
Note: the terms used in this document to describe the data are Customs ship register specific.
The Customs Ship Register Search screen enables users with the appropriate access to search for details of commercial vessels that are recorded in the Customs ship register.
To search the Customs ship register:
Step 1. From the main menu, click on Reference and then click on Customs Ship Register.
The Customs Ship Register Search screen displays.
The Customs Ship Register Search screen enables users to search for details of commercial vessels that are recorded in the Customs ship register.
Step 2. (Optional) In the Ship Number field, enter the appropriate ship number to base the search on.
Note: the ship number is the Lloyds/IMO number unless the vessel is under 100 gross registered tonnes, whereby that ship number will be the one allocated by the Customs Intercept system.
Step 3. (Optional) In the Ship Name field, enter the appropriate ship name to base the search on.
Tip: a partial ship name search can be completed by entering a wildcard (*) as the last character in the Ship Name field (eg, C*). The wildcard (*) can only be used as the last character of the partial ship name or partial ship number.
Note: to clear the search criteria entered, click on the Clear button.
Step 4. Click on the Search button.
If a single record is found, the Customs Ship Register View screen displays.
If more than one record is found, the Customs Ship Register List screen displays.
The Customs Ship Register List screen enables users to view a list of ship registrations found by using a search.
All fields on this screen are read only.
The following table lists the options available on the Customs Ship Register List screen.
Step 5. Click on a hyperlink in the Ship Number column.
The Ship Register View screen displays.
The Ship Register View screen enables users to view the details of a record selected from the Customs Ship Register List screen.
The Ship Details section is used to display information about the relevant ship, such as:
* Ship Number
* Current Ship Name
* Ship Description
* Registered Country Code
* Ship Weight (i.e., Net Weight, Gross Tonnage & Dead Weight).
The following table lists the option available on the Ship Register View screen.
