Renewals, Endorsements and Archive

Renew a Certificate

Use Renew certificate when a new certificate has been issued.

Renewing a certificate:

Creates a new certificate record with the same title and group.
Lets you enter the new number, issuer, issue date and expiry date.
Lets you upload the new certificate file.
Archives the old certificate automatically.

Renew certificate

Do not use renewal when the existing certificate has only been stamped or endorsed. Use endorsement instead.

Endorse a Certificate

Use Endorse certificate when an intermediate inspection, annual survey or similar endorsement has taken place and no new certificate has been issued.

When endorsing, enter:

Date of endorsement
Endorsed by
Optional updated attachment
The next step for the certificate

The next step can be:

Option	Use when
To be endorsed	The certificate needs another future endorsement.
To be renewed	The next action should be full renewal.

Archive a Certificate

Use archive when a certificate should no longer appear in the active overview.

Open the certificate action menu and select Archive certificate.

Certificate actions

Confirm the action.

Archive confirmation

Archived certificates are moved to Certificates > Archive.

Un-archive a Certificate

Go to Certificates > Archive, open the certificate action menu and select Un-archive certificate.

The certificate will return to the active overview.

Delete a Certificate

Use Delete certificate only when the record was created by mistake or should be permanently removed.

Deleting a certificate also removes related files.