The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995

Extension and other provisions

15.—(1) If a United Kingdom ship at the time when a certificate issued under regulation 10(1)(a) or (b) expires is not in a port in the United Kingdom or the port in which it is to be surveyed, the Secretary of State may extend the period of validity of the certificate but this extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to a port in the United Kingdom or the port in which it is to be surveyed, and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so. No certificate shall be extended for a period longer than five months, and a ship to which the extension is granted shall not, on its arrival in the port the United Kingdom or the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of the extension to leave that port or the United Kingdom without having obtained a new certificate.

(2) The Secretary of State may extend a certificate issued under regulation 10(1)(a), or (b) which has not been extended under paragraph (1) for a period of grace of up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it.

(3) In the case of a United Kingdom ship in respect of which a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate or a short international voyage Passenger Ship Safety Certificate is in force and the total number of persons on board for a particular voyage is less than the number for which the ship’s life-saving appliances provide, the Secretary of State may, at the request of the master of the ship, issue a memorandum that states the total number of persons on board for that voyage and details the modifications that may be made with respect to life-saving appliances stated on the certificate. The memorandum shall be attached to the certificate during the particular voyage and shall be returned to the Secretary of State at the completion of the voyage.

(4) In the case of a ship that has transferred from the registry of the Government of another country to the United Kingdom registry, the Certifying Authority, subject to such survey requirements that may be considered to be necessary may, and in the case of a ship to which Council Regulation EEC No. 613/91(1) applies shall, issue one or more of the certificates prescribed by regulations 10 and 11 for a period to be determined by the Certifying Authority, but for not longer than the period of validity of the certificate or certificates issued by or on behalf of the Government of that other country if satisfied that:

(a)the ship has already been subjected to satisfactory initial, perodical, intermedi-ate, annual and additional surveys, as appropriate;

(b)the certificate issued by or on behalf of the Government of that other country would have remained valid had the registry of the ship not been changed;

(c)the condition of the ship, including its structure, machinery and equipment, have been maintained so as to comply with the relevant regulations applicable to the ship; and

(d)after any of the surveys referred to in sub-paragraph (a) have been completed, no material change has been made to the ship, including its structure, machinery and equipment, subject to such surveys, without the approval of the Administration of that other State or the Certifying Authority, except by direct replacement.