Regulation 6 - Issue or Endorsement of a Certificate by another Government
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Regulation 6 - Issue or Endorsement of a Certificate by another Government

  1 The Government of a Party to the Convention may, at the request of the Administration, cause a ship to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the provisions of this Annex are complied with, shall issue or authorize the issue of an International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate to the ship, and where appropriate, endorse or authorize the endorsement of that Certificate on the ship in accordance with this Annex.

  2 A copy of the Certificate and a copy of the Survey report shall be transmitted as soon as possible to the Administration requesting the survey.

  3 A Certificate so issued shall contain a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the Administration and it shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as the Certificate issued under regulation 5 of this Annex.

  4 No International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate or UNSP Exemption Certificate shall be issued to a ship which is entitled to fly the flag of a State which is not a Party.

Parent topic: Chapter 2 - Surveys and certification
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