1 The Government
of a Party to the present 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 Oil 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 requesting Administration.
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 7 of this Annex.
4 No International Oil 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.