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The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 1999

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9.—(1) Where a new ship is transferred to the United Kingdom register the Secretary of State shall inspect, or have inspected, the equipment on board to which these Regulations apply to verify that the condition of such equipment corresponds to its safety certificates and that it complies with either regulation 6 above or is equivalent.

(2) If the Secretary of State is not satisfied that equipment on a new ship transferred to the United Kingdom register complies with regulation 6 or is equivalent, he shall direct in writing that the owner replace the equipment.

(3) Notwithstanding regulation 6 above, if, in respect of a new ship transferred to the United Kingdom register, the Secretary of State considers that any equipment on board does not comply with regulation 6 above but is equivalent he shall issue a certificate in respect of such equipment which shall–

(a)record the Secretary of State’s approval of the equipment;

(b)specify any restrictions or conditions on the use of the equipment; and

(c)be carried on board the ship with the equipment at all times.

(4) Any radiocommunications equipment on board a new ship transferred to the United Kingdom register shall not unduly affect the requirements of the radio-frequency spectrum.

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