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23.—(1) No United Kingdom ship engaged on international voyages shall proceed to sea unless it has been surveyed and there is in force the following certificate or certificates—
(a)in the case of a passenger ship, a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate, or, if the ship is only engaged on short international voyages, a short international voyage Passenger Ship Safety Certificate;
(b)in the case of a cargo ship of 300 gross tons or more, a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate;
(c)in the case of a cargo ship of 500 gross tons or more—
(i)a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate, a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate; or
(ii)a Cargo Ship Safety Certificate.
(2) No ship registered in a country to which the SOLAS Convention applies shall proceed to sea from a port in the United Kingdom unless there is in force such Convention Certificates that would be required if the ship were a United Kingdom ship.
(3) Regulation 17 applies to the Convention Certificates mentioned in paragraph (2) as if the ship were a United Kingdom ship.
(4) No cargo ship of 500 gross tons or more not engaged on international voyages shall proceed to sea from any port in the United Kingdom unless it has been surveyed and there is in force a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.
(5) No ship registered in a country to which the SOLAS Convention does not apply shall proceed to sea from any port in the United Kingdom unless the ship is in possession of documentation which shows that the ship has been surveyed for compliance with regulations 6 to 9 as if it were a United Kingdom ship.
[F1(5A) No United Kingdom HSOSC may proceed to sea unless it has been surveyed and there is in force an HSC Code Safety Certificate for Offshore Service Craft.
(5B) No HSOSC which is not a United Kingdom HSOSC may operate in United Kingdom waters unless it has been surveyed and there is in force—
(a)an HSC Code Safety Certificate for Offshore Service Craft, or
(b)a certificate of a particular name or description which is equivalent to an HSC Code Safety Certificate for Offshore Service Craft and which is specified as such in a Merchant Shipping Notice.]
(6) If a certificate is issued subject to conditions, or specifies sea areas in which the ship is certified to operate, the owner and master shall ensure that all conditions are complied with, or, as the case may be, that the ship only operates in the specified sea areas.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 23(5A)(5B) inserted (9.2.2022) by The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Offshore Service Craft) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/41), regs. 1(2), 6(10) (with reg. 3)
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