6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a ship must not proceed, or attempt to proceed, to sea unless—
(a)it has been surveyed in accordance with the applicable Convention requirements;
(b)it is marked with the appropriate marks where required;
(c)it has a valid Convention certificate;
(d)it complies with the conditions of assignment applicable to it; and
(e)the information required under regulation 10 of Annex I is provided by the owner of the ship to the master.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a non-United Kingdom ship in respect of which a valid Convention certificate is produced.
(3) An Assigning Authority may assign a freeboard greater than the minimum freeboard prescribed by Chapter III of Annex 1.
(4) In applying these Regulations, the Secretary of State must give due regard to any deviation or delay caused by any ship owing to stress of weather or any other cause of force majeure.