Equivalents
7. Any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus may be fitted in an NLS ship as an alternative to one that complies with these Regulations if it has been approved by the Secretary of State and—
(a)the owner or master of the ship has made an application to the Secretary of State for permission to fit the fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to the ship;
(b)a surveyor—
(i)is satisfied that the fitting, material, appliance or apparatus is at least as effective as that required by these Regulations; and
(ii)has endorsed the application to the Secretary of State to that effect; and
(c)the fitting, material, appliance or apparatus is fitted to the ship in accordance with any conditions or limitations set out in the approval and is used and operated in accordance with any such conditions or limitations.