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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019

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Duration and validity of certificates

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14.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (6), an IOPP or UKOPP Certificate must be issued for a period specified by the Certifying Authority which must not exceed five years.

(2) Where a renewal survey is completed within a period of three months before the date of expiry of an IOPP or UKOPP Certificate, the new certificate is valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate.

(3) Where a renewal survey is completed after the date on which an IOPP or UKOPP certificate expires, the new certificate is valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey for a period not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the IOPP or UKOPP certificate.

(4) When a renewal survey is completed more than three months before the expiry date of an IOPP or UKOPP certificate, the new certificate is valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey for a period not exceeding five years from that date.

(5) If an intermediate or annual survey is completed before the period prescribed in regulation 10(4)(c) or (d)—

(a)the anniversary date shown on the IOPP certificate must be amended by endorsement to a date not more than three months later than the date on which the survey was completed;

(b)the subsequent intermediate or annual survey must be completed at the intervals prescribed in regulation 10(4)(c) or (d) using the anniversary date as amended in accordance with sub-paragraph (a); and

(c)the expiry date of the IOPP certificate may remain unchanged provided one or more intermediate or annual surveys, as the case may be, are completed so that the maximum intervals between surveys as prescribed in regulation 10(4) are not exceeded.

(6) An IOPP or UKOPP certificate ceases to be valid—

(a)if relevant surveys are not completed within the periods prescribed in regulation 10(4);

(b)if the IOPP certificate is not endorsed following an intermediate or annual survey; or

(c)upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another State.

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