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6.—(1) Subject to regulation 4, a ship must not—
(a)be put into service, or
(b)(if it is already in service) continue in service
unless the requirements set out in paragraph (2) are met.
(2) The requirements are that—
(a)a survey has been carried out in respect of the ship;
(b)at the date of that survey the surveyor carrying out that survey is satisfied that—
(i)a Partial Declaration of Survey of a Passenger Ship has been issued in respect of the ship not more than three months before that date; and
(ii)the ship fully complies with the mandatory safety requirements or any alternative that has been permitted under regulation 5; and
(c)a passenger ship safety certificate in the form shown in Annex 8 to the Safety Code has been issued in respect of the ship and is still valid.
(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(b), a ship fully complies with such of the mandatory safety requirements as are concerned with the operation of the ship if the surveyor is satisfied that there is sufficient evidence of procedures in place to indicate that the ship is able to fully comply with those operating requirements or any alternative that has been permitted under regulation 5.
(4) For the purpose of this regulation, a Partial Declaration of Survey of a Passenger Ship is a document by that name issued by a certifying authority in the form shown in Annex 9 to the Safety Code asserting that in the opinion of that authority—
(a)the ship the subject of the Declaration has been constructed in accordance with the construction standards of that authority, and
(b)the workmanship of all the parts of the ship and its equipment is in all respects satisfactory.
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