[F12U.K.A certificate attesting that insurance or other financial security is in force in accordance with the provisions of this Convention shall be issued to each ship of 300 gross tonnage and above by the appropriate authority of the State of the ship's registry after determining that the requirements of paragraph 1 have been complied with. With respect to a ship registered in a State Party, such certificate shall be issued or certified by the appropriate authority of the State of the ship's registry; with respect to a ship not registered in a State Party it may be issued or certified by the appropriate authority of any State Party. This compulsory insurance certificate shall be in the form of the model set out in the annex to this Convention, and shall contain the following particulars:
(a)name of the ship, distinctive number or letters and port of registry;
(b)gross tonnage of the ship;
(c)name and principal place of business of the registered owner;
(d)IMO ship identification number;
(e)type and duration of security;
(f)name and principal place of business of insurer or other person giving security and, where appropriate, place of business where the insurance or security is established; and
(g)period of validity of the certificate, which shall not be longer than the period of validity of the insurance or other security.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 11ZA inserted (5.2.2015 for specified purposes, 14.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011 (c. 8), ss. 1(4), 2(2), Sch.; S.I. 2015/133, arts. 2, 3