Exemptions
10.—(1) The Secretary of State may exempt from any or all of the specific stability standards set out in the Agreement a ro-ro passenger ship which is not normally engaged on a regular scheduled voyage but which is required to undertake a single passage to or from a United Kingdom port.
(2) Before exempting any ro-ro passenger ship under paragraph (1) above the Secretary of State shall satisfy himself that that ship complies with any relevant international safety requirements.
(3) In paragraph (2) above “relevant international safety requirements” means those international safety requirements which in the opinion of—
(a)the Secretary of State; and
(b)the Contracting Government of the ship’s flag state (if this is a state other than the United Kingdom); and
(c)the Contracting Government of the state or states to or from whose ports the voyage is to take place (if this is a state or states other than the United Kingdom),
are adequate for the intended voyage.