Issue of Maritime Labour CertificatesU.K.
6.—(1) Where a certifying authority is satisfied after the completion of an initial or renewal survey carried out in accordance with the provisions of regulation 5(1)(a) or (b) that the United Kingdom Maritime Labour Convention standards are being complied with, that authority must issue a Maritime Labour Certificate.
(2) Where a certifying authority is satisfied after the completion of an intermediate survey carried out in accordance with the provisions of regulation 5(1)(c) that the United Kingdom Maritime Labour Convention standards are being complied with, that authority must so endorse the Maritime Labour Certificate.
(3) Where requested by the shipowner, a certifying authority, if satisfied after the completion of a survey carried out in accordance with regulation 5(3) that the United Kingdom Maritime Labour Convention standards are being complied with, must issue a Maritime Labour Certificate or endorse a Maritime Labour Certificate to that effect.
(4) A certifying authority may have regard to the results of a survey conducted before the date on which these Regulations come into force when deciding whether it is satisfied that standards referred to in this regulation are being complied with.
(5) A Maritime Labour Certificate issued under this regulation must be drawn up in a form corresponding to the model given in Merchant Shipping Notice 1848(M) and have the content specified in that Merchant Shipping Notice.