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7.—(1) Where these Regulations or the Workboat Code Edition 3 require that—
(a)a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or a type of fitting, material, appliance or apparatus be fitted on, or carried in, a vessel,
(b)a particular arrangement be made on, or in relation to, a vessel, or
(c)any particular provision be made in relation to a vessel,
the Secretary of State may approve any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, arrangement or other provision if satisfied that it is at least as effective as that required by these Regulations or the Workboat Code Edition 3, as the case may be.
(2) An approval given under paragraph (1) may, on the giving of reasonable notice, be continued, altered or cancelled.
(3) Any approval given under paragraph (1), or a continuation, alteration or cancellation under paragraph (2), must—
(a)be in writing,
(b)specify the date on which it takes effect, and
(c)specify the terms, if any, on which it is given.
(4) The requirement that the approval referred to in paragraph (1), or a continuation, alteration or cancellation under paragraph (2), be in writing is satisfied where the text of the approval, continuation, alteration or cancellation is—
(a)transmitted by electronic means,
(b)received in legible form, and
(c)capable of being used for subsequent reference.
(5) This regulation applies to a Certifying Authority who is not the Secretary of State but only in relation to anything required under the Workboat Code Edition 3 that is authorised by the Secretary of State.
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