13.—(1) A panel, referred to in this Order as “the standards appeals panel”, must be established by the Agency and operate in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 4.
(2) The standards appeals panel is to determine—
(a)any question as to whether a vessel to which this article applies complies with a standard or specification imposed under article 12; and
(b)any question as to the reasonableness of a standard or specification prescribed under article 12,
if the question is the subject of an application made in accordance with paragraph (3).
(3) An application to refer a question to the standards appeals panel must be made in writing to the Agency and signed by—
(a)the owner of the vessel in the case of a question arising under paragraph (2)(a); and
(b)not less than six persons, each of whom is the owner of a vessel to which this article applies in the case of a question arising under paragraph (2)(b).
(4) This article applies to a vessel which is either—
(a)registered under article 5; or
(b)would be registered under article 5 but for a refusal or revocation of registration on the grounds of a failure to comply with standard or specification under article 12.