Survey and certification of UK ships by Governments of other StatesU.K.
7.—(1) The Secretary of State may, through a proper officer or otherwise, request the Government of a Convention State—
(a)to carry out an initial, renewal or intermediate survey, as set out in Merchant Shipping Notice 1848(M), of a United Kingdom ship to which regulation 5(1) applies, by reference to standards provided by the Secretary of State (which must reflect the relevant United Kingdom Maritime Labour Convention standards); and
(b)if satisfied that the standards are met—
(i)to issue or authorise the issue of a Maritime Labour Certificate in relation to the ship, or to endorse or authorise the endorsement of that certificate, in accordance with the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention,
(ii)to include in the certificate a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the Secretary of State, and
(iii)to transmit a copy of the survey report and the certificate to the Secretary of State as soon as possible.
(2) A certificate issued or endorsed in accordance with paragraph (1) has the same force and must receive the same recognition as a certificate issued or endorsed in accordance with regulation 6.
(3) 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.