Interim Maritime Labour CertificatesU.K.
8.—(1) This regulation applies to a ship falling within regulation 5(2)—
(a)upon the registration of the ship as a United Kingdom ship, where this is—
(i)the first registration of the ship, or
(ii)a transfer of the ship from the flag of another State, or
(b)where a Maritime Labour Certificate has been issued by a certifying authority in respect of the ship, upon a person taking responsibility for the operation of the ship who—
(i)is not the person named as the shipowner in that certificate, and
(ii)has not been named as the shipowner in any Maritime Labour Certificate previously issued in respect of that ship.
(2) Where a certifying authority or (where requested by the Secretary of State) the Government of a Convention State has verified that—
(a)a ship has been subjected to a survey, so far as reasonable and practicable, as set out in Merchant Shipping Notice 1848(M),
(b)the shipowner has demonstrated that the ship has adequate procedures to comply with the United Kingdom Maritime Labour Convention standards,
(c)the master of the ship is familiar with—
(i)the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention, and
(ii)the responsibilities which people have in connection with the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention as respects a United Kingdom ship, and
(d)the Secretary of State or the Government of that Convention State has the information which would be necessary for it to produce Part 1 of the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance as respects the ship,
that certifying authority or the Government of that State may issue an interim Maritime Labour Certificate.
(3) No interim Maritime Labour Certificate may be issued in relation to a ship if—
(a)an interim Maritime Labour Certificate has previously been issued in relation to that ship by a certifying authority or a Convention State, and
(b)no valid Maritime Labour Certificate has since been issued in respect of that ship (whether by that authority or State or another body).
(4) An interim Maritime Labour Certificate may be issued for a period not exceeding six months.
(5) An interim 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.