PART 2Surveys, Certificates and Oil Record Book

Prohibition on non-United Kingdom ships proceeding to seaI119

A ship which is not a United Kingdom ship and which, by virtue of regulation 7 of Annex I, is required to be issued with an IOPP certificate must not be enabled to proceed to sea from a port in the United Kingdom unless—

a

a Contracting State has issued, and where appropriate endorsed, an IOPP certificate in respect of that ship and that certificate (and, where appropriate, that endorsement) is still valid;

b

the Government of a State which is not a Contracting State has issued, and where appropriate endorsed, an IOPP certificate in respect of that ship which is deemed by the Certifying Authority to have the same force as a certificate issued in accordance with the requirements of Annex I and that certificate (and, where appropriate, that endorsement) is still valid;

c

a surveyor of ships—

i

has carried out a survey of the ship as if regulation 10(4)(a) applied to that ship; and

ii

is satisfied that the ship can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment; or

d

a person having power to detain the ship—

i

is satisfied that the ship can proceed to sea for the purpose of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment; and

ii

has permitted the ship to proceed.