PART 4Survey and Certification of Ships
Prohibition on non-United Kingdom ships proceeding to sea without a Sewage Certificate or appropriate documentationI112
1
A Contracting State ship must not proceed to sea from a port in the United Kingdom unless—
a
a Sewage Certificate has been issued pursuant to Annex IV in respect of that ship and is still valid;
b
a surveyor is satisfied that the ship can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment; or
c
a person having powers to detain the ship has permitted the ship to proceed to sea for the purposes of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available.
2
A ship which is not a United Kingdom ship or a Contracting State ship must not proceed to sea from a port in the United Kingdom unless—
a
a surveyor is satisfied that the ship can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment; or
b
a person having powers to detain the ship has permitted the ship to proceed to sea for the purposes of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available.
3
A ship to which sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) or paragraph (2) applies must not proceed to sea unless documentation has been issued in respect of that ship which is still valid and shows that—
a
an initial survey or a renewal survey has been carried out in respect of the ship; and
b
either—
i
a surveyor is satisfied that the ship can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment; or
ii
a person having powers to detain the ship has permitted the ship to proceed to sea for the purposes of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available.