PART 2Survey and certification of vessels
Duration of a certificate13
1
A certificate issued under these Regulations is valid until the end of the date specified on that certificate.
2
The date specified under paragraph (1) must be—
a
in the case of a certificate issued following a compliance survey, a date not exceeding five years beginning with the date on which that survey is completed;
b
in the case of a certificate issued following a renewal survey—
i
where the renewal survey is completed more than three months before expiry of the existing certificate, a date not not more than five years beginning with the date of the renewal survey;
ii
where the renewal survey is completed within a period of three months before expiry of the existing certificate, a date not more than five years beginning with the expiration date of the existing certificate;
iii
where the renewal survey is completed after expiry of the existing certificate, a date not more than five years beginning with the date on which that existing certificate expired.