Regulation 8 Transfer of ship
Where a ship is transferred to the United Kingdom register, the Secretary of State must inspect any relevant equipment to ensure—
its condition corresponds to any certificates relating to the safety of that equipment; and
the equipment complies with applicable international standards or is, subject to the conditions in paragraph (2), equivalent to equipment that complies with those standards.
The conditions are that the equivalent piece of equipment—
is, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, at least as effective as equipment which would comply with the applicable international standards; or
has been approved for placing on board a ship by a recognised country.
Where, following inspection of equipment under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the equipment complies with the applicable international standards or is equivalent to equipment that complies with those standards, the Secretary of State must direct the owner in writing to replace the equipment.
Where, following inspection under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State considers that the equipment does not comply with applicable international standards but is equivalent to equipment that complies with those standards, the Secretary of State must issue a certificate for that equipment, which must—
confirm the Secretary of State's approval of the equipment;
specify any restrictions or conditions on the use of the equipment; and
be carried with the equipment.
The Secretary of State may withdraw a certificate where a restriction or condition on the use of equipment is breached.
In this regulation, “relevant equipment” means any equipment to which regulation 5(1) applies or to which regulation 5(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 would have applied at the time the equipment was placed on board the ship if that ship had been a United Kingdom ship at that time.