# Directive 2009/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on compliance with flag State requirements (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘ship’ means a ship or craft flying the flag of a Member State falling within the scope of the relevant IMO Conventions, and for which a certificate is required;
(b) ‘administration’ means the competent authorities of the Member State whose flag the ship is flying;
(c) ‘recognised organisation’ means an organisation recognised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast);
(d) ‘certificates’ means statutory certificates issued in respect of the relevant IMO Conventions;
(e) ‘IMO audit’ means an audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of Resolution A.974(24) adopted by the IMO Assembly on 1 December 2005.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/21/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-21/article-3
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