Regulation 5 EquivalentsI1

The Secretary of State may, on application made by the owner or master of a ship, permit an alternative to that required by any mandatory safety requirement if that alternative is at least as effective as that required by that mandatory safety requirement.

Paragraph (1) applies only to an application that has been endorsed by a surveyor to the effect that the grant of the permission in respect of the ship concerned will not cause the ship to cease to be fit for the purpose for which it is intended.

A permission given under paragraph (1) is valid only if it is given in writing and specifies the date on which it takes effect.