Regulation 9 Approvals

(1)

The Secretary of State, or any person authorised by the Secretary of State, may give an approval in relation to a United Kingdom ship—

(a)

for anything in part 1-A of the Polar Code which provides that it must be—

(i)

approved by the Administration of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly;

(ii)

done to the satisfaction of such Administration; or

(iii)

acceptable to that Administration^f1; or

(b)

for the purposes of the equipment required by paragraph 4.3.1.2.2 in chapter 4 of part 1-A of the Polar Code (means for removing ice).

(2)

An approval given under paragraph (1) may, on the giving of reasonable notice, be continued, altered or cancelled.

(3)

An approval given under paragraph (1), or a continuation, alteration or cancellation under paragraph (2), must—

(a)

be in writing;

(b)

specify the date on which it takes effect; and

(c)

specify the terms, if any, on which it is given.

Annotations

f1: Guidance in relation to the matters requiring the approval of the Secretary of State in the Polar Code is set out in Marine Guidance Note (MGN) 637 (M) Amendment 1. MGN 637 (M) Amendment 1 is available from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG (telephone 020 3817 2000) and email [email protected]) and on https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/marine-guidance-notices-mgns.