# The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 4: Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015


After regulation 13A (issue of certificates to HSOSC), insert—
“Issue of Polar Ship Certificate
13B. (1) Where a Certifying Authority is satisfied that the conditions set out in paragraph (2) are met in respect of a United Kingdom ship, the Certifying Authority must—
(a) issue a Polar Ship Certificate in respect of that ship; or
(b) endorse the Polar Ship Certificate issued in respect of the ship under paragraph (a).
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
(a) a survey for the purpose of assessing the ship’s compliance with the Polar Code Safety Regulations has been satisfactorily completed;
(b) the ship has been issued with the certificate or certificates applicable to it under regulation 13 (issue of certificates to United Kingdom ships engaged on international or short international voyages); and
(c) the master, chief mate and all officers of the navigational watch hold a certificate of proficiency as required by regulation 16A or 16B of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022 (requirements for a certificate of proficiency).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1234/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-polar-code-safety-regulations-2025/schedule/paragraph-4
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