Regulation 47 Prohibition on proceeding to sea without appropriate certificates

No United Kingdom ship, being a cargo ship to which Part II of these Regulations applies, shall proceed to sea or otherwise enter or be at sea in any sea area unless there is in force in respect of the ship an appropriate radio certificate issued under section 9 of the 1949 Act, showing that the ship complies with (or as the case may be, is exempt from) such of the requirements of the Safety Convention to which Part II of these Regulations gives effect as are applicable to a ship which goes to sea in that sea area or in that sea area and others.

No United Kingdom ship, being a cargo ship to which Part III of these Regulations applies, shall proceed to sea unless there is in force in respect of the ship an appropriate radio certificate issued under section 9 of the 1949 Act, showing that the ship complies with (or as the case may be, is exempt from) such of the requirements of the Safety Convention to which Part III of these Regulations gives effect as are applicable to the ship, having regard to the voyage on which it is about to proceed.

The Master of every United Kingdom ship, being a cargo ship to which these Regulations apply, shall produce to the officer of customs from whom a clearance is demanded for an international voyage an appropriate radio certificate; and a clearance shall not be granted, until the certificate is so produced.

In this regulation “appropriate radio certificate” means a radio certificate issued under subsection (1) of section 9 of the 1949 Act, an exemption certificate and qualified radio certificate issued under subsection (2) of that section, or an exemption certificate issued under subsection (3) of that section.