# The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015, Regulation 19: Requests made by other SOLAS Governments


(1) The Secretary of State may, at the request of a government of a country to which the SOLAS Convention applies, survey a ship registered in that country.
(2) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that the requirements of the Convention are complied with and that a survey has been satisfactorily completed in accordance with these Regulations, the Secretary of State may issue to the ship one or more of the certificates referred to in regulations 13 and 13B to 13D, and, where appropriate, endorse such certificates in accordance with the requirements of the Convention.
(3) A certificate issued in accordance with a request mentioned in paragraph (1) shall contain a statement that it has been so issued and shall have the same effect as if it was issued by that government and not by the Secretary of State.
(4) Where a memorandum, issued by or under the authority of the government concerned, is attached to a valid Passenger Ship Safety Certificate or a valid short international voyage Passenger Ship Safety Certificate, in respect of a ship to which the SOLAS Convention applies, which modifies the certificate in respect of the persons that may be carried for a particular voyage, the certificate shall have effect for the purpose of the voyage as if it was modified in accordance with the memorandum.
(5) A surveyor may go on board a ship to which the SOLAS Convention applies for the purpose of verifying that there is in force any certificate required by these Regulations, that the hull, machinery and equipment correspond substantially with the particulars shown on the certificate and that the provisions of regulation 10 are being complied with.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/508/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-survey-and-certification-regulations-2015/regulation-19
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