# The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015, Regulation 24: Prohibition on proceeding on a voyage or excursion without the appropriate certificate


(1) A passenger ship of Class II(A), III, IV, V, VI, VI(A), A, B, C or D shall not proceed on a voyage or excursion unless it has been surveyed and there is in force—
(a) a Passenger Certificate appropriate to the ship's Class and applicable to that voyage or excursion; or
(b) in the case of a ship of Class A, B, C or D, a certificate issued by a member State or an EEA State pursuant to article 11 of the Directive.
(2) Where a certificate is issued subject to conditions, the ship shall not proceed on a voyage or excursion unless all the conditions are complied with.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/508/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-survey-and-certification-regulations-2015/regulation-24
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