Section 275: Special trade safety and space certificate

275. Special trade safety and space certificate.—(1) If after inspection and survey the Federal Government is satisfied in respect of a special trade passenger ship that the ship complies with the requirements of the rules mentioned in sub-sections (2) and (3), it shall, on an application by the owner or master of the ship, cause, in addition to the certificates referred to in section 342, to be prepared and delivered to the owner or master, a special trade passenger ship safety certificate and a special trade passenger ship space certificate. (2) A special trade passenger ship safety certificate shall be in the prescribed form and shall state that the ship has been surveyed and complies with the rules annexed to the Special Trade Agreement applicable to a voyage within the special trade area. (3) A special trade passenger ship space certificate shall be in the prescribed form, shall indicate the name of the ship, her distinctive number or letters, port of registry, gross tonnage, date on which keel was laid and space available for accommodation of special trade passengers, and shall state that the ship has been surveyed and that the spaces shown have been found to comply with the requirements of the rules annexed to the Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ship, 1973, being a complementary to the Special Trade Agreement. (4) A certificate issued under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) shal remain in force for a period of one year from the date of issue or for such period as may be specified therein.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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