" (a) in the case of a Convention-size ship, a valid Convention certificate, or

(b) in the case of any other ship, a United Kingdom Load Line Certificate or a United Kingdom Load Line Exemption Certificate, which is in force in relation to the ship.".

" (c) An annual survey within the period of three months before or after each anniversary date of the appropriate certificate to ensure that - 


(i) alterations have not been made to the hull or superstructures which would affect the calculations determining the position of the load line;

(ii) the fittings and appliances for the protection of openings, guard rails, freeing ports and means of access to crew's quarters are maintained in an effective condition;

(iii) the appropriate marks are correctly and permanently indicated; and

(iv) information is provided in accordance with regulations 32 and 33.".

(a) to issue or authorise the issue of, in respect of the ship, an International Load Line Certificate, or

(b) in the case of an annual survey required under regulation 8(1)(c), to endorse or authorise the endorsement of the International Load Line Certificate, the International Load Line Certificate (1966) or, as the case may be, the United Kingdom Load Line Certificate accordingly;

and a certificate issued or an endorsement made in accordance with such a request, and containing a statement that it has been so issued or made, shall have the same effect as if it had been issued by the Secretary of State or made by a surveyor respectively.".

" (a) the ship has already been subjected to satisfactory initial, renewal and annual surveys, as appropriate;".

(a) When the renewal survey referred to in regulation 8(1)(b) is completed within three months before the expiry of the existing certificate, the new certificate shall be valid for a period beginning with the date of completion of the renewal survey and ending on a date which does not exceed five years from the expiry of the existing certificate.

(b) When the renewal survey referred to in regulation 8(1)(b) is completed after the expiry of the existing certificate, the new certificate shall be valid for a period beginning with the date of completion of the renewal survey and ending on a date which does not exceed five years from the expiry of the previous certificate.

(c) When the renewal survey referred to in regulation 8(1)(b) is completed more than three months before the expiry of the existing certificate, the new certificate shall be valid for a period beginning with the date of completion of the renewal survey and ending on a date which does not exceed five years from the date of completion of the renewal survey.

    (3) If a certificate is issued for a period of less than five years, the Assigning Authority may extend the validity of the certificate beyond the expiry date to the maximum period specified in paragraph (1), provided that the annual surveys applicable when a certificate is issued for a period of five years are carried out as appropriate.

    (4) If, after the renewal survey, a new certificate cannot be issued to the ship before the expiry of the existing certificate, the Assigning Authority may extend the validity of the existing certificate for a period which shall not exceed five months. This extension shall be endorsed on the certificate, and shall be granted only where there have been no alterations in the structure, equipment, arrangements, materials or scantlings which affect the ship's freeboard.

    (5) If, at the time when a certificate expires, a ship is not in a port in which it is to be surveyed, the Assigning Authority may extend the validity of the certificate but this extension shall be granted only where it appears proper and reasonable to the Assigning Authority to do so for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the port in which it is to be surveyed. No certificate shall be extended for a period longer than three months beginning with the date of expiry, and a ship to which an extension is granted shall not, on its arrival in the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave that port without having a new certificate. When the renewal survey is completed, the new certificate shall be valid for a period ending on a date which does not exceed five years from the expiry of the previous certificate before the extension was granted.

    (6) A certificate issued to a ship engaged on short voyages which has not been extended under paragraph (3), (4) or (5) of this regulation may be extended by the Assigning Authority for a period of not more than one month beginning with the date of its expiry. When the renewal survey is completed the new certificate shall be valid for a period ending on a date which does not exceed five years from the expiry of the previous certificate before the extension was granted.

    (7) In special circumstances, as determined by the Assigning Authority, a new certificate need not be dated from the expiry of the previous certificate before the extension was granted, as required by paragraphs (2), (5) and (6). In these special circumstances, the new certificate shall be valid for a period ending on a date which is not more than five years from the date of completion of the renewal survey.

    (8) If an annual survey is completed before the period specified in regulation 8(1)(c) then:

(a) a new anniversary date shall be endorsed on the certificate which shall not be more than three months later than the date on which the annual survey was completed;

(b) the subsequent annual survey required by regulation 8(1)(c) shall be completed at the intervals prescribed by that regulation using the new anniversary date;

(c) the expiry date of the certificate may remain unchanged provided one or more annual surveys are carried out so that the maximum intervals between the surveys prescribed by regulation 8(1)(c) are not exceeded.".

(a) material alterations have taken place in the hull or superstructures of the ship such as would necessitate the assignment of an increased freeboard;

(b) the fittings and appliances mentioned in regulation 8(1)(c)(ii) are not maintained in an effective condition;

(c) the certificate is not endorsed in accordance with regulation 8(3) to show the ship has been surveyed in accordance with regulation 8(1)(c);

(d) the structural strength of the ship is lowered to such an extent that the ship is unsafe;

(e) a new certificate is issued in respect of the ship; or

(f) the ship ceases to be a United Kingdom ship.

    (2) The Secretary of State may cancel an appropriate certificate issued in respect of a United Kingdom ship if he is satisfied that - 

(a) the certificate was issued on false or erroneous information;

(b) information on the basis of which freeboards were assigned to the ship was incorrect in a material particular; or

(c) the ship ceases to comply with the conditions of assignment relating to it.

    (3) Where the Secretary of State proposes to cancel a certificate, he shall first notify the owner in writing, specifying the grounds for the proposed cancellation.

    (4) Subject to paragraph (5), the Secretary of State shall not cancel the certificate until the owner has been given a reasonable opportunity to make representations, and the Secretary of State has considered any such representations made.

    (5) Paragraph (4) shall not apply where the Secretary of State considers that urgent safety considerations so require.

    (6) The Secretary of State may require any certificate issued under these Regulations which has expired, ceased to be valid, or been cancelled, to be surrendered as he directs.

    (7) The requirement that the notification referred to in paragraph (3) should be in writing is satisfied where the text of the notification - 

(a) is transmitted by electronic means,

(b) is received in legible form, and

(c) is capable of being used for subsequent reference.".

" , and which shall be in the form prescribed in Schedule 8 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1752 (M).".

" (c) regulations 8 to 11 shall apply in relation to the Exemption Certificate as they apply in relation to an appropriate certificate,".

" , in the case of a ship listed in Part II of Schedule 6 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1752 (M),".

     " the Secretary of State or, in the case of a ship listed in Part II of Schedule 6 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1752 (M), the Assigning Authority is satisfied that".

     " listed in Part II of Schedule 6 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1752 (M),".

" (e) fail to surrender as directed a certificate required to be surrendered under regulation 11(6); or".