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authorised by it. In every case, that Administration assumes full 

 responsibility for the Certificate. 



(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the present Convention any 

 certificate issued under, and in accordance with, the provisions of the 

 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1948, which is current 

 when the present Convention comes into force in respect of the Administration 

 by which the certificate is issued, shall remain valid until it expires under 

 the terms of Regulation 1 3 of Chapter I of that Convention. 



(c) A Contracting Government shall not issue Certificates under, and in 

 accordance with, the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety 

 of Life at Sea, 1948 or 1929, after the date on which acceptance of the 

 present Convention by the Government takes effect. 



Regulation 13 



Issue of Certificate by another Government 



A Contracting Government may, at the request of the Administration, 

 cause a ship to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the requirements of the 

 present Regulations are complied with, shall issue certificates to the ship 

 in accordance with the present Regulations. Any certificate so issued must 

 contain a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the 

 Government of the country in which the ship is or will be registered, and 

 it shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as a certificate 

 issued under Regulation 12 of this Chapter. 



Regulation 14 



Duration of Certificates 



{a) Certificates other than Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificates, 

 Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates and Exemption Certificates shall 

 be issued for a period of not more than 12 months. Cargo Ship Safety 

 Equipment Certificates shall be issued for a period of not more than 

 24 months. Exemption Certificates shall not be valid for longer than the 

 period of the certificates to which they refer. 



(b) If a survey takes place within two months before the end of the 

 period for which a Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate or a 

 Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate issued in respect of cargo ships 

 of 300 tons gross tonnage and upwards, but less than 500 tons gross tonnage, 

 was origmally issued, that certificate may be withdrawn, and a new certificate 

 may be issued which shall expire 12 months after the end of the said period. 





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