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(4) After any survey of the ship under this Regulation has been 

 completed, no significant change shall be made in the equipment, fit- 

 tings, arrangements, or material covered by the survey without the 

 approval of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such 

 equipment or fittings. 



REGULATrON 4 



Issue of Certificate 



(1) An International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate 

 (1973) shall be issued, after survey in accordance with the provisions 

 off Regulation 3 of this Annex, to any ship which is engaged in 

 voyages to ports or offshore termminals under the jurisdiction of 

 other Parties to the Convention. 



(2) Such Certificate shall be issued either by the Administration or 

 by any persons or organization duly authorized by it. In every case the 

 Administration assumes full responsibility for the Certificate. 



REGULATION 5 



Issue of a Certificate hy Another Government 



(1) The Government of a Party to the Convention may, at the re- 

 quest of the Administration, cause a ship to be surveyed and, if satis- 

 fied that the provisions of this Annex are complied with, shall issue 

 or authorize the issue of an International Sewage Pollution Preven- 

 tion Certificate (1973) to the ship in accordance with this Annex. 



(2) A copy of the Certificate and a copy of the survey report shall 

 be transmitted as early as possible to the Administration requesting 

 the survey. 



(3) A Certificate so issued shall contain a statement to the effect 

 that it has been issued at the req^uest of the Administration and it 

 shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as the cer- 

 tificate issued under Regulation 4 of this Annex. 



(4) No International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate 

 (1973) shall be issued to a ship which is entitled to fly the flag of a 



State, which is not a Party. 



REGTJLATION 6 



Form of Certificate 



The International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973) 

 shall be drawn up in an official language of the issuing country in the 

 form corresponding to the model given in Appendix to this Annex. 

 If the language used is neither English nor French, the text shall 

 include a translation into one of these languages. 



REGULATION 7 



Duration of Certificate 



(1) An International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate 

 (1973) shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration, 

 which shall not exceed five years from the date of issue, except as pro- 

 vided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation. 



(2) If a ship at the time when the Certificate expires is not in a 

 port or offshore terminal under the jurisdiction of the Party to the 

 Convention whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, the Certificate may 

 be extended by the Administration, but such extension shall be granted 



