Regulation 14
Duration and validity of certificates*
* Refer to
MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.1
on Recommended conditions for extending the period of validity of
a certificate and to
MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.3
on Unified interpretation of the date of completion of the
survey and verification on which the certificates are based.
(a) A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding 12 months. A Cargo
Ship Safety Construction Certificate, Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and Cargo Ship Safety
Radio Certificate shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration which shall not exceed
five years. An Exemption Certificate shall not be valid for longer than the period of the certificate to
which it refers.
(b)
(i) notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), when the renewal survey is completed
within three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate, the new certificate shall be
valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to:
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(1) for a passenger ship, a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing
certificate;
(2) for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing
certificate;
(ii) when the renewal survey is completed after the expiry date of the existing certificate, the new
certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to :
(1) for a passenger ship, a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing
certificate;
(2) for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing
certificate;
(iii) when the renewal survey is completed more than three months before the expiry date of the
existing certificate, the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal
survey to:
(1) for a passenger ship, a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of completion of the
renewal survey;
(2) for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding five years from the date of completion of the renewal
survey.
(c) If a certificate other than a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate is issued for a period of less than five
years, the Administration may extend the validity of the certificate beyond the expiry date to the
maximum period specified in paragraph (a), provided that the surveys referred to in regulations 8, 9
and 10 applicable when a certificate is issued for a period of 5 years are carried out as appropriate.
(d) If a renewal survey has been completed and a new certificate cannot be issued or placed on board
the ship before the expiry date of the existing certificate, the person or organization authorized by the
Administration may endorse the existing certificate and such a certificate shall be accepted as valid for
a further period which shall not exceed 5 months from the expiry date.
(e) If a ship at the time when a certificate expires is not in a port in which it is to be surveyed, the
Administration may extend the period of validity of the certificate but this extension shall be granted
only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the port in which it is to be surveyed,
and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so. No certificate shall be
extended for a period longer than three months, 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 to:
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(i) for a passenger ship, a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing
certificate before the extension was granted;
(ii) for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate
before the extension was granted.
(f) A certificate issued to a ship engaged on short voyages which has not been extended under the
foregoing provisions of this regulation may be extended by the Administration for a period of grace of
up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it. When the renewal survey is completed, the new
certificate shall be valid to:
(i) for a passenger ship, a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing
certificate before the extension was granted;
(ii) for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate
before the extension was granted.
(g) In special circumstances, as determined by the Administration, a new certificate need not be dated
from the date of expiry of the existing certificate as required by paragraphs (b) (ii), (e) or (f) In these
special circumstances, the new certificate shall be valid to:
(i) for a passenger ship, a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of completion of the renewal
survey;
(ii) for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding five years from the date of completion of the renewal
survey.
(h) If an annual, intermediate or periodical survey is completed before the period specified in the
relevant regulations then:
(i) the anniversary date shown on the relevant certificate shall be amended by endorsement to a
date which shall not be more than three months later than the date on which the survey was
completed;
(ii) the subsequent annual, intermediate or periodical survey required by the relevant regulations
shall be completed at the intervals prescribed by these regulations using the new anniversary date;
(iii) the expiry date may remain unchanged provided one or more annual, intermediate or
periodical surveys, as appropriate, are carried out so that the maximum intervals between the
surveys prescribed by the relevant regulations are not exceeded.
(i) A certificate issued under regulation 12 or 13 shall cease to be valid in any of the following case:
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(i) if the relevant surveys and inspections are not completed within the periods specified under
regulations 7 (a), 8 (a), 9 (a) and 10 (a);
(ii) if the certificate is not endorsed in accordance with the present regulations;
(iii) upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another State. A new certificate shall only be issued when
the Government issuing the new certificate is fully satisfied that the ship is in compliance with the
requirements of regulation 11 (a) and (b). In the case of a transfer between Contracting
Governments, if requested within three months after the transfer has taken place, the Government
of the State whose flag the ship was formerly entitled to fly shall, as soon as possible, transmit to the
Administration copies of the certificates carried by the ship before the transfer and, if available,
copies of the relevant survey reports.
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