Section 266
(1}
of Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations, 2003
This regulation applies to all passenger ships of 100 tons and upwards and to all cargo ships of 300 tons and upwards.
(2)
Every ship shall be provided with an identification number which conforms to the IMO ship identification number scheme adopted by the
Organisation.*
(3)
The ship's identification number shall be inserted on the certificates and certified copies thereof issued under regulation 13 or 14.
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(4)
For ships constructed before 1st. January, 1996, this regulation shall take effect when a certificate is renewed on or after 1st. January, 1996.
* Refer to the IMO Ship Identification Number Scheme adopted by the Organisation by resolution
A.600(15).
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(1)
A ship when in a port of another Contracting State is subject to control by officers duly authorised by the Government of such State, concerning operational requirements in respect of the safety of ships, when there are clear grounds for believing that the master or crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the safety of ships.
(2)
In the circumstances defined in sub-regulation (1), the Contracting
State carrying out the control shall take such steps as will ensure that the ship shall not sail until the situation has been brought to order in accordance with the requirements of the present Convention.
(3)
Procedures relating to the Port State control prescribed in regulation 20
shall apply to this regulation.
\4)
Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to limit the rights and obligations of a Contracting State carrying out control over operational requirements specifically provided for in the regulations.