Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF OIL POLLUTION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 7

Issue and duration of IOPP and HKOPP Certificate

(1) The Certifying Authority shall, on receipt of a declaration of survey
under regulation 4(5) which relates to a Hong Kong ship, issue to the ship the
appropriate Certificate in duplicate which-

   (a)  in the case of an oil tanker of 150 GRT and above and any other ship
        of 400 GRT and above which is engaged in voyages to ports or off-shore
        terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention,
        is an IOPP Certificate; and

   (b)  in the case of any other oil tanker of 150 GRT and above and any other
        ship of 400 GRT and above, is a HKOPP Certificate.

(2) The Director may request the Government of another Party to the Convention
to survey a Hong Kong ship and, if they are satisfied that the provisions of
Annex I to the Convention are complied with, they shall issue, or authorize
the issue of, an IOPP Certificate in duplicate to the ship.

(3) A Certificate so issued shall contain a statement to the effect that it
has been issued at the request of the Hong Kong Government and it shall have
the same force and receive the same recognition as a Certificate issued under
paragraph (1) of this regulation.

(4) The Director may at the request of the Government of another Party to the
Convention survey a ship registered in that State and entitled to fly the flag
of that State as if it were a Hong Kong ship, and, if satisfied that the
provisions of Annex I to the Convention are complied with, shall issue an
IOPP Certificate to that ship; a Certificate so issued shall contain a
statement that it has been issued at the request of the Government in
question.

(5) The appropriate Certificate shall be in one of the forms set out in
Schedule 1 hereto or, in the case of an IOPP Certificate, in a form
corresponding to the model set out in Appendix II of Annex I of the
Convention, and shall be expressed to be valid for a period not exceeding five
years from the date of issue: provided that in the case of an oil  tanker
operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks for one of the limited periods
specified in regulation 18(9) the period of validity of the Certificate shall
not exceed such specified period.

(6) A Certificate issued by a Certifying Authority shall cease to be valid-

   (a)  if without the approval of a Certifying Authority significant
        alterations have taken place in the construction, equipment, systems,
        fittings, arrangements or material required by the Regulations, other
        than the direct replacement of such equipment or fittings;

   (b)  in the case of an IOPP Certificate, if the intermediate survey
        required by regulation 6 is not carried out within the period
        specified in that regulation; or

   (c)  if the ship transfers to the flag of another State.

(7) One copy of the appropriate Certificate shall be kept on board every Hong
Kong ship which is either an oil tanker of 150 GRT or above or a ship of 400
GRT or above, other than an oil tanker and shall be available for inspection
at all reasonable times.