The aspects of a bulk carrier to be checked in compliance with Article 3, first paragraph, of the Act are the aspects, mentioned in Annex I to the Directive.

1.As the date of construction of a ship is regarded the day on which the keel of the ship is laid, or the day on which a stage of construction similar to the laying of the keel has been reached in compliance with the relevant...

1.For a ship for which no International Safety Certificate as referred to in Article 5, paragraph 1, section a or b, is required, a National Safety Certificate is required which has to be determined by Regulation of Our Minister. 2.Paragraph 1 does not apply to...

1.For a ship for which a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate, a Cargo Ship Safety Certificate or, for a ship with which international voyages are made, a High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate is required, the following certificates are also required: the Safety Management Certificate, related to the...

A ship for which a certificate related to a Code referred to in Article 8 is required, is subject to the surveys provided for in the relevant Code in order to obtain that certificate and during its period of validity.

1.The surveys as referred to in the Articles 13 through 17, 19 and 19a take place at the times required in the relevant Conventions and Codes, provided that the renewal survey to which a ship is subjected in connection with the renewal of a certificate...

1.For a ship that is commissoned for the first time by its owner, a temporary Safety Management Certificate with a period of validity of not more than six months can be issued prior to the survey referred to in Article 20, paragraph 2, section a...

The Head of the Shipping Inspectorate may rectify the validity of a certificate which has expired under Article 7, paragraph 1, section b, of the Ships Act, if, in his opinion, the ship sufficiently appeared to comply with the relevant requirements.