1.5 Equivalents
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1.5 Equivalents

  1.5.1 Where the Guidelines require that a particular fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, item of equipment or type thereof should be fitted or carried out in a vessel, or that any particular provision should be made, or any procedure or arrangement should be complied with, the Administration may allow other fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, item of equipment or type thereof to be fitted or carried, or any other provision, procedure or arrangement to be made in that vessel, if it is satisfied by trial thereof or otherwise that such fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, item of equipment or type thereof or that any particular provision, procedure or arrangement is at least as effective as that required by the Guidelines.

  1.5.2 When an Administration so allows any fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, item of equipment or type thereof, or provision, procedure arrangement, novel design or application to be substituted, it should communicate to the Organization the particulars thereof, together with a report on the evidence submitted, so that the Organization may circulate the same to other Governments for information of their officers.


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