1.5.5.1 A Contracting
Government may, at the request of another Government, cause a ship
entitled to fly the flag of the other State to be surveyed and, if
satisfied that the requirements of the Code are complied with, issue
or authorize the issue of the certificate to the ship, and, where
appropriate, endorse or authorize the endorsement of the certificate
on board the ship in accordance with the Code. Any certificate so
issued should contain a statement to the effect that it has been issued
at the request of the Government of the State whose flag the ship
is entitled to fly.