8 Authorization of Recognized Organizations
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8 Authorization of Recognized Organizations

  8.1 General

 Under the provisions of regulation I/6 of SOLAS 1974, article 13 of LL 66, regulation 6 of MARPOL Annex I and regulation 8 of MARPOL Annex II and article 6 of TONNAGE 69, a flag State may authorize an RO to act on its behalf in statutory certification and services and determination of tonnages only to ships entitled to fly its flag as required by these conventions. Such authorizations shall not require ROs to perform actions that impinge on the rights of another flag State.

  8.2 Legal basis of the functions under authorization

 The flag State shall establish the legal basis under which the authorization of statutory certification and services is administered. The following items shall be considered:

  • .1 the formal written agreement with the RO;

  • .2 acts, regulations and supplementary information;

  • .3 interpretations; and

  • .4 deviations and equivalent solutions.

  8.3 Specification of authorization

 The flag State shall specify the scope of authorization granted to an RO. The following specifications shall be considered:

  • .1 ship types and sizes;

  • .2 conventions and other instruments, including relevant national legislation;

  • .3 approval of drawings;

  • .4 approval of materials and equipment;

  • .5 surveys, audits, inspections;

  • .6 issuance, endorsement and/or renewal of certificates;

  • .7 corrective actions;

  • .8 withdrawal or cancellation of certificates; and

  • .9 reporting requirements.

  8.4 Resources

 The flag State shall ensure that an RO has adequate resources in terms of technical, managerial and research capabilities to accomplish the tasks being assigned, in accordance with the minimum standards for ROs acting on behalf of the flag State set out in part 2 of this Code.

  8.5 Instruments

 The flag State shall provide the RO with access to all appropriate instruments of national law giving effect to the provisions of the conventions, notify the RO of any additions, deletions or revisions thereto in advance of their effective date and specify whether the flag State's standards go beyond convention requirements in any respect.

  8.6 Instructions

  8.6.1 The flag State shall issue specific instructions detailing the procedures to be followed in carrying out statutory certification and services, and actions to be followed in the event that a ship is found not fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board, or presenting unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.

  8.6.2 Flag States shall ensure by appropriate means that ROs cooperate with each other in accordance with the provisions of this Code.

  8.7 Records

 The flag State shall specify that the RO maintain records, which can provide the flag State with data to assist in interpretation of convention regulations.

Parent topic: Part 2 – Recognition and Authorization Requirements for Organizations
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