A Contracting Government may, at the request of the Administration,
cause a ship to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the requirements
of the present regulations are complied with, shall issue or authorize
the issue of certificates to the ship and, where appropriate, endorse
or authorize the endorsement of certificates on the ship in accordance
with the present regulations. Any certificate so issued shall contain
a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of
the Government of the State the flag of which the ship is entitled
to fly, and it shall have the same force and receive the same recognition
as a certificate issued under regulation
12.