1.9.1 The craft shall not operate commercially
unless a Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft is issued and valid in
addition to the High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate.
1.9.1.1 On all craft, transit voyages may be undertaken
without a valid Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft provided the craft
is not operating commercially with passengers or cargo onboard. For
the purpose of this provision, these transit voyages include delivery
voyages, i.e., builder's port to base port, and voyages for repositioning
purposes, i.e., change of base port and/or route. Such transit voyages
in excess of the limits set out in this Code may be undertaken provided
that:
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.1 the craft has a valid High-Speed Craft Safety
Certificate or similar before the start of such a voyage;
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.2 the operator has developed a safety plan for
the voyage including any temporary accommodation and all relevant
matters listed in 18.1.3 to ensure
that the craft is capable of safely completing the transit voyage;
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.3 the master of the craft is provided with the
materials and information necessary to operate the craft safely during
the transit voyage; and
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.4 the Administration is satisfied that arrangements
have been made for the safe conduct of the voyage.
1.9.2 The Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft shall
be issued by the Administration to certify compliance with 1.2.2 to 1.2.7 and stipulate conditions
of the operation of the craft and drawn up on the basis of the information
contained in the route operational manual specified in chapter 18 of this Code.
1.9.3 Before issuing the Permit to Operate, the
Administration shall consult with each port State to obtain details
of any operational conditions associated with operation of the craft
in that State. Any such conditions imposed shall be shown by the Administration
on the Permit to Operate and included in the route operational manual.
1.9.4 A port State may inspect the craft and audit
its documentation for the sole purpose of verifying its compliance
with the matters certified by and conditions associated with the Permit
to Operate. Where deficiencies are shown by such an audit, the Permit
to Operate ceases to be valid until such deficiencies are corrected
or otherwise resolved.
1.9.5 The provisions of 1.8 shall apply to the issue and the period of validity of the
Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft.
1.9.6 The Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft shall
be that of the model given in annex 2 to
this Code. If the language used is not English, French or Spanish,
the text shall include a translation into one of these languages.
1.9.7 In determining the worst intended conditions
and the operational limitations on all craft for insertion in the
Permit to Operate, the Administration shall give consideration to
all the parameters listed in annex 12.
The limitations assigned shall be those that enable compliance with
all of these factors.