6.1 The rules for the design and construction
of bulk carriers and oil tankers of an organization which is recognized
by an Administration in accordance with the provisions of SOLAS regulation XI-1/1, or national rules
of an Administration used as an equivalent to the rules of a recognized
organization according to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-1, shall be verified
as conforming to the Tier I goals and Tier II functional requirements,
based on the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote. The final decision on verification
of conformity shall be taken by the Maritime Safety Committee of the
Organization which shall inform all Contracting Governments of the
decision.
6.2 The term "verification" (and any variation
of the word "verify") means that the rules for the design and construction
of bulk carriers and oil tankers as described above have been compared
to the Standards and have been found to be in conformity with or are
consistent with the goals and functional requirements as set out in
the Standards.
6.3 Once the rules for the design and construction
of bulk carriers and oil tankers of an Administration or recognized
organization have been verified as being in conformity with the Standards,
this conformity shall be considered to remain in effect for rule changes,
provided that no verification of rule changes has resulted in a non-conformity.
Unless the Maritime Safety Committee decides otherwise, any rule changes
introduced as a result of verification of conformity shall apply to
ships for which the building contract is placed on or after the date
on which the rule change enters into force.