3.10.1 When the Code requires that a particular
piece of equipment or machinery should be provided or carried in a
vessel or that any particular provision should be made, to a specified
standard, the MCA may permit any other piece of equipment or machinery
to be provided or carried, or any other provision to be made, provided
that the MCA is satisfied by trials or otherwise that the alternative
is at least as effective as that required by the Code.
3.10.2 For the purpose of the Code, the results
of verification and tests carried out by bodies and laboratories of
other Member States of the European Economic Area Agreement, and Turkey,
offering suitable and satisfactory guarantees of technical and professional
competence and independence should be accepted.