ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
248. Application of Safety Convention to non-Kenyan ships
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
248. Application of Safety Convention to non-Kenyan ships
(1)The Director-General may, at the request of a Government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies, survey a ship registered in that country and, if satisfied that the requirements of the Convention are complied with, and that a survey has been satisfactorily completed in accordance with this Part, issue to the ship one or more of the certificates referred to in section 241 and, where appropriate, endorse such certificates in accordance with the requirements of the Convention, and a certificate issued in accordance with such a request shall contain a statement that it has been so issued and shall have the same effect as if it was issued by that Government and not by the Director-General.(2)Where a memorandum, issued by or under the authority of the Government concerned, is attached to a valid Passenger Ship Safety Certificate or a valid Short International Voyage Passenger Ship Safety Certificate, in respect of a ship to which the Safety Convention applies, which modifies the certificate in respect of the persons that may be carried for a particular voyage, the certificate shall have effect for the purpose of the voyage as if it was modified in accordance with the memorandum.(3)A surveyor may go on board a ship to which the Safety Convention applies for the purpose of verifying that there is in force a certificate or certificates required by this Part, that the hull, machinery and equipment correspond substantially with the particulars shown on the certificate or certificates and that the provisions of section 251 are being complied with.