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completed, any change to the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements or material covered by the survey, other than the direct replacement of equipment or fittings, is approved by the issuing body.
Note 1   The safe transfer of personnel is an arrangement to be addressed in a vessel's safety management plan. Information on industry best practice is available in the latest editions of Guidance on the transfer of personnel to and from offshore vessels (published by IMCA) and Health and Safety in Shipboard Work, including Offshore Support Vessels (Seacare Authority Code of Practice Approval). Marine Order 58 (Safe management of vessels) 2020 sets out operational obligations under the International Safety Management Code for vessels to which Chapter IX of SOLAS applies.
Note 2   An issuing body may impose other conditions on a safety certificate — see paragraph 100(2)(b) of the Navigation Act.

12 Endorsements of MODU safety certificates
        An issuing body may make an endorsement to a MODU safety certificate following the completion of any survey, or inspection of the outside of the vessel's bottom.
Note   It is practice for an issuing body endorsing a certificate to be the same as the issuing body that originally issued the certificate.

13 Duration of MODU safety certificates
       (1) A MODU safety certificate comes into force in accordance with the MODU Code that applies to the vessel.
       (2) A MODU safety certificate remains in force for 5 years unless:
(a) a shorter period is specified in the certificate; or
(b) the certificate ceases to be in force in accordance with the MODU Code that applies to the vessel.

14 Variation of MODU safety certificates
        For section 101 of the Navigation Act, the criteria for variation of a MODU safety certificate are:
(a) the conditions on the certificate have been complied with; and
(b) the variation is in accordance with the MODU Code that applies to the vessel.
Note   A variation may appear in the form of an endorsement on a certificate.

14A Revocation of MODU safety certificates
        For section 102 of the Navigation Act, the criteria for revocation of a MODU safety certificate are that:
(a) a condition of the certificate has been, or is likely to be, breached; or
(b) the owner of the vessel for which the certificate is issued has requested the revocation; or
(c) the certificate contains incorrect information.
Subdivision 2.3 SOLAS certificates

15 Criteria for issue of SOLAS certificates
        For paragraph 100(1)(b) of the Navigation Act, the criteria for the issue of a SOLAS certificate are:
(a) for a certificate of a kind specified in Schedule 1 — those mentioned for the certificate in that schedule; and
(b) if the vessel has an arrangement with a classification society for survey