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the Polar Code; and
(d) the vessel complies with the requirements mentioned in the Polar Code for structure, equipment, fittings, machinery and electrical installations, fire safety, life-saving, and navigation and communication equipment and arrangements.
Note for paragraph (c)   For a Category C cargo ship, paragraph 1.3.3 of the Polar Code provides that:
          * no survey is required if the vessel has documented verification demonstrating that no additional equipment or structural modification is required to comply with the Polar Code; and
          * survey of the vessel will be required at the next scheduled survey.

12 Conditions of certificate
       For paragraph 100(2)(a) of the Navigation Act, a Polar Ship Certificate is subject to the following conditions:
(a) annual and intermediate surveys must be completed in accordance with paragraph 1.3 of the Polar Code and endorsed on the certificate;
(b) the vessel must comply with the requirements of the Polar Code;
(c) after survey has been completed, any change to the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangement or material covered by survey, other than the direct replacement of equipment or fittings, must be approved by AMSA.
Note   An issuing body may impose other conditions on a safety certificate — see paragraph 100(2)(b) of the Navigation Act.

13 Duration of certificate
       (1)A Polar Ship Certificate comes into force on the day on which it is issued.
Note   For a cargo vessel constructed before 1 January 2017 that undertakes voyages in polar waters, the commencement of the Polar Ship Certificate must coincide with the renewal of its Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, or completion of the intermediate survey, whichever occurs first. For a passenger vessel constructed before 1 January 2017 that undertakes voyages in polar waters, the commencement of the Polar Ship Certificate must coincide with the commencement of the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate. See section 6 for the application of this Order.
       (2)A Polar Ship Certificate remains in force until the date specified in the certificate for expiry unless earlier revoked.
Note 1   Paragraph 1.3.6 of the Polar Code provides that validity and survey dates for the Polar Ship Certificate must be harmonised with the SOLAS certificates in accordance with regulation 14 of Chapter 1 of SOLAS.
Note 2   Section 15 sets out the circumstances in which the duration of a Polar Ship Certificate may be varied.

14 Endorsement of certificate
       For paragraph 12(a), an endorsement on a Polar Ship Certificate must be made by an issuing body.

15 Variation of certificate
       For section 101 of the Navigation Act, the criteria for variation of a Polar Ship Certificate are that:
(a) the vessel has been surveyed in accordance with the Polar Code; and
(b) if the variation relates to matters mentioned in paragraphs (c), (d),