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mentioned in Schedule 1 for the kind of certificate specified in that schedule.
Note   An issuing body may impose other conditions on a safety certificate — see paragraph 100(2)(b) of the Navigation Act.

11 Endorsements of SOLAS certificates
        An issuing body may endorse a SOLAS certificate following the completion of any survey or inspection of the outside of the bottom of the vessel.
Note 1   It is practice for an issuing body endorsing a certificate to be the same as the issuing body that originally issued the certificate.
Note 2   See the following regulations of Chapter I of SOLAS for information about required endorsements — Regulation 8(c) for endorsement of Cargo Ship Safety Certificates, Regulation 9(c) for endorsement of Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificates, Regulation 10(c) for endorsement of Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificates.

12 Duration of SOLAS certificates
       (1) A SOLAS certificate comes into force in accordance with Regulation 14 of Chapter I, or Regulation 10 of Chapter VIII, of SOLAS.
       (2) A SOLAS certificate remains in force for the period mentioned in the following table for the kind of certificate mentioned unless:
(a) a shorter period is specified in the certificate; or
(b) the certificate ceases to be in force in accordance with Regulation 14 of Chapter I, or Regulation 10 of Chapter VIII, of SOLAS.
Kind of certificate                         Maximum period duration
(SOLAS)
Passenger Ship Safety Certificate           1 year
Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate  5 years
Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate     5 years
Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate         5 years
Cargo Ship Safety Certificate               5 years
Nuclear Passenger Ship Safety Certificate   1 year
Nuclear Cargo Ship Safety Certificate       1 year

Note   Regulation 14 of Chapter I of SOLAS provides a certificate to which it applies ceases to be in force if surveys are not completed within the periods mentioned, the certificate is not endorsed or if the vessel transfers its flag to another State.

13 Criteria for variation of SOLAS certificates
        For subsection 101(1) of the Navigation Act, the criteria for variation of a SOLAS certificate are:
(a) the conditions on the certificate have been complied with; and
(b) the variation is in accordance with Regulation 14 of Chapter I of SOLAS.
Note   See paragraphs (c) to (f) and subparagraph (h)(i) of Regulation 14 of Chapter I of SOLAS. A variation may appear in the form of an endorsement on a certificate.

14 Criteria for revocation of SOLAS certificates
        For section 102 of the Navigation Act, the criteria for revocation of a SOLAS 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