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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 and inspection — a valid certificate of classification; and
(c) if the vessel has fitted a fixed diving system constructed after 23 November 1995 — the vessel has a diving safety certificate issued by a recognised organisation in accordance with the Code of Safety for Diving Systems, 1995.

16 Conditions of SOLAS certificates
        For paragraph 100(2)(a) of the Navigation Act, a SOLAS certificate is subject to:
(a) the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1 for the kind of certificate specified in that schedule; and
(b) the owner of the vessel demonstrating that an arrangement for the transfer of personnel by a safe means is implemented on the vessel; and
(c) for any gas cylinder on the vessel — its stowage is:
 (i) separate from any cylinder of breathing medium for use in diving operations; and
 (ii) at least 3 m from accommodation areas, the navigating bridge and the radio room.
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.

17 Endorsements of SOLAS certificates
        An issuing body may make an endorsement to 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, and Regulation 10(c) for endorsement of Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificates.

18 Duration of SOLAS certificates
       (1) A SOLAS certificate comes into force in accordance with Regulation 14 of Chapter I 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