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38(3)(b) of the national law.
Note 2   It is an offence to breach a condition of a certificate of survey — see sections 45 and 46 of the national law.
       (2) If there is in effect an equivalent means of compliance approved under section 17, the vessel must:
(a) meet the conditions mentioned in subsection (1) other than paragraph (f); and
(b) meet the equivalent means of compliance and conditions (if any); and
(c) continue to meet the standards mentioned in this Order that apply to the vessel, to the extent that the equivalent means of compliance does not replace those standards.
       (3) For the avoidance of doubt, a certificate of survey issued prior to 1 July 2018 is subject to the conditions mentioned in this section.

12 Duration of certificate
        If a certificate of survey does not specify a date on which it ceases to be in force, the certificate ceases to be in force 5 years after it comes into force.
Division 3 Variation, suspension and revocation of certificates of survey

13 Application for variation, suspension or revocation of certificate
        For subsection 39(2) of the national law, an application for variation, suspension or revocation of a certificate of survey must be made by the owner of the vessel in the approved form and be accompanied by any prescribed fee.

14 Criteria for variation of certificate
       (1) For paragraph 40(1)(b) of the national law, the criteria for the National Regulator to vary a certificate of survey on application are any of the following:
(a) there has been a removal of a service category;
(b) the owner of the vessel has changed;
(c) the name of the vessel has changed;
(d) information in the certificate is no longer accurate;
(e) the vessel has been altered (other than a change mentioned in Schedule 1), damaged or sold.
       (2) For paragraph 40(2)(a) of the national law, the criteria for the National Regulator to vary a certificate of survey on its initiative are any of the following:
(a) there has been a removal of a service category;
(b) the owner of the vessel has changed;
(c) the name of the vessel has changed;
(d) the National Regulator becomes aware that a vessel to which the certificate applies has been altered (other than a change mentioned in Schedule 1), damaged or sold;
(e) the National Regulator considers that any of the information mentioned in the certificate is no longer accurate;
(f) there is a change in conditions imposed on the certificate under paragraph 38(3)(b) of the national law.

15 Suspension of certificate
       (1) For paragraph 41(1)(b) of the national law, the criterion for the National Regulator to suspend a certificate of survey on application