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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 shorter period is specified in the certificate; or
(b) the certificate ceases to be in force in accordance with Regulation 14 of Chapter I of SOLAS.
Kind of certificate                         Maximum duration period
(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

19 Criteria for variation of SOLAS certificates
        For subsection 101(1) of the Navigation Act, the criteria for variation of a SOLAS certificate are that:
(a) the conditions on the certificate issued for the vessel have been complied with; and
(b) the variation is in accordance with Regulation 14 of Chapter I of SOLAS.
Note   A variation may appear in the form of an endorsement on a certificate.

20 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
(c) the certificate contains incorrect information.
Subdivision 2.4 Non-SOLAS certificates

21 Criteria for non-SOLAS certificates
        For paragraph 100(1)(b) of the Navigation Act, the criteria for the issue of a non-SOLAS certificate are:
(a) those mentioned for the certificate specified in Schedule 2; and
(b) for a cargo vessel >300 GT — it has a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate; and
(c) if the vessel has an arrangement with a classification society for survey and inspection — the vessel has a valid certificate of classification; and
(d) 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.

22 Conditions of non-SOLAS certificates
        For paragraph 100(2)(a) of the Navigation Act, a non-SOLAS certificate is subject to:
(a) the conditions mentioned for the certificate specified in Schedule 2; and
(b) the requirement for the certificate to be endorsed following the completion of the annual survey, intermediate survey or inspection of the outside of the bottom of the vessel; and
(c) the owner of the vessel demonstrating that an arrangement for the transfer of personnel by a safe means is implemented on the vessel; and
(d) for any gas cylinder on the vessel — its stowage is: