A Contracting Governmentfootnote may,
at the request of the Administration, cause a ship to be surveyed
and, if satisfied that the requirements of the present regulations
are complied with, shall issue certificates to the ship in accordance
with the present regulations. Any certificate so issued must contain
a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of
the Government of the State whose flag the ship is or will be entitled
to fly and it shall have the same force and receive the same recognition
as a certificate issued under regulation
12 of this chapter.