1 At the request of the Administration, another
Party may cause a ship to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the provisions
of this Convention are complied with, shall issue or authorize the
issuance of a Certificate to the ship, and where appropriate, endorse
or authorize the endorsement of that Certificate on the ship, in accordance
with this Annex.
2 A copy of the Certificate and a copy of the
survey report shall be transmitted as soon as possible to the requesting
Administration.
3 A Certificate so issued shall contain a statement
to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the Administration
and it shall have the same force and receive the same recognition
as a Certificate issued by the Administration.
4 No Certificate shall be issued to a ship entitled
to fly the flag of a State which is not a Party.