12.1 A ship which, in the opinion of the Administration,
has failed to meet the requirements of the CAS, may be submitted for
the CAS re-assessment. In such a case the grounds on which Administration
declined the issue of a Statement of Compliance to the ship shall
be addressed and dealt with and the remedial actions shall, thereafter,
be reviewed for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements
of the CAS have been complied with.
12.2 Such re-assessment, as a rule, shall be carried
out by the RO and by the Administration who carried out the previous
CAS.
12.3 If a ship which has failed to obtain a Statement
of Compliance changes flag, the new Administration shall, in accordance
with the provisions of regulation
10.3, request the previous Administration to transmit to them
copies of the CAS documentation relating to that ship for the purpose
of ascertaining whether the grounds on the basis of which the previous
Administration declined the issue to the ship of a Statement of Compliance
are dealt with and that the CAS is implemented in a consistent and
uniform manner.
12.4 As a rule, the CAS re-assessment shall be
carried out as soon as possible and in any case, subject to the provisions
of paragraph 5.3, not later than 6 months following the date on which
the Administration has made the decision to decline the issue of a
Statement of Compliance to the ship.