1 The Administration may, if it considers that
the sheltered nature and conditions of the voyage are such as to render
the application of any specific requirements of this chapter unreasonable
or unnecessary, exempt from those requirements individual ships or
classes of ships which, in the course of their voyage, do not proceed
more than 20 miles from the nearest land.
2 In the case of passenger ships which are employed
in special trades for the carriage of large numbers of special trade
passengers, such as the pilgrim trade, the Administration, if satisfied
that it is impracticable to enforce compliance with the requirements
of this chapter, may exempt such ships from those requirements, provided
that such ships comply fully with the provisions of:
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.1 the rules annexed to the Special Trade Passenger
Ships Agreement, 1971; and
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.2 the rules annexed to the Protocol on Space
Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1973.