7.2.1 Contracting Governments should have in place
directions to Companies which plan to transfer a ship they
operate to its flag which ensure that they are promptly
advised by the Companies concerned when a ship is to be transferred.
7.2.1.1 In such cases the Contracting Government
concerned should provide to the LRIT Data Centre and to the
ASP concerned the information specified in paragraphs 15.2 and 15.4
of the Revised performance standards in a timely manner so as to
enable the integration of the ship into the LRIT system and the survey
and certification of its compliance.
7.2.2 Administrations should have in place directions
to Companies operating ships entitled to fly their flag which ensure
that they are promptly advised by Companies when a ship entitled to
fly their flag is to be transferred to the flag of another Contracting
Government or another State or when the ship is to be taken permanently
out of service.
7.2.2.1 In such cases the Administration
concerned should promptly provide to the LRIT Data Centre and
to the ASP concerned the information specified in paragraph 15.5 of
the Revised performance standards.
7.2.2.2 In cases where a ship is to be
transferred to the flag of another Contracting Government,
the Administration concerned should promptly issue the required direction
so as to ensure the timely decommissioning of the shipborne
equipment and thus enable the ship concerned to commence transmitting
LRIT information to the LRIT Data Centre which has been identified
by the Contracting Government whose flag the ship will be entitled
to fly.