7.2 Transfer of flag
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7.2 Transfer of flag

  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.


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