3.5 Flag transfer
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3.5 Flag transfer

  3.5.1 The certificates cease to be valid when a ship transfers to the flag of another State and the Government of the State to which the ship transfers should not issue new certificates until it is fully satisfied that the Inventory of Hazardous Materials is being properly maintained and that there have been no unauthorized changes to the structure, machinery or equipment. When so requested, the Government of the State whose flag the ship was formerly entitled to fly is obliged to forward as soon as possible to the new Administration a copy of the certificate carried by the ship before the transfer and, if available, copies of the relevant survey reports and records. When fully satisfied by an inspection that the Inventory of Hazardous Materials is being properly maintained and that there have been no unauthorized changes, the new Administration may, in order to maintain harmonization of the surveys, give due recognition to initial and subsequent surveys carried out by or on behalf of the former Administration and issue new certificates having the same expiry date as the certificates that ceased to be valid because of the change of flag.

  3.5.2 The Government of the State to which the ship transfers should also make sure that the Inventory of Hazardous Materials complies with the legislation, guidelines and any additional requirements of this State.

  3.5.3 If the flag transfer takes place after the final survey and after the International Ready for Recycling Certificate has been issued, the Government of the State to which the ship transfers should not issue the new certificate until fully satisfied that the conditions on the basis of which the International Ready for Recycling Certificate had been issued remain valid.

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