Section 225: Recognition of certificates of survey granted in other countries

(1)
Where a foreign ship which is not a Safety Convention passenger ship, has a foreign certificate of survey attested by an appropriate Officer at a port in a foreign country, and the Minister is, by the production of that certificate, satisfied that-
(a)
the ship has been officially surveyed at the port;
(b)
the certificate remains in force; and
(c)
as to the matters covered by the survey made for the purposes of the certificate, it appears to meet substantially the requirements of this Act, the Minister may; subject to compliance by the owner with any condition which the Minister may specify, direct that, the certificate shall be deemed to be a certificate of survey issued under this Act, and the certificate shall have effect accordingly.
(2)
The Minister may, by order declare that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply in the case of a foreign ship whose certificate of survey complies with the requirements of this section, if it appears to the Minister that corresponding advantages are not extended to Nigerian ships at the port at which the foreign ship was surveyed.
(3)
Without limiting the discretion of the Minister to require compliance with any condition pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the conditions may provide for:
(a)
the survey annually of the hull, machinery and equipment or any part of the hull, machinery or equipment, of the ship by a surveyor of ships under this Act, and compliance with any requirements of the surveyor;
(b)
the survey by a surveyor of ships under this Act in respect of any requirement of this Act or if any subsidiary Legislation made or deemed to have been made under this Act relating to any matter which, in the judgment of the surveyor of ships, has not (or may not have) been surveyed in the manner under this Act.
(4)
Where the Minister directs that a certificate of survey, to which the provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section apply is deemed to be a certificate of survey issued under this Act, except as may be required by the Minister pursuant to those subsections, the ship in respect of which the certificate was issued shall, while
the certificate remains in force be exempt from survey under section 220 of this Act.
(5)
The period of an exemption under subsectien (4) of this section shall in no case exceed one year from the date of the survey in respect of which the certificate was granted.
(6)
Where a ship which has been issued with a certificate of survey to which, if in force, subsection (1) of this section applies, calls at a port in Nigeria before the termination of its voyage and the term of its certificate expires during the course of that voyage, the Minister may, upon the report of a surveyor that he is satisfied as to
the seaworthiness of the ship, grant a permit for the ship to clear from Nigeria in continuation of its voyage.
(7)
Where a permit under subsection (4) of this section has been granted in respect of any ship, the ship shall for the purpose of continuing its voyage, be exempt from section 220, and section 222 shall apply to that ship as if it had not made that call at a port in Nigeria.