Section 229: Issued for cargo ships of radio certificates and exemption certificates

(1)
If the Minister, on receipt of a declaration of survey in respect of a Nigerian cargo ship, is satisfied that the ship complies with the radio rules applicable to the ship and to such international voyages as the ship is to be engaged on, the Minister shall, on the application of the owner, issue in respect of the ship, a certificate showing that the ship complies with such of the requirements of the Safety Convention relating to radio communications as are applicable and any certificate issued under this subsection shall in this Act be referred to as a "radio certificate".
(2)
If the Minister, on receipt of a declaration of survey in respect of a Nigerian cargo ship, is satisfied that the ship is exempt, by virtue of any exercise by the Minister or a power in that behalf conferred on him by this Act or by the rules in question, from any of the requirements of the radio rules applicable to the ship and to such international voyages as the ship is to be engaged on, and that it complies with the rest of the requirements of the radio rules, the Minister shall, on the application of the owner, issue in respect of the ship-
(a)
an exemption certificate stating which of the requirements of the Safety Convention relating to radio communications, are requirements applicable to the ship and from which the ship is exempt and that the exemption is conditional on the ship plying only on the voyages and complying with the other conditions, if any, specified in the certificate; and
(b)
a certificate showing that the ship complies with the rest of the requirements.
(3)
A certificate issued under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section shall in this Act be referred to as a "qualified radio certificate".
(4)
Where any Nigerian ship is wholly exempt from the requirements of the radio rules, the Minister shall, on the application of the owner, issue an exemption certificate stating that the ship is wholly exempted from the requirements of the Safety Convention relating to radio communications, and specifying the voyages from which, and conditions, if any, on which, the ship is so exempt and any certificate issued under this subsection shall in this Act be referred to as a "radio exemption certificate".