Section 243: Certificates of convention ships of other countries

(1)
The Minister may by Order provide that certificates issued in accordance with the Safety Convention by the Government of a country other than Nigeria in respect of Safety Convention ships, not being Nigerian ships, or having effect under subsection (2) of section 242 of this Act as if so issued, be accepted as having the same force as corresponding certificates issued by the Minister under this Act.
(2)
Any certificate required by an Order under subsection (1) of this section to be so treated is in this Act referred to as "Accepted Safety Convention Certificate".
(3)
A surveyor for the purpose of verifying-
(a)
that there is in force in respect of a Safety Convention ship, not being a Nigerian ship, an Accepted Safety Convention Certificate; or
(b)
that the condition or the hull, equipment and machinery of any Safety Convention ship corresponds substantially with the particulars shown in the certificate; or
(c)
that the number, grades and qualifications of radio officers or operators on board correspond with those shown in the certificate except where the certificate states that the ship is wholly exempt from the provisions of the Safety Convention relating to radio communications; or
(d)
that the conditions on which a certificate, being the equivalent or an exemption certificate, is issued are complied with, shall have all the powers of an inspector under this Act.
(4)
Where there is attached to an Accepted Safety Convention Certificate in respect of a Safety Convention passenger ship, not being a Nigerian ship, a memorandum which-
(a)
is issued by or under the authority or the Government of the country in which the ship is registered or to which the ship belongs; and
(b)
modifies for the purpose of any particular voyage, in view of the number or persons carried on the voyage, the particulars stated in the certificate with respect to lifesaving appliances, the certificate shall have effect for the purpose of the voyage as if it were modified in accordance with the memorandum.