Regulation on recognized ship inspection, survey and certification organizations.

This Regulation lays down the method and procedure for granting authorisation, conditions to be met by inspection, survey and certification organisations pursuant to international conventions on safety at sea and prevention of sea pollution, based on the principles of freedom to provide services, notification methods, the procedure and method of suspending and withholding the authorization as well as the supervision of operations of recognised organizations.
Official notifications, issued by the competent authorities, shall be delivered only when the ship presents severe hazard for safety and environment or when there is an evidence of a particularly negligent treatment by organisations and its operators. Respective recognised organisation shall be informed of such a case in course of the basic inspection survey, in order that it may forthwith take the appropriate actions.
The Annex is an integral part of this Regulation.