Section 159Part 7 — SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA AND MARITIME SECURITY
Exemptions
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The Chief Executive Officer, or such person as Chief Executive Officer may authorise for the purpose, may exempt any ship or class of ship from any safety requirements imposed by this Act or in the regulations, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as the Chief Executive Officer thinks fit.
Without prejudice to subsection (1), where a ship not normally engaged on international voyages is required to undertake a single international voyage, the Chief Executive Officer, if Chief Executive Officer is of the opinion that the ship complies with safety requirements not inferior to those imposed by this Act or in the regulations, may exempt the ship while engaged on that voyage.
Without prejudice to subsection (1), any ship which embodies features of a novel kind may be exempted from any requirements imposed by this Act or in the regulations relating to —
safety construction;
life-saving appliances; and
radio communications,
Notwithstanding subsection (3), a ship to which that subsection applies shall comply with safety requirements which, in the opinion of the Chief Executive Officer or such person as the Chief Executive Officer may authorise for the purpose —
are adequate for the service for which it is intended; and
are such as to ensure the overall safety of the ship,
The Chief Executive Officer or such person as the Chief Executive Officer may authorise for the purpose may, if the Chief Executive Officer considers that the sheltered nature and conditions of the voyage are such as to render the application of any specific requirements relating to —
safety construction;
life-saving appliances; and
radio communications,