Exemptions

(1) A ship which is not normally engaged on international voyages but which, in exceptional circumstances, is required to undertake a single international voyage may be exempted by the Administration from any of the requirements of these Regulations other than the provisions of this Part provided that it complies with such other requirements which are, in the opinion of the Administration, adequate for the voyage which is to be undertaken by the ship. (2) The Administration may, where it considers that the sheltered nature and conditions of the voyage are such as to render the application of any specific requirements of Parts III, IV, V, VI or VII unreasonable or unnecessary, exempt from those requirements individual ships or classes of ships which, in the course of their voyages, do not proceed more than 20 miles from the nearest land. Where the ship operates primarily in the Merchant Ships (Registration) 113 waters of another State, the exemption should be acceptable to that State. (3) The Administration may exempt any ship which embodies features of a novel kind from any of the provisions of Parts III, IV, V, and VI, of these Regulations, the application of which might seriously impede research into the development of such features and their incorporation in ships engaged on international voyages. Any such ship should, however, comply with such safety requirements which, in the opinion of the Administration, are adequate for the service for which it is intended and are such as to ensure the overall safety of the ship.