Transfer of flag by ship

(1) Where a ship is transferred to the flag of another State or the ship is sold to another owner or is taken over by another bareboat charterer or another company assumes the responsibility for the operation of the ship, the Continuous Synopsis Record shall be kept on board the ship. (2) Where a ship is to be transferred to the flag of another State, the company shall notify IMMARBE of the name of the State under whose flag the ship is to be transferred so as to enable IMMARBE to forward to that State a copy of the Continuous Synopsis Record covering the period during which the ship was under the jurisdiction of IMMARBE. Merchant Ships (Registration) 256 (3) Where a ship is transferred to the flag of another State, the Government of which is a Contracting Government, IMMARBE shall transmit to that State as soon as possible after the transfer takes place a copy of the relevant Continuous Synopsis Record covering the period during which the ship was under the jurisdiction of IMMARBE together with any Continuous Synopsis Records previously issued to the ship by other States. (4) Where a ship is transferred to the flag of another State, IMMARBE shall append the previous Continuous Synopsis Record to the Continuous Synopsis Records which IMMARBE will issue to the ship so as to provide the continuous history record intended by this regulation. (5) Any person who– (a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under this regulation; or (b) in furnishing any information so required, makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence. (6) It shall be an offence by the master of a ship not to– (a) make any changes in the Continuous Synopsis Record he is required to make under this regulation; (b) ensure that the Continuous Synopsis Record is left on the ship and is available for inspection as required under this regulation. Merchant Ships (Registration) 257