Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 220

220. (1) If the Minister, on receipt o f declarations of survey in respect of a Maltese ship, not be ing a passenger ship, is satis fied that the ship complies with the rules for life-saving appliance s applicable to the ship and to su ch international voyages as she is to be engaged on, and that she is properly provided with the light s, shapes and means of making fog-signals required by the collisio n regulations, he shall, on the application of the owner, issue i n respect of the ship a certificate showing th at the ship complie s with such of the requirements of the Safety Convention relating to t hose matters as are applicable as af oresaid; and any certificate iss ued under this sub-article is in this Act referred to as a "safety equipment certificate". (2) If the Minister, on receipt o f declarations of survey in respect of any such ship as aforesaid, is satisfied that the sh ip is exempt, by virtue of any exercise by him of a power in that beh alf conferred on him by this Act or by the rules for life-saving appliances, from any of the requi rements of those rules applica ble to the ship and to such international voyages as she is to be e ngaged on, and that she complies with the rest of those requirements a nd is properly provided with the lights, shapes and means of making f og- signals required by the collision regulations, he shall, on the application of the owner, issue in res pect of the ship - (a) an exemption certificate stating which of the requirements of the Safety Convention applicable as M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 109 aforesaid the ship is ex empt from and that the exemption is conditional on the ship’s plying only on the voyages, and complying with the other conditions (if any), specified in the certificate; and (b) a certificate showing that the ship complies with the rest of those requirements; and any certificate issued under paragraph ( b) is in this Act referred to as a "qualified safet y equipment certificate". Radio certificates and exemption certificates.