278. Issue of cargo ship Radio Certificate
Where the Minister or such person as the Minister may authorise for the purpose on receipt of the surveyor's report referred to in section 262, in respect of a cargo ship, is satisfied that the ship complies with the requirements of the Safety Convention as regards radio-telegraphy, radio-telephony, and direction finders and with such of the Regulations relating to safety of life at sea as are applicable to the ship in regard to such radio-telegraphy, radio-telephony and direction finders and to such international voyages as the ship is to be engaged on, the Minister shall, on the application of the owner, issue in respect of the ship—
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(a) a certificate in the form prescribed by the Convention where the ship is of not less than 300 gross tons and is to be engaged on international voyages;
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(b) in any other case, a certificate showing that the ship complies with the said requirements,
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and any such certificate is in this Act referred to as a “Radio Certificate”.