[Inclosure.—Translation.]
order no. 49, department of communications.
The regulations relating to the inspection of vessels of the United
States of America have been determined as follows, and the same
shall take effect on November 26, 1906:
Isaburo Yamagata,
Minister of Communications.
November 21, 1906.
- Article 1. A vessel of the United
States of America in possession of a certificate of inspection
issued by the Government of the said country may, only during
the period of time during which the said certificate is valid,
be navigated
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without
being subject to the inspection prescribed in the laws and
regulations of the Empire of Japan.
- Art. 2. When an owner or charterer
of a vessel, a captain or any other agent desires to navigate
his vessel in accordance with the provisions of the preceding
article, he shall apply for permission to the competent
authorities having jurisdiction over the place where the vessel
is.
- Art. 3. On receipt of the
application mentioned in the preceding article, the competent
authorities shall dispatch an inspector to the said vessel and
cause him to investigate whether or not the actual condition of
the hull, engine, and accessories agrees with the statement in
the certificate of inspection.
- Art. 4. When, after inspecting the
vessel as prescribed in the preceding article, the competent
authorities have found that the actual condition of the hull,
engine, and accessories agrees with the statement in the
certificate of inspection, a certificate similar in form to that
which is attached herewith shall be issued to the said
vessel.
- The validity of the certificate to be issued in accordance
with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be
determined according to the period of time during which the
certificate of inspection issued by the United States Government
is valid.
- Art. 5. Unless otherwise provided
for, the certificate to be issued in accordance with the
provisions of the preceding article shall be governed by the
provisions of the detailed regulations for the operation of the
law relating to the inspection of vessels.
Form of certificate,
(Length, 9 inches; breadth, 13 inches.)
Nationality _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Port of
registration _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Name of vessel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Gross
tonnage _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Prescribed limit of route of navigation_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Name of owner_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Boats_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Kind of
engine_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Prescribed maximum number of passengers, first
class, __________; second class, __________; third class,
__________
Kind of boiler_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Limit of steam pressure_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Captain_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This certificate is hereby issued in accordance with article 4 of
order No. 49 of the department of communications, November, 1906.
This certificate shall cease to be valid on__________
___________.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(Name and seal of
the official in charge.)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(Date of
issue.)
