Regulation 4

A cargo ship to which these Regulations apply 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 Director from any of the requirements of these Regulations provided that it complies with such other requirements which are, in the opinion of the Director, adequate for the voyage which is to be undertaken by the ship. [S 60/96 wef 02/02/1996] (2) The Director may, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, exempt from any of the provisions of these Regulations any ship to which these Regulations apply, if he is satisfied that compliance with that provision is either impracticable or unreasonable in view of the distance of the ship’s area of operation from its base port, the type of ship, the weather conditions and the absence of general navigational hazards, provided that it complies with such other requirements which, in the opinion of the Director, are adequate for the service for which it is intended. [S 60/96 wef 02/02/1996]