Article 14 The ship registration authority shall, in strict accordance with the relevant provisions on ship registration and these Provisions, register foreign ships purchased or leased on bareboat charter terms.
Fifteenth transportation departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the provisions of the state on the management of waterway transportation qualifications and these Provisions, examine and verify the application for waterway transportation business. If the assessment fails, the ship operation certificate or international ship filing certificate shall not be issued.
Sixteenth four or five types of ships shall not be changed to one, two or three types of ships engaged in waterway transportation, and three types of ships shall not be changed to engage in waterway transportation.
Article 17? Rebuilding one, two or three types of old transport ships shall be reported to the prescribed transportation department for approval according to the provisions on capacity change.
To rebuild an old transport ship, it is necessary to apply to the ship inspection agency recognized by the maritime administrative agency for construction inspection.
When issuing the ship inspection certificate to the rebuilt old transport ship, the ship inspection agency shall indicate the date of reconstruction, but shall not change the date of ship construction.
Article 18? If the rebuilt old transport ship does not belong to the same type as the original ship type, the provisions on the rebuilt old transport ship type shall apply to the special periodic inspection and compulsory scrapping of the ship age.
Chapter three? Ship operation management
Article 19 The owner or operator of a ship shall take effective measures to strengthen the tracking management of old transport ships, appropriately shorten the inspection period of ship equipment maintenance and the measurement period of insulation resistance of various electrical equipment, and strictly prohibit disrepair and loss of maintenance.
Article 20? When a ship owner or operator changes the use or navigation area of an old transport ship, he must apply to the ship inspection agency recognized by the maritime administrative agency for temporary inspection, check the load line and passenger quota, the safety performance of the ship structure and equipment, and re-measure the gross tonnage and net tonnage when necessary.