17 (1) On application by the authorized representative of a new vessel, the Minister shall issue a Great Lakes and Inland Waters of Canada Load Line Certificate to the vessel if
(a) the conditions of assignment set out in Schedule 1 are met;
(b) the vessel is maintained in accordance with the requirements of a classification society;
(c) the vessel has been assigned freeboards that
(i) are determined in accordance with Schedule 2, or
(ii) if the freeboards determined under subparagraph (i) are not adequate because of the general structural strength of the vessel, are adequate for the general structural strength of the vessel; and
(d) the vessel is marked in accordance with Schedule 3.
(2) On application by the authorized representative of an existing vessel, the Minister shall issue a Great Lakes and Inland Waters of Canada Load Line Certificate to the vessel if
(a) the conditions of assignment set out in Part I of Schedule I to the Rules are met;
(b) the vessel is maintained in accordance with the requirements of a classification society;
(c) the vessel has been assigned freeboards determined in accordance with Part II, III or IV of Schedule I to the Rules; and
(d) the vessel is marked in accordance with Part V of Schedule I to the Rules.
(3) Despite paragraphs (1)(d) and (2)(d), the Minister may issue a certificate if
(a) the marking on the vessel is placed so that the freeboard is greater than that required by paragraph (1)(d) or (2)(d), as the case may be; or
(b) in the case of a passenger vessel, it is marked in accordance with subsection 37(2) of the Hull Construction Regulations.
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