Amendment No. 46 provides section 31 to set out requirements on transfer of an Irish gas carrier ship to a flag of a state to which SOLAS applies. The Minister, if requested, must forward details of the previous certification and survey reports. If a gas carrier transfers to our flag from another SOLAS state we can request details of its certification of fitness and its history. Amendment No. 47 provides section 32 to confer enforcement powers on surveyors of ships to check for compliance with this chapter in gas carrier rules through inspection of gas carriers and the issue of notices of non-compliance. Amendment No. 48 provides section 33 to set out the maximum monetary fines that the master or owner of a ship is liable for if convicted in a court of a breach of specified statutory requirements.

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