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(1) A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate and a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate shall be in force for one year and a Safety Equipment Certificate, shall be in force for two years from the date of its issue or for a shorter period as may be specified in the certificate; except that no such certificate shall remain in force after notice is given by the Director-General to the owner, master or agent of the ship in respect of which it has been issued that the Director-General has cancelled the certificate.

(2) An exemption certificate, relating, to GMDSS, satellites and direction finders shall be in force for the same period as the corresponding qualified certificate.