S.L. 499.34 Art. 17Financial security and compensation.

(1) The absence of an insurance certificate within the meaning of Article 6 of Directive 2009/20/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 23rd April, 2009 on insurance of shipowners for maritime claims shall not exonerate the Authority from the preliminary assessment and decision referred to in regulation 16; and shall not in itself be considered a sufficient reason for the Authority to refuse to accommodate a ship in a place of refuge.

(2) Without prejudice to sub-regulation (1), when accommodating a ship in a place of refuge, the Authority may request the ship’s operator, agent or master to present an insurance certificate within the meaning of Article 6 of Directive 2009/20/ EC. The act of requesting such certificate shall not lead to a delay in accommodating the ship.