The certificate of compliance, record of equipment and exemption certificate shall have a format as laid down in Annex V. The certificates shall be issued by the administration of the flag State or by a recognised organisation acting on its behalf after an initial survey, carried out by the exclusive surveyors either of the administration of the flag State itself or of a recognised organisation or of the Member State authorised by the flag State to carry out surveys, in accordance with Regulation 6, paragraph (1)(a) of Chapter 1 of the Annex to the Torremolinos Protocol.
Spričevalo o ustreznosti, seznam opreme in spričevalo o izvzetju imajo obliko iz Priloge V. Spričevala izdaja uprava države zastave ali priznana organizacija, ki deluje v njenem imenu, po prvem pregledu, ki ga izvedejo izključni inšpektorji uprave države zastave same ali priznane organizacije ali države članice, ki od države zastave dobi dovoljenje za opravljanje pregledov, v skladu s pravilom 6 odstavka (1)(a) poglavja 1 Priloge k Torremolinoškemu protokolu.