Regulation 5(1) A shipowner shall apply in writing to the Authority for a Maritime Labour Certificate.(2) The Authority may issue a Maritime Labour Certificate if, after inspection of the ship, the Authority is satisfied that the ship complies with the requirements of the Convention.(3) A Maritime Labour Certificate issued under this regulation is valid for a period of five years.(4) The Authority may issue a Maritime Labour Certificate which is valid for a period of less than five years where the circumstances require.(5) A Maritime Labour Certificate shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule.(6) This regulation applies to(a) a Ghanaian ship that is five hundred gross tonnage or over and that is engaged in international voyages; and(b) any other ship that is five hundred gross tonnage or over;(i) that is in the territorial waters of Ghana; and(ii) that flies the flag of a member state to the Convention