(1) The Nepalese consulate or
diplomatic office may, in the following circumstance, issue a provisional
certificate of Nepalese nationality to any ship by collecting the
prescribed fees:
(a) If persons who are allowed to hold a Nepalese ship
obtain the recommendation of the Nepal Ship
Office and acquire the ownership of a ship held at
any foreign port, and the persons or some of them
who so acquire such ownership, make an
application, with declaration of the desire to have
the ship registered in the Nepal Ship Office, to the
nearest Nepalese consulate or diplomatic office for
the provisional certificate of Nepalese nationality or
if the master of the ship makes such application,
setting out that he or she has been authorized to
make application making such a declaration.
(b) If the certificate of registration of a Nepalese ship is
lost or the ship is damaged while at a foreign port
or if any alteration is made in the details mentioned
in such a certificate, and the master of the ship
makes an application to the nearest Nepalese
consulate or diplomatic office for the provisional
certificate of Nepalese nationality.
(3) The format of the provisional certificate of nationality shall be
as prescribed, and the following details shall be set out in the certificate:
(a) Name of ship,
(b) Date and place of purchase of ship,
(c) Names and addresses of the purchasers of ship,
(d) Name of master, and
(e) Details relating to the tonnage, structure and
description/specification of ship.