Common use of Appointment of Successor Indenture Trustee Clause in Contracts

Appointment of Successor Indenture Trustee. (a) If the Indenture Trustee or the Shipowner shall have given notice of ineligibility of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.02(b), or if any notice of resignation or of removal shall have been given pursuant to Section 7.05, then a successor Indenture Trustee may be appointed by the Shipowner; provided THAT, if such successor Indenture Trustee is not so appointed (or has not accepted such appointment) within 15 calendar days after the giving of any such notice, such appointment may be made (i) by the Secretary or (ii) by a court of competent jurisdiction upon the application of the Secretary, the Shipowner, the retiring Indenture Trustee or any Person who then is, and has been, the Holder of an Outstanding Obligation for at least 6 months. (b) No successor Indenture Trustee shall be appointed without the prior written consent of the Secretary and until such successor Indenture Trustee shall enter into an amendment to the Authorization Agreement as set forth in the first sentence of Section 4.04