(a) The structure, machinery and equipment (other
than items in respect of which a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
and a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate are issued) of a cargo ship
as referred to in paragraph (b)(i) shall be subject to the surveys
and inspections specified below:
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(i) an initial survey including an inspection
of the outside of the ship's bottom before the ship is put in service;footnote
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(ii) a renewal survey at intervals specified by
the Administration but not exceeding 5 years, except where regulation 14(b),(e),(f) and (g)is applicable;
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(iii) an intermediate survey within three months
before or after the second anniversary date or within three months
before or after the third anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety
Construction Certificate, which shall take the place of one of the
annual surveys specified in paragraph (a)(iv);
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(iv) an annual survey within 3 months before or
after each anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction
Certificate;
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(v) a minimum of two inspections of the outside
of the ships bottom during the five-year period of validity of the
Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate or the Cargo Ship Safety
Certificate, except where regulation 14(e)
or 14(f) is applicable. Where regulation
14(e) or 14(f) is applicable, this five-year period may be
extended to coincide with the extended period of validity of the certificate.
In all cases the interval between any two such inspections shall not
exceed 36 months;
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(vi) an additional survey as prescribed for passenger
ships in regulation 7(b)(iii).
(b) The surveys and inspections referred to in
paragraph (a) shall be carried out as follows:
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(i) the initial survey shall include a complete
inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment. This survey
shall be such as to ensure that the arrangements, materials, scantlings
and workmanship of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels,
their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery including steering
gear and associated control systems, electrical installation and other
equipment comply with the requirements of the present regulations,
are in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service for which
the ship is intended and that the required stability information is
provided. In the case of tankers such a survey shall also include
an inspection of the pump-rooms, cargo, bunker and ventilation piping
systems and associated safety devices;
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(ii) the renewal survey shall include an inspection
of the structure, machinery and equipment as referred to in paragraph
(b)(i) to ensure that they comply with the requirements of the present
regulations, are in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service
for which the ship is intended;
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(iii) the intermediate survey shall include an
inspection of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, machinery
and equipment, the steering gear and the associated control systems
and electrical installations to ensure that they remain satisfactory
for the service for which the ship is intended. In the case of tankers,
the survey shall also include an inspection of the pump-rooms, cargo,
bunker and ventilation piping systems and associated safety devices
and the testing of insulation resistance of electrical installations
in dangerous zones;
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(iv) the annual survey shall include a general
inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment referred to in
paragraph (b)(i), to ensure that they have been maintained in accordance
with regulation 11(a) and that
they remain satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended;
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(v) the inspection of the outside of the ship's
bottom and the survey of related items inspected at the same time
shall be such as to ensure that they remain satisfactory for the service
for which the ship is intended.
(c) The intermediate and annual surveys and the
inspections of the outside of the ship's bottom referred to in paragraphs
(a)(iii), (a)(iv) and (a)(v) shall be endorsed on the Cargo Ship Safety
Construction Certificate.