1 These Guidelines apply to ships which are not
subject to the enhanced programme of inspections (resolution A.744(18), as amended).
2 Discretion may be exercised in the application
of these Guidelines for smaller sized ships (e.g., cargo ships of
less than 100 m in lengthfootnote) where
the meeting held between the owner and the surveyor can occur during,
rather than in advance of, the survey in dry dock as dry docks for
these smaller ships are much more available and the dry docking of
these ships occurs more promptly and with much less advanced notice
than it does for larger ships.