Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - LY3 - The Large Commercial Yacht Code - 28 Survey, Certification, Inspection and Maintenance - 28.1 General
28.1 General
28.1.1 All vessels covered by this code are required to be surveyed and certificated in accordance with the International Load Line Convention; vessels over 400GT under the MARPOL Convention. Vessels over 500GT are required to be surveyed and certificated under the construction and safety equipment requirements of the SOLAS Convention. All vessels ships of over 300GT are also required to be surveyed and certificated under the radio requirements of SOLAS. Annex 4 is the list of certificates to be issued.
28.1.2 Statutory work may be undertaken by surveyors of the Administration or by surveyors of a Classification Society appointed by the Administration and, for safety radio, an appropriate Certifying Authority in relation to radio installations. See National Annex for delegations.
28.1.3 A vessel to which the International Conventions apply must be surveyed and, if the necessary standards are met, Convention certificates will be issued. All requests for survey and certification must be made to the Administration, the appropriate Classification Society or appropriate Certifying Authority in relation to radio installations. See National Annex for delegations.
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