Regulation 6 - Surveys
Clasification Society 2024 - Version 9.40
Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - International Conventions - SFV - International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels (The Torremolinos Convention)Regulations for the Construction and Equipment of Fishing Vessels - Chapter I - General Provisions - Regulation 6 - Surveys

Regulation 6 - Surveys

  (1) Every vessel shall be subject to the surveys specified below:

  • (a) An initial survey before the vessel is put into service or before the certificate required under regulation 7 is issued for the first time, which shall include a complete survey of its structure, stability, machinery, arrangements and material, including the outside of the vessel's hull and the inside and outside of the boilers and equipment in so far as the vessel is covered by this annex. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the arrangements, material, and scantlings of the structure, boilers, and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, radio installations including those used in life-saving appliances, fire protection, fire safety systems and appliances, life-saving appliances and arrangements, shipborne navigational equipment, nautical publications and other equipment fully comply with the requirements of this annex. The survey shall also be such as to ensure that the workmanship of all parts of the vessel and its equipment is in all respects satisfactory and that the vessel is provided with the lights, means of making sound signals and distress signals, required by this annex and the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in force. Where pilot transfer arrangements are carried these shall also be surveyed to ensure that they are in a safe working condition and comply with the safety relevant requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in force

  • (b) Periodical surveys at intervals specified below:

    • (i) four years with regard to the structure, including the outside of the vessel's hull, and machinery of the vessel referred to in chapters II, III, IV, V and VI As provided for in regulation 11(1) the period may be extended for one year subject to the vessel being surveyed internally or externally as far as it is reasonable and practicable;

    • (ii) two years with regard to the equipment of the vessel referred to in chapters II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and X; and

    • (iii) one year with regard to the radio installations, including those used in life-saving appliances, and the radio direction-finder of the vessel referred to in chapters VII, IX and X.

  • Periodical surveys shall be such as to ensure that the appropriate items referred to in subparagraph (a) fully comply with the applicable requirements of this annex, that the equipment is in good working order and that the stability information is readily available on board.

  • When the duration of the certificate issued under regulation 7 or 8 is extended as specified in regulation 11 (2) or (4), the intervals of the surveys may be extended correspondingly.

  • (c) In addition to the periodical survey required in subparagraph (b)(i), intermediate surveys with regard to the structure and machinery of the vessel at intervals specified by the Administration. The survey shall also be such as to ensure that alterations which would adversely affect the safety of the vessel or the crew have not been made.

  • (d) Periodical surveys, as specified in subparagraphs (b)(ii) and (iii), and intermediate surveys, as specified in subparagraph (c), shall be endorsed on the certificate referred to in regulation 7 or 8, as appropriate.

  (2)

  • (a) The inspection and survey of vessels shall, so far as the enforcement of the provisions of the present regulations and the granting of exemptions therefrom are concerned, be carried out by officers of the Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the inspections and surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it.

  • (b) An Administration nominating surveyors or recognizing organizations to conduct inspections and surveys as set forth in subparagraph (a) shall, as a minimum, empower any nominated surveyor or recognized organization:

    • (ii) to require repairs to a vessel;

    • (i) to carry out inspections and surveys if requested by the appropriate authorities of a port State.

  • The Administration shall notify the Organization of the specific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to nominated surveyors or recognized organizations.

  • (c) When a nominated surveyor or recognized organization determines that the condition of the vessel or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the certificate or is such that the vessel is not fit to proceed to sea without danger to the vessel, or persons on board, such surveyor or organization shall immediately ensure that corrective action is taken and shall in due course notify the Administration. If such corrective action is not taken the relevant certificate should be withdrawn and the Administration shall be notified immediately; and, if the vessel is in the port of another Party, the appropriate authorities of the port State shall also be notified immediately. When an officer of the Administration, a nominated surveyor or a recognized organization has notified the appropriate authorities of the port State, the Government of the port State concerned shall give such officer, surveyor or organization any necessary assistance to carry out their obligations under this regulation. When applicable, the Government of the port State concerned shall ensure that the vessel shall not sail until it can proceed to sea, or leave port for the purpose of proceeding to the appropriate repair yard, without danger to the vessel or persons on board.

  • (d) In every case, the Administration shall fully guarantee the completeness and efficiency of the inspection and survey, and shall undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this obligation.

  (3)

  • (a) The condition of the vessel and its equipment shall be maintained to control with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the vessel in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the vessel or persons on board.

  • (b) After any survey of the vessel under this regulation has been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangements, machinery, equipment and other items covered by the survey, without sanction of the Administration.

  • (c) Whenever an accident occurs to a vessel or a defect is discovered, either of which affects the safety of the vessel or the efficiency or completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment, the skipper or owner of the vessel shall report at the earliest opportunity to the Administration, the nominated surveyor or recognized organization responsible for issuing the relevant certificate, who shall cause investigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey, as required by this regulation, is necessary. If the vessel is in a port of another Party, the skipper or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate authorities of the port State and the nominated surveyor or recognized organization shall ascertain that such a report has been made.

Parent topic: Chapter I - General Provisions
Copyright 2022 Clasifications Register Group Limited, International Maritime Organization, International Labour Organization or Maritime and Coastguard Agency. All rights reserved. Clasifications Register Group Limited, its affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees or agents are, individually and collectively, referred to in this clause as 'Clasifications Register'. Clasifications Register assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or expense caused by reliance on the information or advice in this document or howsoever provided, unless that person has signed a contract with the relevant Clasifications Register entity for the provision of this information or advice and in that case any responsibility or liability is exclusively on the terms and conditions set out in that contract.