Regulation 6 Inspections
The Secretary of State may require an inspection of a ship to which these Regulations apply in accordance with these Regulations and the Paris MOU.
An inspection may be an initial inspection, a more detailed inspection or an expanded inspection.
An inspector must, when exercising functions in respect of a ship below 500 gross tonnage—
have regard to Annex 1 to the Paris MOU,
to the extent a Convention applies to the ship, apply the requirements of that Convention, and
to the extent a Convention does not apply to the ship, take such action as may be necessary to ensure that the ship is not clearly hazardous to safety, health or the environment.
An inspection in the United Kingdom of a ship, while not in a port, may be considered an inspection for the purposes of these Regulations.