# Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Annex VII: EXPANDED INSPECTIONS OF SHIPS

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An expanded inspection concerns in particular the overall condition of the following risk areas:
Documentation.
Structural condition.
Weathertight condition.
Emergency systems.
Radio communication.
Cargo operations.
Fire safety.
Alarms.
Living and working conditions.
Navigation equipment.
Life saving appliances.
Dangerous goods.
Propulsion and auxiliary machinery.
Pollution prevention.
In addition, subject to their practical feasibility or any constraints relating to the safety of persons, the ship or the port, an expanded inspection shall include the verification of specific items of risk areas depending on the type of vessel inspected, as established in accordance with Article 14(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/16/annex/VII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-16/annex-VII
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