Article 8

All the recognised organisations must be assessed by the Secretary of State on a regular basis and at least every two years to verify that they meet the obligations under this Regulation and fulfil the minimum criteria set out in Annex I. The assessment shall be confined to those activities of the recognised organisations, which fall within the scope of this Regulation.

In selecting the recognised organisations for assessment, the F2Secretary of State shall pay particular attention to the safety and pollution prevention performance of the recognised organisation F3and to the casualty records F4....

The assessment may include a visit to regional branches of the recognised organisation as well as random inspection of ships, both in service and under construction, for the purpose of auditing the recognised organisation’s performance. F5...

Each recognised organisation shall make available the results of its quality system management review to the F6Secretary of State, on an annual basis.