# The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975, Article 130: Periodical inspection of fishing vessels


(1) Every vessel in respect of which a United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate is in force shall be periodically inspected in accordance with the provisions of this Rule by a surveyor appointed by the Secretary of State in order to ascertain that:—
(a) the fittings and appliances for the protection of openings, the guard rails, the freeing ports, the means of access to and escape from the crew accommodation, the life-saving appliances and machinery and fittings used in the operation of fishing, the radio equipment and installations and the lights, shapes and means of making sound signals required by the collision regulations are in an effective condition and comply with the requirements of the Rules applicable to them; and
(b) since the date of issue of the current certificate, no changes have been made or taken place in the hull, machinery, pumping arrangements or superstructures of the vessel as a result of which the vessel fails to comply with such of the requirements of Parts II and III of these Rules as apply to it or the stability characteristics of the vessel have been altered.
(2) Application for periodical inspection shall be made by or on behalf of the owner of the vessel to the Secretary of State.
(3) The surveyor appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out the periodical inspection may in the course of that inspection require the vessel and any of its machinery, fittings and equipment to be submitted to such tests as he may consider necessary to determine whether the vessel complies with the requirements of paragraph (1) above.
(4) Every such vessel shall be inspected in accordance with the provisions of this Rule not less than 21 months and not more than 27 months from the date of issue of the certificate.
(5) The surveyor, if satisfied after such periodical inspection that the vessel complies with the requirements of paragraph (1) above, shall endorse a record of the inspection in the space provided on the United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate and shall certify that the vessel was found to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/330/article/130 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/article-130
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