# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008, Regulation 7: Annual survey


(1) — Subject to paragraph (3), a ship to which this regulation applies must not—
(a) proceed to sea, or
(b) (if it is already at sea) remain at sea,
after the end of any annual survey period for that ship unless the requirements set out in paragraph (2) are met.
(2) The requirements are that—
(a) a survey has been carried out in respect of the ship, and
(b) the surveyor—
(i) at the date of that survey is satisfied that the equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and materials of that ship have been maintained in accordance with Part 3 and remain satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended, and
(ii) has endorsed the appropriate certificate to that effect.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply if the requirements of regulation 6(2) or 8(2) have been met during the annual survey period in question.
(4) An endorsement referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii) must be—
(a) in the form set out in Appendix 1 to Annex VI where the certificate is an IAPP Certificate, and
(b) in the form set out in Appendix 5 to Merchant Shipping Notice 1819 (M+F) where the certificate is a UKAPP Certificate.
(5) In this regulation, “annual survey period” means the period of six months beginning three months before each anniversary date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2924/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-air-pollution-from-ships-regulations-2008/regulation-7
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