# The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Construction and Survey) Regulations 1981, Regulation 3: Surveys


(1) On or after 1st May 1982 submersible craft and supporting equipment to which these Regulations apply shall not be operated unless there are in force safety certificates issued, after satisfactory surveys, to the owner of the submersible craft and of the supporting equipment under regulation 5(1) of these Regulations.
(2) Application for the initial survey of a submersible craft and of supporting equipment for the purpose of the issue of safety certificates shall be made to the Secretary of State by or on behalf of the owner, together with such plans, drawings, specifications and other documents relating to the construction requirements set out:
(a) in the case of submersible craft and supporting equipment, (other than those specified in sub-paragraph (b)) in Schedule 1 hereto; and
(b) in the case of one man submersible craft, atmospheric diving suits and supporting equipment, in Schedule 2 hereto,
together with such other information relating to the design, construction and testing of the submersible craft and the supporting equipment, as the Secretary of State may require.
(3) After receipt of the application and payment of the prescribed fees, a surveyor shall survey the submersible craft or the supporting equipment or both as specified in the Application and the owner or his agent shall supply the necessary information in order that the surveyor may be able to ascertain whether the submersible craft and the supporting equipment comply with such of the criteria of Schedule 3 hereto as are applicable to that type of craft and equipment. The owner or his agent shall afford all necessary facilities for such survey and shall at the request of the Secretary of State furnish such further documents or information as he may require. In the course of the survey the submersible and any of its fittings or equipment or the supporting equipment shall be submitted to such tests as the surveyor may require.
(4) On completion of the survey the surveyor shall provide the Secretary of State with a Declaration of Survey in respect of the submersible craft and of the supporting equipment.
(5) The submersible craft and the supporting equipment shall be resurveyed upon application by or on behalf of the owner for the renewal of the certificates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/1098/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-submersible-craft-construction-and-survey-regulations-1981/regulation-3
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