Regulation 7 Surveys of cargo ship safety equipment

A United Kingdom cargo ship of 500 gross tons or more engaged on international voyages shall be subject to the following surveys of its life-saving appliances and other equipment—

(a)

before the ship is put in service, a cargo ship safety equipment initial survey;

(b)

at the intervals specified in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1751 a cargo ship safety equipment renewal survey;

(c)

within three months before or after the second or third anniversary date of a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate, a cargo ship safety equipment periodical survey; and

(d)

within three months before or after each anniversary date of the ship's Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate, other than where a periodical survey is required to be carried out within that period, an annual survey.