# The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/508/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-survey-and-certification-regulations-2015/regulation-7
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