# The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015, Regulation 9: Surveys of cargo ship structure, machinery and equipment


(1) A United Kingdom cargo ship of 500 gross tons or more shall be subject to the following surveys of its structure, machinery and equipment, other than equipment to which regulations 7 and 8 apply—
(a) before the ship is put in service, an initial survey ;
(b) at the intervals specified in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1751 a cargo ship structure renewal survey;
(c) within three months before or after the second or third anniversary date of a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, a cargo ship structure etc intermediate survey;
(d) within three months before or after each anniversary date of the ship's Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, other than where a cargo ship structure etc renewal or intermediate survey is required to be carried out within that period, a cargo ship structure etc annual survey ; and
(e) subject to paragraph (2), two inspections of the ship's bottom to take place out of the water within any five year period, and at intervals not exceeding 36 months.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(e), where a cargo ship structure etc renewal survey takes place within three months after the end of the five year period of validity of a Convention Certificate, and that certificate has been extended in accordance with regulation 17(3) or (4), the period of extension of the certificate shall be deemed to be within the five year period.
(3) An oil tanker to which this regulation applies and which is engaged on international voyages, must be subjected to the enhanced programme of inspections required by the ESP Code during a survey required by these Regulations.
(4) In this regulation, any reference to the ESP Code is to be construed—
(a) as a reference to the ESP Code as modified from time to time; and
(b) as, if the ESP Code is replaced, a reference to the replacement.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), the ESP Code is modified or replaced if the modification or replacement takes effect in accordance with Article VIII of the SOLAS Convention.
(6) A modification or replacement of the ESP Code has effect at the time such modification or replacement comes into force in accordance with Article VIII of the SOLAS Convention.
(7) In this regulation—
“ESP Code” means the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011;
“oil tanker” has the meaning given to it in regulation 1 of Annex I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/508/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-survey-and-certification-regulations-2015/regulation-9
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